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Measured by Spring Prompt

Muse Ember: Manchester store investment review

For the board of directors (non-executives and the chief executive). The decision it supports: whether to approve £480k of capital for a Manchester store.

Verdict: Not presentable
Deck rating: 1,193
Slides: 7 (brief: 5-8)
Design quality: 64%

Why it is not presentable

Layout defect: something off the slide, colliding, too small or too faint to read

In detail

Slide 1: 2 body text boxes set at 10 pt, too small to read
Slide 1: 4 body text boxes set at 11 pt, too small to read
Slide 1: A text box set at 8 pt, too small to read
Slide 2: A text box set at 8 pt, too small to read

Slide 1Download slide imageAcceptable The oversized topic title receives more emphasis than the recommendation.'At a glance' card text is packed into the top half, leaving the lower half of the card empty
Slide 2Download slide imageAcceptable Both large panels contain substantial empty space beneath their bullet lists.Both cards are roughly half empty, with their content sitting in the top portion
Slide 3Download slide imageAcceptable All five bars have identical styling, so the crucial adjusted run-rate does not stand out.All bars are the same colour, so the key 'Pop-up adjusted' bar is not highlighted against the business case
Slide 4Download slide imageAcceptable The lower panels repeat figures already shown in the table.A large empty gap separates the table from the cards
Slide 5Download slide imagePolished The Leeds bar is not highlighted in a contrasting colour, despite being the point of the slide
Slide 6Download slide imageAcceptable The two oversized panels leave substantial unused space beneath the text.Both cards are largely empty below their bullets
Slide 7Download slide imagePolished