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Before You Redesign the Deck, Watch Sales Use It
A practical checklist for finding where polished slides break in real buyer conversations.
The deck passed review. Then the rep opened it.
The real test starts in that moment.
No email required. PDF checklist.Live-use testWatch where the rep translates.Skipped slides, weak proof, buyer confusion, and talk tracks tell you what the deck is failing to say.
A sales deck is done when an average seller can use it in a buyer conversation without translating it live.
This checklist helps PMMs and sales enablement leaders find where the deck actually breaks: skipped slides, over-explained slides, weak proof, buyer confusion, missing objections, and unclear next steps.
checklist previewWhat you inspect
Opening line
Six questions with follow-ups
What to listen for
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What the download helps you inspect.
Find the break
Deck snapshot
What it is costing
Live-use warning signs
Five questions that matter most
Ask the reps
Opening line
Six questions with follow-ups
What to listen for
Score usability
Ten criteria
The veto rule
What the score means
The honest label
Decide the fix
Slide-level audit
Translation test
Proof decision
Buyer retell check
Rebuild decision
Who it is for
- sales enablement leader
- PMM leader
- product marketer
- sales leader
- founder
- GTM leader
When to use it
- sales avoids the deck
- reps are making their own version
- buyers keep asking for clarification
- proof slides are not working
- the deck feels too long
- new reps struggle with the story
- the deck looks good but does not change the sales conversation
What you get
- live-use warning signs
- a 20-minute short version and a half-day full audit
- sales usability score
- slide-level audit
- translation test
- proof check
- buyer retell check
- rep interview script
- rebuild decision guide
Open Access
Download the checklist.
Use it before the work turns into a polished file with unresolved thinking underneath it.
Download checklistNo email required.