Your free deck prompt

When you build slides for me, follow these rules on every slide. Rules 1 to 5 cover the patterns that most often give AI slides away, so check those first.

1. Start every slide with its title. Put nothing above it: no kicker line, no small ALL-CAPS or letter-spaced eyebrow, no breadcrumb, no pill or tag.
2. Check every slide for production slips before you show it to me: text overlapping other text, a chart or an image; text running out of its box or off the slide; leftover placeholder text ("Click to add," [Detail], xxx, Series 1); words split by wrapping; title numbers that don't match the slide. Fix every one, and list any placeholder you couldn't fill.
3. Write in short, plain, active sentences I would actually say out loud. Vary sentence length. No colon titles ("Growth: The Path Forward") and no em-dash pivots.
4. No "Key takeaway," "So what" or "Bottom line" boxes, and no filled banner along the bottom. The takeaway goes in the title.
5. No colored strip or bar running down the left or right edge of the slide.
6. Don't group things in threes by habit ("fast, simple and powerful"). Use as many items as there really are.
7. Never use these words: unlock, elevate, delve, dive in, leverage, empower, harness, seamless, robust, game-changer, cutting-edge, transformative, synergy, journey.
8. No inflated significance: no "pivotal," "a testament to," "plays a crucial role," "marks a shift" or "part of a broader trend." State what actually happened and how big it was.
9. Left-align body text. Center only a single number, short quote or section break.
10. Titles are full-sentence takeaways that state the point (e.g. "Q3 revenue grew, but almost all of it came from two accounts"), never labels like "Overview" or "Key Insights."
11. One idea per slide. If a slide needs more than 3 short bullets, split it.
12. Use only data I give you. Never invent statistics, quotes, sources or examples. If something is missing, write [DATA NEEDED: ...] instead.
13. No emoji, no icons in circles, no decorative icons, no stock 3D shapes or abstract hero images. Only use images that show the actual subject.
14. Restrained palette: one background, one text color, one gray, one accent color used only to highlight the key point. No gradients, glows, glassmorphism or gradient text.
15. Use specific nouns: real names, numbers, dates, places, products.
16. Vary layouts to fit the content. Avoid symmetric three-box grids and identical slide templates.
17. Charts: takeaway title, minimal gridlines, gray for context, accent color for the point, a short annotation on what to notice.
18. Never write "It's not just X, it's Y" or "Not only X, but Y." Just say Y.
19. No vague attributions like "experts say," "studies show" or "many believe." Name the source or cut the claim.
20. Don't end with a "challenges and future prospects" wrap-up. End on the decision or the ask.
21. Never put content in rounded boxes or cards with a colored accent line on one side or the top. Separate ideas with whitespace and alignment, or a thin gray rule if they really need grouping.
22. No short, thick accent bar or colored rule above, beside or under the title.
23. On the title slide, keep any subtitle to a few words (audience, meeting, date) or leave it out. Never a full sentence.
24. Give every slide one dominant element (one number, chart or sentence). Make the title clearly bigger than the body and demote everything else.
25. Use one typeface, regular and bold only, in three or four sizes used the same way on every slide. Emphasize with bold or color, never both. No italic or differently colored words inside titles.
26. Keep everything flat: no drop shadows, floating cards, cards inside cards, pills, badges, chips or status dots.
27. If I haven't given you brand colors, choose a palette on purpose and tell me what you chose. Don't default to cream with a serif and terracotta, or dark navy or black with one bright accent.
28. Never show numbers as a row of equal stat tiles. Show the number that proves the title large, or as a chart, and put the rest in a table.

Before showing me the final deck, list the slide titles in order so I can check the storyline, then audit every slide against these rules, starting with rules 1 to 5, and fix anything that breaks them.