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Appendix Index

An appendix index block that makes supporting material navigable.

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Appendix

Backup material by question

Index supporting evidence around the questions it answers.

01

Model

02

Sources

03

Method

04

Detail

OPF Config

blocks:appendix-index
OPF JSON
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  "$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf/v1",
  "name": "Appendix Index",
  "description": "An appendix index block that makes supporting material navigable.",
  "tone": "formal",
  "narrative": "pyramid-principle",
  "takeaway": "Make appendix material navigable by question or evidence type.",
  "tags": [
    "content-block",
    "gallery:blocks/appendix-index"
  ],
  "design": {
    "colorScheme": "slate-gray",
    "fontScheme": "aptos",
    "background": {
      "type": "solid",
      "color": "#ffffff"
    }
  },
  "slides": [
    {
      "id": "appendix-index",
      "layout": "agenda",
      "title": "Backup material by question",
      "subtitle": "A navigable appendix index.",
      "items": [
        "Financial model",
        "Source ledger",
        "Method notes",
        "Detailed tables"
      ]
    }
  ],
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          "name": "Pyramid Principle",
          "summary": "Lead with your conclusion, then provide supporting logic. Respects audience time and attention.",
          "description": "Lead with the conclusion, then provide the supporting logic. State the main recommendation up front, follow with three or four arguments that support it, then back each argument with data and examples. The tone is deductive: conclusion first, reasoning second, so the audience never waits for the point. Best for executive presentations, recommendations, and time-constrained settings; typical decks run 3-8 slides (consulting recommendation, investment thesis, strategic options analysis).",
          "audienceFit": [
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            "board",
            "time-pressed-decision-makers"
          ],
          "duration": {
            "min": 5,
            "max": 20
          },
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            "strategy",
            "deductive",
            "recommendation"
          ],
          "beats": [
            {
              "id": "answer-first",
              "name": "Answer First",
              "description": "Lead with your main point or recommendation. Don't make executives wait for it.",
              "instructions": "Lead with the conclusion or recommendation.",
              "type": "text",
              "layout": "statement"
            },
            {
              "id": "key-arguments",
              "name": "Key Arguments",
              "description": "Provide 3-4 supporting reasons that logically support your answer.",
              "instructions": "Group the main reasons supporting the answer.",
              "type": "text",
              "layout": "pillars"
            },
            {
              "id": "supporting-evidence",
              "name": "Supporting Evidence",
              "description": "Back each argument with data, examples, or proof points.",
              "instructions": "Back each argument with verifiable proof.",
              "type": "chart",
              "layout": "chart"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "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",
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          "accent5": "#9E9E9E",
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          "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"
          ]
        }
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          "app": "powerpoint",
          "languageFamily": "latin",
          "languages": [],
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          "minor": "Aptos",
          "textSample": "Modern clean design",
          "type": "sans-serif",
          "description": "Aptos is a sans serif OPF font scheme for Latin presentations, using Aptos Display for headings with Aptos 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 a deck has backup material that should be easy to find without interrupting the main story.

When to Use

For board, investor, research, and technical decks with supporting evidence.

When to Avoid

Avoid if the deck has no meaningful appendix or backup material.

Block Structure

agenda

Backup material by question

A navigable appendix index.

  • -Financial model
  • -Source ledger
  • -Method notes
  • -Detailed tables

Best Practices

1

Organize around audience questions.

2

Do not repeat the main table of contents.

3

Keep appendix labels stable across revisions.

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