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Cut the Overlong Deck Without Killing the Argument
Prioritize what to cut when a deck is too long for the meeting.
The crunch Tomorrow’s planning update just got cut from fifteen minutes to eight, but the deck still has 19 slides. If you cut by instinct, you may delete the logic that makes the recommendation credible. Protect the story spine A short deck still needs tension, proof, and a clear resolution. Everything else should justify its place or move to backup. Preserve the opening gap, the proof that changes the decision, and the ask. Compress or remove the rest first. Step 1 What is the first cut discipline to apply? Step 2 You have two evidence slides that both prove the…
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