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Particle-1: 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
1,163
Slides
6 (brief: 5-8)
Design quality
67%

Why it is not presentable

  • Layout defect: something off the slide, colliding, too small or too faint to read
  • Quoted a figure the analysis says not to quote

In detail

  • Slide 2 quotes 14,200: the landlord's unverified footfall figure of 14,200 people a day.
  • Slide 6 quotes 14,200: the landlord's unverified footfall figure of 14,200 people a day.
  • Slide 2: 2 body text boxes set at 11 pt, too small to read
  • Slide 2: A text box set at 9 pt, too small to read
  • Slide 3: A text box set at 9 pt, too small to read
  • Slide 4: 2 body text boxes set at 11 pt, too small to read
  1. Slide 1 of Particle-1's deck
    Slide 1Download slide imagePolished
  2. Slide 2 of Particle-1's deck
    Slide 2Download slide imagePolished Both payback figures are in the same orange, so the passing 30 months and the failing 42 months look alike. Colour does not separate the recommended option from the rejected one.
  3. Slide 3 of Particle-1's deck
    Slide 3Download slide imageAcceptable All bars use the same colour, so the key comparison between adjusted sales and the business case is not visually emphasised.All bars are the same navy. Neither the adjusted run-rate nor the business-case bar is highlighted, so the chart does not show the gap the title describes.
  4. Slide 4 of Particle-1's deck
    Slide 4Download slide imageAcceptable The title, payback callout and bold bottom sentence repeat the same conclusion.The same message appears three times: in the title, the callout box and the bold bottom line.
  5. Slide 5 of Particle-1's deck
    Slide 5Download slide imageAcceptable The table, callout and bullets repeat several figures, making the slide more text-heavy than necessary.The Leeds row is not highlighted in the table, so the eye has to find it.
  6. Slide 6 of Particle-1's deck
    Slide 6Download slide imageAcceptable The white panel is substantially taller than its content, leaving a large unused area below the conditions and making the composition top-heavy.The white card is oversized, with the bottom half empty, while the text is packed into its top section.