Story Framework
Change Story
A change management narrative that addresses the emotional and rational objections employees face when asked to change.
Beat Diagram
- 1Why Changebefore-after / text
- 2Why Nowstats-metrics / chart
- 3Why This Wayroadmap / text
- 4What's at Stakecomparison / text
- 5How We Win Togetherthank-you-cta / text
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OPF Config
narratives:change-story{
"$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf/v1",
"name": "PPTX.gallery — narratives/change-story",
"narrative": "change-story",
"tags": [
"gallery:narratives/change-story"
],
"slides": [
{
"id": "gallery-preview-1",
"layout": "title-slide",
"title": "Narrative preview",
"subtitle": "Storyline scaffolded by the \"change-story\" narrative.",
"design": {
"contentBox": false,
"contentAlignment": "center",
"titleAlignment": "center"
}
}
],
"catalogs": {
"layouts": {
"records": [
{
"$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf-layout/v1",
"id": "title-slide",
"name": "Title_Slide",
"label": "Title Slide",
"summary": "Bold, centered typography with minimal elements. Perfect for opening your presentation with impact.",
"description": "Bold, centered typography with minimal elements. Perfect for opening your presentation with impact.",
"tags": [
"Opening",
"Impact",
"Minimal"
],
"master": "Gallery",
"masterSlideIndex": 0,
"groupHash": "ddf3a920a68b7a0316802c6a646bb4bb481c6f5a288d236ab3021b4b990d25c2",
"groupDefault": true,
"contentType": "Title",
"contentMultiple": "None",
"contentAlignment": "Center",
"contentBox": false,
"contentTypeChartPrimary": "None",
"contentTypeImageFill": "None",
"contentTypeListBullet": "None",
"contentTypeListHeading": false,
"slideTitle": true,
"slideTitleAlignment": "Center",
"slideImage": false,
"slideImageAlignment": "None",
"slideLayoutDirection": "None",
"zones": [
{
"role": "title",
"placeholder": "title"
},
{
"role": "subtitle",
"placeholder": "subtitle"
}
],
"preview": {},
"details": "Bold, centered typography with minimal elements. Perfect for opening your presentation with impact. OPF placeholders: title, subtitle.",
"category": "opening-closing",
"spatialCategory": "hero",
"contentTypeTags": [
"mixed",
"title"
],
"placeholders": [
{
"type": "title"
},
{
"type": "subtitle"
}
],
"slideSubtitle": true
}
]
}
}
}Preview this config live at pptx.dev/playground, or load it in the gallery visual editor.
Pace
8-15 slides
15-45 minutes
5 baseline beat slides
Audience Fit
Tone
Motivational and empathetic - acknowledges the difficulty of change while building conviction.
Best For
Organizational change presentations, transformation announcements, restructuring communications, all-hands meetings
Example Deck Types
Transformation announcement, Restructuring communication, All-hands meeting
Example
Establish the burning platform, explain the urgency, present the chosen path and why it was selected over alternatives, make the stakes real, and close with a shared vision.
Beat-by-Beat Guide
Why Change
Acknowledge the current state and the external or internal forces requiring change. Don't skip the burning platform.
Instruction: Explain why the current state cannot continue.
Why Now
Explain the urgency. What changes if we wait? What window is closing?
Instruction: Make the timing urgent and concrete.
Why This Way
Show that alternatives were considered. Build trust by demonstrating thoughtful decision-making.
Instruction: Describe the proposed path and why it fits.
What's at Stake
Make consequences concrete for the organization, the team, and individuals. Avoid abstract language.
Instruction: Show the risks and rewards attached to the choice.
How We Win Together
Paint a shared vision of success. Make the audience the protagonist of the new story.
Instruction: Close with shared ownership and first commitments.