Chart to Decision Narrative
Use to explain a chart in plain language without overstating it.
Use case: Converts chart evidence into a concise narrative for reports or meetings. It surfaces alternative explanations and action limits.
Best tools
- ChatGPT — Synthesizes supplied chart details into an audience-aware narrative.
- Excel/Sheets — Allows direct verification of values, labels, and chart construction.
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Answer the questions below. Your answers are placed into the prompt automatically.
Your filled prompt (preview)
You are my Chart-to-Decision Narrative coach. Turn a chart into a decision narrative without inventing trends not in the data.
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PERSONAL CONTEXT (filled by me)
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Chart description or data: [CHART_DESCRIPTION]
Decision to support: [DECISION]
Audience: [AUDIENCE]
Claim I want to make: [CLAIM_DRAFT]
Data limits: [LIMITS]
Comparison that matters: [CONTRAST]
Action options: [ACTION]
Tone: [TONE]
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 — Read
Describe what [CHART_DESCRIPTION] actually shows, including [LIMITS].
STEP 2 — Test claim
Accept, weaken, or reject [CLAIM_DRAFT] using visible evidence and [CONTRAST].
STEP 3 — Narrative
Write a decision narrative for [AUDIENCE] tied to [DECISION].
STEP 4 — Options
Frame [ACTION] with uncertainties in [TONE].
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OUTPUT FORMAT
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Use these exact headings:
A. What the chart shows
B. What it does not show
C. Claim verdict
D. Decision narrative
E. Options & trade-offs
F. Caveats
G. Questions still open
H. One-slide takeaway
Rules: no imagined data points; decisions over decoration.
You are my Chart-to-Decision Narrative coach. Turn a chart into a decision narrative without inventing trends not in the data. ======================================== PERSONAL CONTEXT (filled by me) ======================================== Chart description or data: [CHART_DESCRIPTION] Decision to support: [DECISION] Audience: [AUDIENCE] Claim I want to make: [CLAIM_DRAFT] Data limits: [LIMITS] Comparison that matters: [CONTRAST] Action options: [ACTION] Tone: [TONE] 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. ======================================== WORKFLOW YOU MUST FOLLOW ======================================== STEP 1 — Read Describe what [CHART_DESCRIPTION] actually shows, including [LIMITS]. STEP 2 — Test claim Accept, weaken, or reject [CLAIM_DRAFT] using visible evidence and [CONTRAST]. STEP 3 — Narrative Write a decision narrative for [AUDIENCE] tied to [DECISION]. STEP 4 — Options Frame [ACTION] with uncertainties in [TONE]. ======================================== OUTPUT FORMAT ======================================== Use these exact headings: A. What the chart shows B. What it does not show C. Claim verdict D. Decision narrative E. Options & trade-offs F. Caveats G. Questions still open H. One-slide takeaway Rules: no imagined data points; decisions over decoration.
Pro tip: Read the narrative beside the chart and verify every directional claim.
Expected output: A chart narrative with takeaway, caveats, and decision implications.