Supporting documents & leave-behinds · Core
Talk track
Also called: presentation narrative
ELI5
The words and flow used while presenting.
Used in conversation
“The talk track should add meaning instead of reading the slide aloud.”
Definition
The planned spoken explanation that accompanies a deck or sales conversation.
Here “Talk track” means: The planned spoken explanation that accompanies a deck or sales conversation.
Pitch context
You will see “Talk track” 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