Definition

A PowerPoint presentation, usually containing 47 slides when only 5 were necessary. The corporate equivalent of a bedtime story, except everyone stays awake out of fear rather than interest.

Example Usage

Can you send me the deck before the investor meeting? I need to pretend I've read it.

Origin

Shortened from 'slide deck,' referring to the carousel slide projectors that held physical slides in a deck-like stack

Fun Fact

The average corporate deck takes 8 hours to create and 8 minutes to present, making it one of business's most inefficient art forms.

Source: Common corporate presentation terminology

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