Business deck sections · Core
Next steps slide
Also called: action slide
ELI5
The slide that says what happens next.
Used in conversation
“The next steps slide needs named owners and dates.”
Definition
A slide stating proposed actions, owners or dates after the presentation.
Here “Next steps slide” means: A slide stating proposed actions, owners or dates after the presentation.
Pitch context
You will see “Next steps 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