Speaker notes
Also called: presenter notes
ELI5
Private notes that help someone present a slide.
Used in conversation
“Put the calculation caveat in the speaker notes as well as the appendix.”
Definition
Notes attached to slides to support what the presenter says but which are not usually visible to the audience.
Here “Speaker notes” means: Notes attached to slides to support what the presenter says but which are not usually visible to the audience.
Pitch context
You will see “Speaker notes” in business pitches, proposals, executive summaries and decision decks when the discussion reaches supporting documents & leave-behinds.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret supporting documents & leave-behinds 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