Collaborative Presentation Storyboard
Design a team workspace for shaping a presentation narrative, assigning slides, and resolving feedback before a deadline.
The brief
Understand the problem
Background
Presentation teams often divide slides too early, producing repeated points, inconsistent evidence, and late visual changes. A shared canvas needs both flexible ideation and clear editorial ownership.
User context
A five-person research team has two days to prepare a client presentation. Different members own data, recommendations, and delivery, while the team lead must approve the final story.
Product problem
The product must support simultaneous contribution without obscuring narrative gaps, unresolved comments, or which version is ready to present.
Objective
Create outline planning, slide assignment, collaborative editing, feedback resolution, and presentation readiness.
What to design
Define the experience
Required experience
- Narrative outline and section planning
- Slide ownership and live editing
- Review and approval
- Version readiness
Screens and states
- Storyboard overview
- Slide editor
- Comment and decision panel
- Version history
- Readiness check
Core user flow
Follow the critical path
- 01
The lead creates the narrative sections
- 02
Members claim slides and add evidence
- 03
Reviewers flag a repeated argument
- 04
The team resolves feedback and marks one version ready to present
Product rules
Requirements and constraints
Requirements
- Show ownership, status, and dependencies per slide
- Prevent silent overwrite during simultaneous edits
- Distinguish comments, decisions, and required changes
- Keep assets and source citations attached
- Provide a clear presentation-ready version
Constraints
- Large media files may upload slowly
- Some collaborators join as external guests
- The deadline and presentation aspect ratio are fixed
Reality check
States worth considering
Ready-to-use content
Mock data
Use this content to test hierarchy and realistic data states. You can expand it when the concept needs more depth.
Deck status
- Problem framing, 3 slides, approved
- Research findings, 5 slides, 2 comments open
- Recommendation, 4 slides, owner: Tessa
- Appendix, 6 slides, draft
Finish line
What to deliver
- Five desktop screens
- A storyboard card system showing owner, status, and unresolved feedback
If you want more
Optional extensions
Optional direction
Visual resources
Use these as a starting constraint if you want one. They are not part of the required solution.