Story Framework
Data Story
A data-first narrative that builds from evidence to insight to action, ideal for analysts and data-driven teams.
Beat Diagram
- 1Contextagenda / text
- 2Key Findingstats-metrics / chart
- 3Analysisdata-visualization / chart
- 4Implicationscomparison / text
- 5Recommendationthank-you-cta / text
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OPF Config
narratives:data-story{
"$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf/v1",
"name": "PPTX.gallery — narratives/data-story",
"narrative": "data-story",
"tags": [
"gallery:narratives/data-story"
],
"slides": [
{
"id": "gallery-preview-1",
"layout": "title-slide",
"title": "Narrative preview",
"subtitle": "Storyline scaffolded by the \"data-story\" narrative.",
"design": {
"contentBox": false,
"contentAlignment": "center",
"titleAlignment": "center"
}
}
],
"catalogs": {
"layouts": {
"records": [
{
"$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
6-15 slides
10-30 minutes
6 baseline beat slides
Audience Fit
Tone
Analytical and inductive - builds up from data to insight.
Best For
Analytical briefings, data team presentations, research readouts, business reviews
Example Deck Types
Analytics deep-dive, Research readout, Business review
Example
Set the analytical context, reveal the headline finding, walk through the supporting analysis, explain what it means for the business, then make a specific recommendation.
Beat-by-Beat Guide
Context
Frame why this analysis matters now. What question is this data answering?
Instruction: Set up the business question and data scope.
Key Finding
State the single most important thing the data shows. One slide, one insight.
Instruction: State the one finding the audience must remember.
Analysis
Unpack the data rigorously. Show sources, methodology, and supporting charts.
Instruction: Explain the drivers behind the finding.
Implications
Translate findings into business language. What does this mean for strategy, operations, or customers?
Instruction: Translate the analysis into business consequences.
Recommendation
Make an explicit, actionable recommendation backed by the data. Include confidence level and assumptions.
Instruction: Recommend the next decision or action.