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Measured by Spring Prompt

Qwen3.8 Max (0902): 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
1,112
Slides
8 (brief: 6-9)
Design quality
56%

Why it is not presentable

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

In detail

  • Slide 3: chart 7: 9 pt.
  1. Slide 1 of Qwen3.8 Max (0902)'s deck
    Slide 1Acceptable The title presents the choice rather than the recommendation; the actual decision requested is considerably smaller and less prominent.Title wraps and leaves 'contract?' alone on the second line
  2. Slide 2 of Qwen3.8 Max (0902)'s deck
    Slide 2Acceptable Both panels are text-heavy, with limited emphasis on the key figures.Title is a topic label ('Executive summary') rather than a takeaway
  3. Slide 3 of Qwen3.8 Max (0902)'s deck
    Slide 3Polished
  4. Slide 4 of Qwen3.8 Max (0902)'s deck
    Slide 4Acceptable The chart does not annotate the October system change or visually distinguish the reporting effect from the adjusted demand increase.The chart shows only the raw October jump and no adjusted series, so the visual undercuts the title's point that real demand rose
  5. Slide 5 of Qwen3.8 Max (0902)'s deck
    Slide 5Acceptable The two explanatory boxes repeat much of the same caveat, adding text without strengthening the visual message.The large 92% is the dominant element even though the message is that satisfaction is misleading; this competes with the title
  6. Slide 6 of Qwen3.8 Max (0902)'s deck
    Slide 6Acceptable The table, chart and cost-position bullets repeat the same comparison.Large gap under the table
  7. Slide 7 of Qwen3.8 Max (0902)'s deck
    Slide 7Acceptable The recommendation panel contains several long bullets, making the slide text-heavy.Text-heavy and repeats the executive summary
  8. Slide 8 of Qwen3.8 Max (0902)'s deck
    Slide 8Acceptable The dense table is suitable for reference but lacks emphasis to guide viewers toward important rows or changes.Bottom third of the slide is empty