ghost-deck-skeletonlisted

# Ghost Deck Skeleton ## When to use Use this at the start of building, after the storyline is set but before any real slide is designed. Use it to align a team or a partner on the argument cheaply, before anyone spends hours formatting. Use it when scope is unclear and you want to lock the page count and the flow first. ## What it does It produces a ghost deck, also called a skeleton deck or dummy deck: every slide present, each with its action title written and a sketch of the intended exhibit, but no real design or final data. It makes the storyline visible and editable before expensive work begins. ## Method A ghost deck is the standard top-tier-consulting way to de-risk a deck. Build it slide by slide from the storyline. 1. One slide per leaf. Take the storyline tree and create one ghost slide for each evidence leaf, plus section dividers and the executive summary. Keep them in presentation order. 2. Write the action title now. Each ghost slide gets its final action title up front. The title chain is the deliverable being reviewed. If the titles do not argue the case, fix the storyline, not the slides. 3. Sketch the exhibit, do not build it. For each slide, write a one-line description of the intended visual: "waterfall from current to target margin", "2x2 of segments by growth and profit", "three-column comparison of options". Note the rough layout, not the styling. 4. Note the data needed. State what data each slide requires and whether you have it. This surface