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Comparisons Block

SWOT Snapshot

A compact SWOT block for strategic context and planning discussions.

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SWOT

Position, pressure, possibility

Separate strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

01

Strengths

02

Weaknesses

03

Opportunities

04

Threats

OPF Config

blocks:swot-snapshot
OPF JSON
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  "name": "SWOT Snapshot",
  "description": "A compact SWOT block for strategic context and planning discussions.",
  "tone": "formal",
  "narrative": "situation-complication-resolution",
  "takeaway": "Summarize strategic context across internal and external factors.",
  "tags": [
    "content-block",
    "gallery:blocks/swot-snapshot"
  ],
  "design": {
    "colorScheme": "cool-horizon",
    "fontScheme": "aptos",
    "background": {
      "type": "solid",
      "color": "#ffffff"
    }
  },
  "slides": [
    {
      "id": "swot-snapshot",
      "layout": "pillars",
      "title": "Position, pressure, possibility",
      "subtitle": "A focused SWOT view for planning.",
      "blocks": [
        {
          "text": "Strengths"
        },
        {
          "text": "Weaknesses"
        },
        {
          "text": "Opportunities"
        },
        {
          "text": "Threats"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "catalogs": {
    "default": {
      "source": "https://www.pptx.gallery",
      "narratives": {
        "situation-complication-resolution": {
          "name": "Situation-Complication-Resolution",
          "summary": "McKinsey-style structure that builds tension before delivering insights.",
          "description": "A McKinsey-style structure that builds tension before delivering the insight. Establish the context everyone already agrees on, introduce what has changed or what challenge has emerged, name the key question that change raises, then deliver the recommendation that resolves it. The tone is logical: a tight causal chain from context to recommendation. Best for strategy presentations, consulting decks, and analytical reports; typical decks run 4-10 slides (management consulting report, strategic recommendation, board update).",
          "audienceFit": [
            "senior-leadership",
            "consultants",
            "strategy-teams"
          ],
          "duration": {
            "min": 5,
            "max": 20
          },
          "tags": [
            "strategy",
            "consulting",
            "minto",
            "recommendation"
          ],
          "beats": [
            {
              "id": "situation",
              "name": "Situation",
              "description": "Set the scene with relevant background and context everyone agrees on.",
              "instructions": "State the shared context the audience already accepts.",
              "type": "list",
              "layout": "list"
            },
            {
              "id": "complication",
              "name": "Complication",
              "description": "Introduce what has changed or what challenge has emerged.",
              "instructions": "Introduce the change, risk, or tension.",
              "type": "text",
              "layout": "two-column"
            },
            {
              "id": "question",
              "name": "Question",
              "description": "Articulate the key question that the complication raises.",
              "instructions": "Frame the decision question raised by the complication.",
              "type": "text",
              "layout": "statement"
            },
            {
              "id": "answer",
              "name": "Answer",
              "description": "Deliver your recommendation or insight that resolves the question.",
              "instructions": "Deliver the recommendation that resolves the question.",
              "type": "timeline",
              "layout": "timeline"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "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": {
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          "name": "Cool Horizon",
          "accent1": "#2874A6",
          "accent2": "#1B4F72",
          "accent3": "#5499C7",
          "accent4": "#7BDBB2",
          "accent5": "#3AC67A",
          "accent6": "#24A89E",
          "dark1": "#000000",
          "dark2": "#011842",
          "followedHyperlink": "#551A8B",
          "hyperlink": "#0000EE",
          "light1": "#FFFFFF",
          "light2": "#F0F0F0",
          "summary": "Cool blue-green palette tuned for professional business decks.",
          "description": "A balanced cool-toned scheme with deep navy, business blues, and teal accents. It works well across strategy, finance, and technical narratives.",
          "tags": [
            "professional",
            "trustworthy",
            "calm",
            "technical",
            "versatile"
          ]
        }
      },
      "fontSchemes": {
        "aptos": {
          "name": "Aptos",
          "app": "powerpoint",
          "languageFamily": "latin",
          "languages": [],
          "major": "Aptos Display",
          "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": {
        "pillars": {
          "name": "Pillars",
          "summary": "Related ideas arranged in equal columns.",
          "tags": [
            "Groups of items"
          ],
          "design": {
            "contentBox": false,
            "listBullet": "none"
          },
          "direction": "column",
          "regions": [
            {
              "name": "title"
            },
            {
              "name": "pillars",
              "accepts": [
                "text",
                "list",
                "metric",
                "image",
                "group"
              ],
              "role": "primary",
              "flow": "grid"
            }
          ],
          "description": "Show the main themes or principles behind an idea. Give each item a short heading and a comparable amount of detail.",
          "preview": {
            "vectorSrc": "https://www.pptx.gallery/layout-previews/pillars.svg"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
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Use Case

Use when the audience needs a balanced view of internal and external factors.

When to Use

For planning sessions, market reviews, and strategic assessments.

When to Avoid

Avoid when the recommendation is already known and SWOT would be filler.

Block Structure

pillars

Position, pressure, possibility

A focused SWOT view for planning.

  • -Strengths
  • -Weaknesses
  • -Opportunities
  • -Threats

Best Practices

1

Keep each quadrant short.

2

Do not mix internal and external factors.

3

Use SWOT to support a next move, not as an endpoint.

Playground deep link: config=blocks:swot-snapshot