Hard news, told with care carousel template

When to use it

Reach for Hard news, told with care when you want to show your experience and earn trust and share news without sounding like a press release. Its structure is flexible: your writer picks the shape that suits the topic. It is written for leaders sharing difficult news. Give Postora your topic and it keeps the shape, writing every slide about your subject in your voice.

What each slide does

1. 1Hook

   Opening: the news itself, stated in the first line without softening.

   In the example

   Today we said goodbye to 14 colleagues

   An update from Kestrel

   This is what happened, why, and what we are doing for them.

2. 2Point

   What happened and why, in plain words. Take responsibility.

   In the example

   We hired ahead of revenue that didn’t come

   Why

   We planned for two new markets this year and opened one. That decision was mine, and the people leaving are paying for it.

3. 3List

   What the people leaving receive (author-provided).

   In the example

   What everyone receives

   For those leaving

   • Four months’ pay, whatever their tenure
   • Health cover until June
   • Their laptop to keep
   • A personal intro from me to three companies

4. 4Point

   A word for the people who stay, and what changes for them.

   In the example

   For everyone staying

   No more cuts are planned. We now have 26 months of runway. I’ll answer every question at Thursday’s all-hands, including the uncomfortable ones.

5. 5Quote

   A short closing line from the leader, owning the decision.

   In the example

   They did good work. This is not a reflection of it.

6. 6Call to action

   Point to the list of people available for hire, with their consent.

   In the example

   Hiring? Meet them first

   Eleven of them chose to be on this list.

   kestrel.io/alumni