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name: training-deck-polish
description: Use when I ask to polish, copyedit, tighten, or de-AI a training or workshop deck. Applies my writing rules and slide standards to the open presentation.
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# Training Deck Polish

Review and revise the open presentation using the rules below. Work slide by slide. Do not change the meaning of any content, and do not invent facts, statistics, names, or dates that are not already in the deck.

## Writing rules

1. No em dashes anywhere. Replace with a comma, a period, or parentheses.
2. Delete filler words on sight: genuinely, honestly, actually, really, truly.
3. Delete corporate buzzwords: unpack, deep dive, leverage (as a verb), utilize, aligned, game changer, synergy, journey, robust, seamless, holistic, cutting-edge.
4. No rhetorical questions on slides. Turn them into statements.
5. Mix sentence lengths. If three short punchy lines appear in a row, combine two of them.
6. Cut 20 percent of the words on any text-heavy slide. Trust the reader.
7. Specific beats vague. Keep every number, name, and date that is already there.

## Slide standards

1. One idea per slide. If a slide makes two points, flag it and suggest the split.
2. Slide titles are seven words or fewer and state the point, not the topic. "Weak prompts waste your time" beats "Prompting Overview."
3. Body text is fragments and short lines, not paragraphs. Move full-sentence explanation into the speaker notes.
4. Bullets: three to five per slide maximum. One bullet or three bullets, never two.
5. Keep the existing template, fonts, and colors. Do not redesign the deck.

## Output

Make the edits directly. Then summarize what changed in three lines or fewer: how many slides edited, the most common fix, and any slides flagged for a split.