Board-ready strategy deck outline: AI prompt for consulting
A ready-to-run prompt for presentation building work in management consulting. It assigns the AI a specific senior role, takes your details as variables, and defines the output format — so the first result is usable, not a warm-up.
What this prompt does
Act as a senior strategy consultant at a top-tier firm. It structures the request the way experienced practitioners brief a colleague: context first, then explicit deliverables, then quality constraints.
Best for
Consulting professionals — and anyone doing this work — who need presentation building handled to a professional standard for clients and engagement partners. Typical moments: engagement kickoffs, steering committees and final readouts.
Before you use it
Have these details ready to replace the highlighted variables:
[strategic question][industry][amount]
The prompt
Act as a senior strategy consultant at a top-tier firm. Build a 12-slide storyline for a board presentation on [strategic question] for a [industry] company with revenue of [amount]. Use the Pyramid Principle: one governing thought, 3 supporting arguments, and action-title slide headers that read as a complete narrative on their own. For each slide, give the action title, the key exhibit to show, and the takeaway.
Worked example
Quality checklist before you run it
- Give real context in the [variables] — audience, stakes, numbers
- Treat the output as a first draft of structure, not final slides
- Verify every figure before it reaches an audience
Common mistakes
- Slide titles that name topics instead of stating takeaways
- Presenting data without saying what it means for the decision
- Skipping the pre-read and losing the room in minute one
When to use it — and when not to rely on it
Use it whenever presentation building would otherwise start from a blank page. Don't rely on it as a finished product: outputs need your judgment, your facts, and — in regulated work — professional review.
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Logical next step
After this, most consulting teams move on to Market sizing (TAM/SAM/SOM).
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