Scan, contrast, captions, and export
After this, you'll be able to create a deck readability QA pass and use it to move a deck from rough material toward a presentable file.
Before you start
Complete Make the image and diagram plan first.
The idea
A deck has to work on the screen, in the room, and in the exported file. This lesson asks you to make a deck readability QA pass, not a prettier version of scattered notes. The output should be specific enough that someone could open the deck file and see what changed.

Here is the before and after: Before, the deck looks good on one laptop. After, slide text, charts, captions, contrast, and exports are checked for real viewing conditions. For example, if you are preparing a sales presentation, the artifact should name the audience, slide job, proof, speaker note, or export check where that detail matters. A reviewer should be able to tell whether the deck is closer to being presented, sent, or handed off.
Now try it: Run a QA pass for projector view, laptop view, mobile preview, and PDF export. Make one choice before asking Claude to write: which audience, which decision, which proof, which slide job, or which delivery mode matters most right now. That choice keeps the deck from becoming a generic presentation outline.
The lesson is done when the artifact moves the deck toward a real room, reader, or file handoff.
Try it (16 min)
Watch out for
Paste this into Claude
Create a readability and accessibility QA pass for this deck. Check text size, contrast, chart labels, captions, alt text or speaker description needs, mobile preview, projector view, and PDF export. Deck: [paste or describe]. If any input is missing, ask me up to three questions before producing the artifact. Then return five sections: Finished Artifact, Realistic Deck Example, Assumptions To Check, What I Should Use In The Next Lesson, and One Risk If I Present Or Send This Without Fixing It. Keep the answer practical enough that I can paste it into my deck working doc.
What a good response looks like
Finished Artifact: - a deck readability QA pass - Why it matters: it gives the deck a concrete thing to inspect instead of a vague intention. - Use it next: paste this artifact into the next lesson before asking Claude to write, build, import, publish, or review anything. Reality Check: - The artifact names the user, input, decision, owner, or proof it depends on. - The weakest assumption is visible. - The next step can be completed in one sitting.
What good looks like
Go deeper (8 min)
Paste this into Claude
Without rereading the lesson, explain why a deck readability QA pass matters in three bullets. Then apply it to a second deck example: [describe a different audience, room, or topic]. Return What Changed, What Stayed The Same, What To Check Before Presenting Or Sending, and the exact next action.
What a good response looks like
Transfer Check: - What changed: the second example has a different audience, input, or delivery context. - What stayed the same: a deck readability QA pass still needs a source, a review check, and a next step. - Before trusting it: inspect the delivery check that would catch a wrong assumption. - Next action: run the check once, then carry the revised artifact into the next lesson.
What good looks like
When this breaks
AI can help with this
Paste the exercise prompt into Claude with your real deck context. Ask Claude to interview you one question at a time, produce a deck readability QA pass, challenge the weakest assumption, and rewrite the artifact once so it is ready for the next deck step.

You can now
You can explain a deck readability QA pass in one sentence.
Key takeaways
Readability is part of deck quality. A strong argument still fails if the room cannot read it.