# Explain my Excel model to a non-technical executive

Turns a complex spreadsheet or model into a plain-English walkthrough an executive can follow, trust, and question.

- Topic: Data & Analysis
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Advanced
- Tags: Data & Analytics, Analyze, Plan, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/explain-my-excel-model-to-a-non-technical-executive

## Prompt

```text
Help me explain my Excel model or spreadsheet to a senior executive who will not open the file.

**What the spreadsheet is for:** [e.g. "pricing model for the new plan", "headcount plan", "store profitability analysis"]
**How it works:** [PASTE the tab list, key inputs, key formulas or logic, and the main outputs]
**The answer it produces:** [the headline numbers]
**The executive and what they need to decide:** [e.g. "COO approving next year's hiring"]
**Format of the conversation:** [5-minute verbal update / one slide / email / meeting with the file on screen]

Produce:
1. **The one-sentence answer:** what the model says, in business terms.
2. **How it works in plain English:** 3-5 steps from inputs to answer, as a simple flow, with no formula names or cell references.
3. **The assumptions that matter most:** the 3-4 inputs that drive the result, where each number came from, and how confident we are.
4. **What would change the answer:** if [assumption] is X% higher or lower, the result moves by [ADD from the model]. Do not calculate sensitivities I haven't given you - mark them [ADD].
5. **What the model does not cover:** limits and exclusions, stated honestly.
6. **Likely executive questions** (5-7) with short answers I can give.
7. **The version for my format:** a 150-word script, or one slide's title and three bullets, or a short email.

Tone: confident and plain. Translate jargon (e.g. "run-rate", "weighted average") or leave it out. Do not overstate certainty - the executive should understand where the judgment calls are.
```

## What to fill in

- the headline numbers
- e.g. "COO approving next year's hiring"
- assumption
- ADD from the model
- ADD

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