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Openings Block

Agenda Overview

A structured agenda slide for meetings, workshops, and briefings.

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Agenda

Four decisions, one path

Orient the room around the sequence of topics and outcomes.

01

Context

02

Evidence

03

Decision

04

Next steps

OPF Config

blocks:agenda-overview
OPF JSON
{
  "$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf/v1",
  "name": "Agenda Overview",
  "description": "A structured agenda slide for meetings, workshops, and briefings.",
  "tone": "formal",
  "narrative": "what-so-what-now-what",
  "takeaway": "Set expectations for a structured meeting or presentation.",
  "tags": [
    "content-block",
    "gallery:blocks/agenda-overview"
  ],
  "design": {
    "colorScheme": "slate-gray",
    "fontScheme": "segoe-ui",
    "background": {
      "type": "solid",
      "color": "#ffffff"
    }
  },
  "slides": [
    {
      "id": "agenda-overview",
      "layout": "agenda",
      "title": "Four decisions, one path",
      "subtitle": "A focused agenda for the session.",
      "items": [
        "Context",
        "Evidence",
        "Decision",
        "Next steps"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "catalogs": {
    "default": {
      "source": "https://www.pptx.gallery",
      "narratives": {
        "what-so-what-now-what": {
          "name": "What-So What-Now What",
          "summary": "Concise framework that connects information to meaning to action. Perfect for executive audiences.",
          "description": "A concise framework that connects information to meaning to action. Present the facts or findings objectively, explain why they matter to this audience, then state the decisions or next steps they require. The tone is analytical: data-forward and respectful of executive time, with no scene-setting beyond what the facts need. Best for executive briefings, status updates, and research findings; typical decks run 3-6 slides (analytics report, team performance review, strategy update).",
          "audienceFit": [
            "executive",
            "senior-managers",
            "board"
          ],
          "duration": {
            "min": 5,
            "max": 15
          },
          "tags": [
            "executive",
            "briefing",
            "analytical",
            "action"
          ],
          "beats": [
            {
              "id": "what",
              "name": "What",
              "description": "Present the facts, data, or findings objectively and clearly.",
              "instructions": "Present the facts, data, or findings objectively and clearly.",
              "type": "chart",
              "layout": "chart"
            },
            {
              "id": "so-what",
              "name": "So What",
              "description": "Explain the significance. Why should your audience care about this information?",
              "instructions": "Explain the significance. Why should your audience care about this information?",
              "type": "metric",
              "layout": "metrics"
            },
            {
              "id": "now-what",
              "name": "Now What",
              "description": "Define the action required. What decisions or next steps follow from this?",
              "instructions": "Define the action required. What decisions or next steps follow from this?",
              "type": "text",
              "layout": "list"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "tones": {
        "formal": {
          "name": "Formal",
          "summary": "Polished, restrained voice for board, investor, and regulator audiences.",
          "description": "Authoritative without being cold. Use third-person constructions, full sentences, and concrete numbers. Avoid hedges and humor that depend on shared in-jokes; rely on clarity and precision to land.",
          "voiceCues": [
            "Use third person and the corporate 'we' sparingly.",
            "Lead with the recommendation, then evidence.",
            "Quote concrete numbers; avoid round-tripping ranges.",
            "Prefer full sentences to bullet fragments on key claims."
          ],
          "avoid": [
            "Slang, idioms, or in-jokes.",
            "Hedging language ('maybe', 'sort of', 'I think').",
            "Marketing superlatives ('world-class', 'best-in-class').",
            "Excessive emoji or exclamation points."
          ],
          "samplePhrases": [
            "Q4 revenue grew 18% year over year, led by enterprise expansion.",
            "We recommend approving the Series B raise at $30M.",
            "Net retention was 124%; gross retention was 96%."
          ],
          "recommendedNarratives": [
            "board-meeting",
            "qbr",
            "scqa",
            "strategic-narrative"
          ],
          "tags": [
            "business",
            "executive",
            "formal"
          ]
        }
      },
      "colorSchemes": {
        "slate-gray": {
          "name": "Slate Gray",
          "accent1": "#9E9E9E",
          "accent2": "#424242",
          "accent3": "#616161",
          "accent4": "#757575",
          "accent5": "#9E9E9E",
          "accent6": "#212121",
          "dark1": "#000000",
          "dark2": "#1B1B1B",
          "followedHyperlink": "#424242",
          "hyperlink": "#212121",
          "light1": "#FFFFFF",
          "light2": "#F8F8F8",
          "summary": "Neutral gray palette for understated executive communication.",
          "description": "A disciplined gray scale with strong neutral contrast. Use it when the content should feel calm, mature, and analytical.",
          "tags": [
            "neutral",
            "minimal",
            "mature",
            "analytical",
            "restrained"
          ]
        }
      },
      "fontSchemes": {
        "segoe-ui": {
          "name": "Segoe UI",
          "app": "powerpoint",
          "languageFamily": "latin",
          "languages": [],
          "major": "Segoe UI Semibold",
          "minor": "Segoe UI",
          "textSample": "Modern interface font",
          "type": "sans-serif",
          "description": "Segoe UI is a sans serif OPF font scheme for Latin presentations, using Segoe UI Semibold for headings with Segoe UI for body text."
        }
      },
      "layouts": {
        "agenda": {
          "name": "Agenda",
          "summary": "What the talk covers: the parts, as one list that flows into columns when long.",
          "tags": [
            "Openers and closers"
          ],
          "direction": "column",
          "regions": [
            {
              "name": "title"
            },
            {
              "name": "items",
              "accepts": [
                "list",
                "text"
              ],
              "role": "primary",
              "flow": "column",
              "listColumns": "auto"
            }
          ],
          "description": "Set expectations by listing the parts of a talk. Longer agendas flow across columns while preserving their order.",
          "preview": {
            "vectorSrc": "https://www.pptx.gallery/layout-previews/agenda.svg"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
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Use Case

Use when the audience needs to understand the session path before the content begins.

When to Use

For workshops, board updates, all-hands, or multi-section readouts.

When to Avoid

Avoid in short narrative pitches where an agenda would slow momentum.

Block Structure

agenda

Four decisions, one path

A focused agenda for the session.

  • -Context
  • -Evidence
  • -Decision
  • -Next steps

Best Practices

1

Keep agenda items parallel in structure.

2

Tie each item to an outcome.

3

Use no more than six sections.

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