Signing in

You will be sent to MillerKnoll sign-in.

AI

Build the Deck Section by Section

The full prompt template fills every bracket in your client brief before Copilot proposes slides. Copilot should propose the full slide list first, then build section 1–2 only, then wait.

Lesson 4

Approve the list, then one batch at a time.

Section-by-section building lets you correct course early — cheaper than rebuilding twelve slides with wrong facts or layouts.

Core principles

  1. Fill CLIENT BRIEF and DECK REQUIREMENTS before you send — blank brackets become guesses.
  2. Reject any slide assigned to a layout that does not exist in your file.
  3. After each batch: check facts against brief; fix [Needs input] markers before continuing.
  4. Speaker notes on every slide — you will say this out loud differently than the bullets.
  5. Appendix placeholders beat invented data — title what to collect and who owns it.

Check yourself

Why build one section at a time after approving the slide list?

Do this in Copilot

Run the full template on a real or sample brief. Build sections 1–2 only; stop and review before continuing.

Fill every [bracket] before pasting into Copilot in PowerPoint.

Full deck prompt template

I'm building a client presentation in this PowerPoint file, which uses the official MillerKnoll template. Use only slide layouts that already exist in this file.

CLIENT BRIEF
- Client: [name]
- Sector: [sector]
- Meeting purpose: [e.g. QBR, new business pitch, workplace refresh]
- Audience in the room: [roles and seniority]
- Key message they should leave with: [one sentence]
- What changed since last meeting: [paste updates, or "n/a — first meeting"]
- Proof points we can cite: [case studies, references, metrics — real only; leave blank if none]

DECK REQUIREMENTS
- Target length: [e.g. 12 slides plus appendix placeholders]
- Section flow (use MK layout names from this file where they fit):
1. Title / meeting purpose
2. Agenda
3. Client context and objectives (from brief only)
4. MillerKnoll relevance and portfolio fit
5. Proposed approach or recommendations
6. Proof points (only from brief or files I referenced)
7. Next steps and owners
8. Appendix placeholders for data still needed

RULES
- Write [Needs input] anywhere the brief does not supply facts — do not invent client details, pricing, timelines, or product specs
- Tone: professional, concise, client-appropriate — confident but not promotional
- Add speaker notes on every slide
- Use 3–5 bullets per content slide; no walls of text

WORKFLOW
1. Propose the full slide list with layout name for each slide
2. Wait for my approval before creating slides
3. After approval, build section 1–2 only, then stop for my review
4. Continue one section at a time after I confirm each batch
Open Copilot →
  • GCSE framework
  • Constraints

Did you run this in Copilot? Mark complete when you have tried it.

Next lesson: Refine and Verify Before You Share →