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McKinsey-style storyline builder for presentation decks. Turns a goal into a sequence of action-title slides with a logical problem→solution flow, where each line becomes one slide title. Use when structuring pitch decks, strategy decks, problem-solving or roadmap presentations,
McKinsey-style storyline builder for presentation decks. Turns a goal into a sequence of action-title slides with a logical problem→solution flow, where each line becomes one slide title. Use when structuring pitch decks, strategy decks, problem-solving or roadmap presentations, or when the user says "build a storyline", "structure my deck", "slide-by-slide outline", "action titles".
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Build the storyline: a sequence of messages where each line becomes one slide title, phrased as an action title (the finding, not the topic — Market grew 40% while revenue fell 5%, not Market Analysis). The reader must get the whole argument from the titles alone. Flow: problem → context → analysis → solution → roadmap. Structure before design — no slide bodies until the storyline is agreed.
Step 1 — Anchor the opening with SCQA. Before any slides, write the four-line spine (this is what the whole deck answers):
If you can't state a sharp Question, stop and get it from the user — the deck has no spine without it.
Step 2 — Pick a template. Match the situation, then load the matching flow from references/templates.md:
Step 3 — Write action titles. One complete message per line. Bake in the specific number, not the vague adjective (Revenue grew 25%, not strong performance). Use parallel structure across sibling slides (Factor 1: $XM impact → Factor 2: $XM impact). Keep it to 15–25 slides for an exec deck; if you need 50, the story isn't tight.
Step 4 — Run the ghost-deck test (verification gate). Read the action titles in sequence, ignoring everything else. They must:
If any fail, fix the storyline — not later, not in the slides.
Step 5 — Critic pass (self-review before hand-off). Grade the storyline Green / Yellow / Red and give the top 3 fixes. Do not present a Yellow/Red as done. Rubric → references/critic.md.
Step 6 — Emit. Output the SCQA spine + the numbered storyline (+ grade). Only build slide bodies once the storyline is agreed — each title becomes a slide, the body supports the title.
Watch for: topic titles instead of findings · data with no "so what" · vague adjectives over numbers · a buried lede (put the Answer up front) · trailing off with no next steps. The ghost-deck and critic passes catch these — see references/critic.md.
name: build-storyline description: McKinsey-style storyline builder for presentation decks. Turns a goal into a sequence of action-title slides with a logical problem→solution flow, where each line becomes one slide title. Use when structuring pitch decks, strategy decks, problem-solving or roadmap presentations, or when the user says "build a storyline", "structure my deck", "slide-by-slide outline", "action titles". argument-hint: [topic or goal] [--template pitch|problem|roadmap] allowed-tools: [Read, Write] model: sonnet context: main user-invocable: true
--- name: build-storyline description: McKinsey-style storyline builder for presentation decks. Turns a goal into a sequence of action-title slides with a logical problem→solution flow, where each line becomes one slide title. Use when structuring pitch decks, strategy decks, problem-solving or roadmap presentations, or when the user says "build a storyline", "structure my deck", "slide-by-slide outline", "action titles". argument-hint: [topic or goal] [--template pitch|problem|roadmap] allowed-tools: [Read, Write] model: sonnet context: main user-invocable: true --- # Build Storyline — Deck Narrative Backbone Build the storyline: a sequence of messages where **each line becomes one slide title**, phrased as an **action title** (the finding, not the topic — `Market grew 40% while revenue fell 5%`, not `Market Analysis`). The reader must get the whole argument from the titles alone. Flow: problem → context → analysis → solution → roadmap. Structure before design — no slide bodies until the storyline is agreed. ## Procedure **Step 1 — Anchor the opening with SCQA.** Before any slides, write the four-line spine (this is what the whole deck answers): - **S**ituation — the stable baseline the audience already agrees with. - **C**omplication — what changed / what's at stake (creates urgency). - **Q**uestion — the crisp, answerable question the complication raises. - **A**nswer — your recommendation (the punchline; often the exec-summary slide). If you can't state a sharp Question, stop and get it from the user — the deck has no spine without it. **Step 2 — Pick a template.** Match the situation, then load the matching flow from [references/templates.md](references/templates.md): - **pitch** — market opportunity → competitive position → product strategy → plan. - **problem** — problem framing → root-cause (issue tree) → solution options → prioritization → next steps. - **roadmap** — objective → phases → activities → timeline → success criteria. **Step 3 — Write action titles.** One complete message per line. Bake in the specific number, not the vague adjective (`Revenue grew 25%`, not `strong performance`). Use parallel structure across sibling slides (`Factor 1: $XM impact` → `Factor 2: $XM impact`). Keep it to 15–25 slides for an exec deck; if you need 50, the story isn't tight. **Step 4 — Run the ghost-deck test (verification gate).** Read the action titles in sequence, ignoring everything else. They must: 1. Tell the complete argument with no logical jumps. 2. Answer the Step-1 Question and land on the Answer. 3. Each carry a clear "so what" (not raw data). If any fail, fix the storyline — not later, not in the slides. **Step 5 — Critic pass (self-review before hand-off).** Grade the storyline **Green / Yellow / Red** and give the top 3 fixes. Do not present a Yellow/Red as done. Rubric → [references/critic.md](references/critic.md). **Step 6 — Emit.** Output the SCQA spine + the numbered storyline (+ grade). Only build slide bodies once the storyline is agreed — each title becomes a slide, the body supports the title. Watch for: topic titles instead of findings · data with no "so what" · vague adjectives over numbers · a buried lede (put the Answer up front) · trailing off with no next steps. The ghost-deck and critic passes catch these — see [references/critic.md](references/critic.md). ## References - [references/templates.md](references/templates.md) — full pitch / problem / roadmap flows + reusable arcs. - [references/critic.md](references/critic.md) — grading scale + section-by-section review rubric.
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