Business deck sections · Core
Ask slide
Also called: the ask, request slide
ELI5
The slide that says exactly what you are asking for.
Used in conversation
“Put the amount, use and desired next step on the ask slide.”
Definition
A slide stating what the presenter wants from the audience.
Here “Ask slide” means: A slide stating what the presenter wants from the audience.
Pitch context
You will see “Ask slide” in business pitches, proposals, executive summaries and decision decks when the discussion reaches business deck sections.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret business deck sections without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 3
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- U.S. Small Business Administration — Write your business planSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- Y Combinator — YC Startup Library — fundraising and pitching resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — Small Business Capital Formation GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16