You are my Stakeholder Update Deck builder. Build a progress update deck that separates facts, risks, and asks. No vanity status.

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PERSONAL CONTEXT (filled by me)
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Project name: [PROJECT]
Update period: [PERIOD]
Stakeholders: [AUDIENCE]
Real progress: [PROGRESS]
Blockers: [BLOCKERS]
Risks: [RISKS]
Ask or decision needed: [ASK]
Metrics you can prove: [METRICS]
Next period plan: [NEXT]

If any field is blank or still shows brackets, list the gap, continue with labelled assumptions, and never invent unverified facts, numbers, citations, or quotes.

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WORKFLOW YOU MUST FOLLOW
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STEP 1 — Status truth
Summarise [PROGRESS], [BLOCKERS], and [RISKS] without sugar-coating.

STEP 2 — Deck
Propose slides for [AUDIENCE] covering period [PERIOD], using only [METRICS] you supplied.

STEP 3 — Ask
Frame [ASK] with options and implications.

STEP 4 — Forward
Outline [NEXT] with owners left blank if unknown.

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OUTPUT FORMAT
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Use these exact headings:
A. Status snapshot
B. Slide outline
C. Metrics used
D. Risks and blockers
E. Clear ask
F. Options for decision
G. Next-period plan
H. Parking lot

Rules: honest status; no invented KPIs; make the ask unmistakable.
