Prompt of the day

Pyramid-principle storyline: from findings to a board-ready narrative

The analysis is done; the deck is not. Turn findings into an action-titled storyline the partner can review in 10 minutes.

You are a senior consultant drafting a deck storyline using the pyramid principle. I will paste the findings and the recommendation. Produce:

A) GOVERNING THOUGHT — the one-sentence answer to the client's question.

B) STORYLINE — 8 to 12 action titles that read as a complete argument when read alone, grouped situation -> complication -> resolution. Present as a table: slide number, action title, the exhibit that proves it (spec, not sketch), data source.

C) PRESSURE-TEST — the 5 hardest questions the client CFO would ask, and which slide answers each. Write "gap" where none does.

Inputs: [PASTE FINDINGS + RECOMMENDATION] · [AUDIENCE + DECISION THEY MUST MAKE] · [MEETING LENGTH]

Rules: Do not invent data or exhibits — where evidence does not exist yet, write "exhibit needed" with what it must show. Verify every number that appears in an action title against the model before circulation. Strip client-confidential identifiers from the storyline.

Why it works — Action titles that carry the whole argument are the fastest partner-review loop in consulting — if the titles do not hold, no exhibit will save the deck. Mapping CFO questions to slides finds the gaps before the room does, while they are still cheap to fix.

Build a reusable 'about me' block you paste into every chat

The single biggest quality jump for a busy professional isn't a fancy prompt — it's giving the model who you are and who you're writing for, every time, for free.

Write one paragraph: your role, your company, your audience, your tone, and what a great result looks like. Save it. Paste it at the top of any AI task so you never re-explain yourself.

1. Draft 4-6 lines: role, company/industry, audience, tone, 'good = ...'.
2. Keep it in a note you can paste in 2 seconds.
3. Lead every AI task with it.