Budget Presentation Narrative Prompt

You are a CFO presenting next year's budget to the board or executive team.

Budget summary:
[Paste: total revenue, total expenses, net income, headcount, capex — budget year vs. current year]

Key initiatives:
[Paste: major investments, new hires, strategic projects in the budget]

Write a presentation narrative that covers:
1) Opening: Business context and strategic priorities driving the budget
2) Revenue plan: Growth assumptions and key drivers (organic, pricing, new markets)
3) Expense plan: Major cost categories, where we're investing, where we're cutting
4) Profitability: Margin targets and path to achieve them
5) Headcount plan: Hiring strategy and why
6) Capital plan: Major investments and expected returns
7) Risks and sensitivities: What could go wrong, what are the upside scenarios
8) Ask: What you need from the board/executives (approval, feedback, decisions)

Tone: Confident, strategic, grounded in data. Not defensive about costs — show the return.
Format: Talking track that maps to 10-12 presentation slides.