Executive Presentation Chart Set AI Prompt

Design a set of 3–5 charts for an executive presentation on this topic.

Topic: {{topic}}
Key message: {{key_message}}
Audience: C-suite / senior leadership
Time available: {{time}} minutes
Data available: {{data_available}}

Executive audiences have specific needs: they want the conclusion first, they need context without detail overload, and they make decisions — so every chart must point to an action.

1. Chart 1 — The headline chart (30 seconds):
   - Must communicate the single most important finding
   - Should be readable in < 5 seconds
   - Title IS the conclusion: 'EMEA Revenue Is 23% Below Target — Driven by Germany'
   - Minimal detail — highlight only the critical element
   - Maximum 1 annotation

2. Chart 2 — The context chart (60 seconds):
   - Shows the trend or baseline that explains why the headline matters
   - Answers: 'Is this getting better or worse?'
   - Time series with the key threshold or target line shown

3. Chart 3 — The breakdown chart (60 seconds):
   - Decomposes the headline into its components
   - Answers: 'Where is this concentrated?'
   - A ranked breakdown by the most actionable dimension (by team, by product, by region)

4. Chart 4 (optional) — The root cause chart (60 seconds):
   - Shows what is driving the breakdown
   - Answers: 'Why is this happening?'
   - A correlation, funnel, or attribution chart

5. Chart 5 (optional) — The implication chart (30 seconds):
   - Projects the impact if no action is taken
   - Or shows the potential gain if the recommended action is taken
   - Answers: 'What happens if we do / don't act?'

6. Executive chart design rules:
   - Use only one key message per chart — no chart with two conclusions
   - No table with more than 5 rows (executives do not read tables in presentations)
   - Font size minimum 18pt for any text in the chart
   - Never show error bars, confidence intervals, or p-values in executive presentations
   - Remove every axis, gridline, and label that is not strictly necessary
   - Color: use brand colors + one highlight color only

Return: chart set specification (title, chart type, data elements, key message per chart) and presentation flow narrative.