# Present my design work and defend key decisions

Builds a short design review walkthrough that leads with the problem, explains decisions with evidence, and prepares answers to pushback.

- Topic: Presentations & Public Speaking
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Sales, Plan, Research, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/present-my-design-work-and-defend-key-decisions

## Prompt

```text
Help me prepare to present my design to stakeholders.

**Audience:** [WHO - e.g. VP product, engineering lead, sales head; what each cares about]
**Time I have:** [e.g. 15 minutes]
**What I need from the meeting:** [approval / feedback on X / decision between options / alignment]
**The problem and goal:** [USER PROBLEM, BUSINESS GOAL, METRIC]
**Evidence I have:** [RESEARCH, DATA, TEST RESULTS - only what is real]
**Key design decisions and alternatives I rejected:** [LIST]
**Likely objections:** [WHAT I EXPECT TO HEAR]

Give me:
1. A walkthrough outline with timings: context and goal, the user story or scenario, the design shown in the flow order users experience it, 2-3 key decisions with the rationale, open questions, and the specific ask.
2. For each key decision, a one-sentence rationale linking it to user evidence or the goal, plus the trade-off I accepted.
3. Answers to the likely objections, and a calm way to respond to taste-based feedback (redirect to the goal, offer to test).
4. How to frame feedback I want ("Does this flow handle your team's case?") vs. what I do not want reopened.
5. A closing line that confirms decisions and next steps.

Do not invent research findings or numbers; mark gaps as [ADD EVIDENCE].
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## What to fill in

- e.g. 15 minutes
- USER PROBLEM, BUSINESS GOAL, METRIC
- RESEARCH, DATA, TEST RESULTS - only what is real
- LIST
- WHAT I EXPECT TO HEAR
- ADD EVIDENCE

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