Okay great by now we have an empty presentation that contains section dividers and blank slides with
titles.
Here's the next step we need in order to proceed in an efficient way.
On each blank title only slide we should add instructions in text boxes of what content we want on the
slide.
These instructions can be detailed and specific so that no information or ideas are lost or forgotten
during the lengthy process of preparing the complete and final document.
In addition this is useful if the work on the document is split between various team members as is often
the case so that progress is tracked and the integrity of the initial plan is preserved.
Such detailed instructions can include specifications about slide layout how many elements like text
boxes charts and pictures should be placed on each slide and where.
What information should be presented and on what type of chart a possible instruction could be.
Insert a bar chart showing revenue evolution in the last three years of the historical period and the
next three forecasted years with an arrow showing the compound annual growth rate for the entire period
above the bars.
Another important detail we can include in the notes accompanying each slide is the source for data
points on the various charts and other card data we use to back up the thesis of the presentation.
For example we could indicate that we will find macroeconomic data like GDP inflation and so on.
From research sources like the Economist Intelligence Unit Bloomberg or data stream generally we can
add notes instructions and comments about any other detail regarding the slide content and format that
should be specified or standardized like for example a slide about the company board or top management
with pictures of key people and short bios including position number of years of experience at the company
number of years of total experience and perhaps any significant positions held previously.
Now that the presentation skeleton is ready it should look in the following way.
You can see the cover page table of contents and various section titles and the not yet populated slides
with titles only and text comments describing how the slides should look like.
We have a lot of work left to do at this stage but that's an excellent start.