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Presentation Exercise #2
This slide comes from a real startup pitch deck.
The headline is strong.
The data is strong.
The story is strong.
But here's the question:
If you only had 3 seconds to understand the slide...
where would your eyes go first?
š The headline?
š The 0.8% ā 4.9% growth?
š The breakout verticals?
š The trend chart?
One thing I notice in presentation design:
Good slides don't just show data.
They decide what deserves attention first.
This slide does a great job of making the takeaway obvious:
Network-driven transactions grew 5Ć in 16 months.
Everything else supports that message.
If you were redesigning this slide, what would be the first thing you'd change?
#presentationdesign #pitchdeck #startup #storytelling #datavisualization
The Big Numbers always take the first attention.
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