Optic presentation template

Optic brings op art to your slides: hypnotic stripes, rings and checkerboards in the text colour, plus one red circle. For talks and tech presentations where each slide has to grab attention instantly.

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How we stopped being afraid of deadlines

Two years of missed releases and what finally worked

Speaker with a microphoneWinston Lim / Pexels

Mei Chen

Head of Engineering at Quillstone

  • 12 years in product development
  • Leads a team of 34 engineers
  • Her team ships every Thursday

We weren’t afraid of the work. We were afraid of the date

A developer on our team, 2024 retrospective

Fixed date, flexible scope

We stopped promising features and started promising releases

On time, without overtime

Two years ago it was 41%

92%
of releases ship on the agreed date
Audience at a conference talk

A deadline is a promise to people, not to a calendar

Cut scope, not sleep

Thank you — happy to take your questions

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Variants
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PDF on any plan, PowerPoint from Base

Template slides

Finished example slides in this template. Each one can be edited or replaced in the editor.

Title
Speaker
Quote
Section
Big number
Full-bleed photo
Closing

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Visitors scroll it like a website: header, sections, buttons. Same link.

How we stopped being afraid of deadlines

Two years of missed releases and what finally worked

Mei Chen

Head of Engineering at Quillstone

  • 12 years in product development
  • Leads a team of 34 engineers
  • Her team ships every Thursday
Speaker with a microphoneWinston Lim / Pexels

We weren’t afraid of the work. We were afraid of the date

A developer on our team, 2024 retrospective

Fixed date, flexible scope

We stopped promising features and started promising releases

On time, without overtime

92%
of releases ship on the agreed date

Two years ago it was 41%

Audience at a conference talk

A deadline is a promise to people, not to a calendar

Cut scope, not sleep

Thank you — happy to take your questions

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Questions

Is Optic free?

Yes. Optic is available on every plan, Free included.

Can I change Optic's colours to match my brand?

Logo, colours, fonts and template geometry can be changed on Pro. Other plans get the light and dark variants.

Can I download a Optic presentation as PowerPoint?

Yes, from the Base plan. Fonts in the file are the closest match available in PowerPoint.

What if the template doesn't fit?

Switch it in the editor: your text stays, and the layout rebuilds for the new template.

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