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Inform

Use when the deck needs to make the audience aware of current state, background, or findings. Prioritize clarity, completeness, and accurate framing over persuasion.

Metadata

ID

inform

Catalog

purposes

Source

spec/catalogs/purposes/inform.json

FieldValue
outcomeThe audience understands the situation and can repeat the important facts.
successCriteriaAudience can summarize the key facts, No immediate decision is required, Follow-up questions are about implications, not basic context
recommendedNarrativesstatus-update, focus, educate
recommendedTonesformal, conversational
tagsawareness, context, status

Source JSON

inform.json
{
  "$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf-purpose/v1",
  "id": "inform",
  "name": "Inform",
  "summary": "Give the audience clear context, facts, or status without asking for a decision.",
  "description": "Use when the deck needs to make the audience aware of current state, background, or findings. Prioritize clarity, completeness, and accurate framing over persuasion.",
  "outcome": "The audience understands the situation and can repeat the important facts.",
  "successCriteria": [
    "Audience can summarize the key facts",
    "No immediate decision is required",
    "Follow-up questions are about implications, not basic context"
  ],
  "recommendedNarratives": [
    "status-update",
    "focus",
    "educate"
  ],
  "recommendedTones": [
    "formal",
    "conversational"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "awareness",
    "context",
    "status"
  ]
}