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Gemini 4 Argon: Responsive repairs: in-house team or renewed contract

For the board of trustees of a housing association, including two tenant board members. The decision it supports: whether to approve £1.2m to set up an in-house repairs team or renew the contract.

Verdict
Not presentable
Deck rating
1,026
Slides
8 (brief: 6-9)
Design quality
50%

Why it is not presentable

  • Layout defect: something off the slide, colliding, too small or too faint to read
  • A slide the judges rated as needing work

In detail

  • Slide 8: Text too faint against its background (contrast 2.1:1)
  1. Slide 1 of Gemini 4 Argon's deck
    Slide 1Download slide imagePolished
  2. Slide 2 of Gemini 4 Argon's deck
    Slide 2Download slide imagePolished Text-heavy for an executive summary; the decision paragraph, nine bullets and recommendation require substantial reading.
  3. Slide 3 of Gemini 4 Argon's deck
    Slide 3Download slide imageAcceptable The 81% label on the right-hand chart overlaps the top plot border; add headroom or remove the border.The '81%' data label on the line chart collides with the top border of the plot frame.
  4. Slide 4 of Gemini 4 Argon's deck
    Slide 4Download slide imageNeeds work The lower-right explanation panel is cramped, with four long bullets and the final line almost touching its bottom border.The red rebuttal box is text-heavy and cramped; its last line ('artefact.') runs right to the bottom edge of the rounded box.
  5. Slide 5 of Gemini 4 Argon's deck
    Slide 5Download slide imageAcceptable The right-hand panel is text-heavy, with several competing subheadings.The '1,870' bar label collides with the chart title 'Formal Complaints About Repairs (+64%)'.
  6. Slide 6 of Gemini 4 Argon's deck
    Slide 6Download slide imageNeeds work The chart legend overlaps the left bar, making its text and teal swatch difficult to distinguish.The legend sits inside the dark teal bar, so its dark text is barely legible against the bar.
  7. Slide 7 of Gemini 4 Argon's deck
    Slide 7Download slide imageAcceptable The title identifies an appendix topic rather than a main takeaway.There is a large empty gap between the table and the footnote, which leaves the lower third of the slide unused.
  8. Slide 8 of Gemini 4 Argon's deck
    Slide 8Download slide imageAcceptable The transition plan is presented as bullet lists rather than a timeline or process visual.The title is a topic label rather than a takeaway.