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Deck Title

A one-to-two-sentence subhead naming what this deck is and the moment it was prepared for.

Author
Name · Role
Date
DD MMM YYYY
Status
Version · Confidentiality
02 Workhorse pattern — eyebrow + title + three columns

Headline that lands the slide in one sentence.

Subhead that adds the second-layer claim. Two lines max.

Column 1

Positive column heading

Body of the column. Bold for emphasis. Use the .go class for green-rule columns.

Column 2

Neutral column heading

Body of the column. Use .calm for blue-rule columns.

Column 3

Caution column heading

Body of the column. Use .warn for amber-rule columns; .danger for red-rule.

Slide footer captionOptional pulled quote.
03 Stats-led pattern — big-number tiles

Three numbers worth lingering on.

Use the bignum grid for stats-led slides; up to four columns with .cols-4.

42%
Headline metric
Sub-caption explaining the number.
£3.8m
Second metric
Currency, percentage, count — any unit works.
6mo
Third metric
Use .warn / .danger / .calm / .go for the top-border colour.
04 Sequential pattern — process flow

From start to outcome in five steps.

Each step has a number, a title, and a short list of conditions or actions.

Step 1
First step
What happens here. One sentence.
Step 2
Second step
What happens here.
Step 3
Third step
What happens here.
Step 4
Fourth step
What happens here.
Step 5
Outcome
The terminal state.
05 Reference pattern — doc grid

Six documents we rely on.

Document title one

Author / Date

One-sentence description of the document and what it contributes.

Document title two

Author / Date

One-sentence description.

Document title three

Author / Date

One-sentence description.

Document title four

Author / Date

One-sentence description.

Document title five

Author / Date

One-sentence description.

Document title six

Author / Date

One-sentence description.

06 Enumerated pattern — risk list

Six items worth tracking.

  • 1
    First item. Short body explaining what this is and why it matters.
  • 2
    Second item. Short body.
  • 3
    Third item. Short body.
  • 4
    Fourth item. Short body.
  • 5
    Fifth item. Short body.
  • 6
    Sixth item. Short body.
07 Strategic pattern — SWOT quad

SWOT at a glance.

Strengths 3 items
  • 1
    First strength.
  • 2
    Second strength.
  • 3
    Third strength.
Opportunities 2 items
  • 1
    First opportunity.
  • 2
    Second opportunity.
Weaknesses 2 items
  • 1
    First weakness.
  • 2
    Second weakness.
Threats 3 items
  • 1
    First threat.
  • 2
    Second threat.
  • 3
    Third threat.
08 Compare pattern — bilateral

Side A and Side B at a glance.

Side A

Counterparty / Role
Metric one£12m
Metric two+8%
Metric three−3

Side B

Counterparty / Role
Metric one£9m
Metric two−2%
Metric three+1
09 Decision pattern — paths matrix

Three paths in front of us.

Path 1 — Conservative

Short description of the conservative option, what it costs, what it returns, and when it makes sense.

Path 2 — Balanced

Short description of the recommended option. The .recommended class adds the yellow border, soft yellow background, drop shadow, and the "Recommended" pill above the header.

Path 3 — Aggressive

Short description of the aggressive option.

10 Closing pattern — recommendation

The one thing.

Reduce the deck to a single recommendation.

Recommendation

The recommendation in one or two sentences. Bold the key word so a reader scanning the slide picks up the decision immediately.

Callout

Optional supporting callout. Variants: .warning (red), .info (blue). Use sparingly — one per slide max.