Platypus

Slide decks that come out on brand, every time

What we will cover

Why we built it
How it works
What you get

Why we built it

Formatting eats time that should go into thinking

Building a deck by hand

  • Layout rebuilt for every deck
  • Fonts and colours drift between authors
  • Late edits break the alignment
  • Feedback arrives about the layout

Building a deck in Platypus

  • Layout comes from the brand
  • One type and colour system throughout
  • Edits are text, so nothing shifts
  • Feedback stays on the argument

What we wanted instead

  • Write the content, once
  • Let the brand decide how it looks
  • Change a slide without rebuilding the deck
  • Hand over something the client can edit

Four things Platypus does

One source

A deck is a single text file we can review and version

Brand applied

Colour, type and layout are set by the brand

Reusable blocks

Charts, timelines and comparisons drawn the same way each time

Real exports

PowerPoint, PDF and web from the same source

How it works

From brief to finished deck

Changes

Approved

Brief

Write

Brand

Review

Export

One source, many outputs

What we write

  • The words on each slide
  • Which layout each slide uses
  • The data behind each chart
  • Speaker notes for whoever presents

What comes out

  • PowerPoint for your own template
  • PDF for circulation and print
  • A web version for sharing a link
  • The source file, if you want it

The blocks we reuse

Metrics

Headline numbers with movement against the last period

Timelines

Milestones on a rail, with what is done marked

Comparisons

Two options, or before and after, side by side

Processes

A sequence or decision flow drawn as a diagram

Where we still do the work by hand

  • Bespoke diagrams that only fit one client
  • Data that needs checking before it is charted
  • The argument itself, always

What you get

What this gives you

Consistency

Every deck from us reads as the same firm

Turnaround

Changes land in minutes, not the next day

Handover

You keep an editable deck in your own template

Clarity

Structure is visible, so the argument is easy to follow

Decks we produce this way

Proposals

Scope, approach, team and commercials

Reviews

Quarterly updates and delivery reporting

Workshops

Working sessions run off the slides

Case studies

What we did and what changed

What Platypus is not

  • Not a template pack to fill in
  • Not automated writing
  • Not a product we are selling you

Thank you

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