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Code Review Training Deck

Presentation template for Google Slides and PowerPoint

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Price
Free
Slides
11
Difficulty
Beginner
Updated
November 5, 2026

Every slide (11)

Overview

Code review slows teams down when comments turn into style debates, pull requests grow past what anyone can read, and nobody knows who breaks a tie. This template gives tech leads an 11-slide deck to coach those habits in one session. It moves from why review matters to good and bad comment examples, the size of changes, and a practice drill the team runs on a real pull request.

Every slide is sample content for Brindlewick Systems, written as a finished example. A pull request of 180 lines is reviewed in about three hours, a chart of comment types adds to 100 percent, and a table sets out sizes with their review times. Those figures are invented. Before you present, swap in your team's real before-and-after comments, your own size and turnaround targets, and the people who break ties. Keep the layouts and delete any slide your team does not need.

Useful for

  • A new tech lead running the first review coaching session with a team
  • A quarterly refresher on comment etiquette when reviews start dragging
  • An onboarding session that shows new engineers what a good comment looks like

What's included

  • Cover and why review: the opening slides and the ground rules
  • Good comments: a chart of comment types and headline stats
  • Bad comments: four cards on habits that slow reviews down
  • Size of changes: a table of change types and review turnaround
  • Practice: a four-step drill your team runs on a live pull request
  • Make it yours guide and a closing slide with contacts

How to use it

  1. 1

    Click Make a copy in Google Slides, then confirm on the Google page. The copy is saved to your own Google Drive.

  2. 2

    Replace the sample comments with real before-and-after examples from your team's recent reviews.

  3. 3

    Set your own size and turnaround targets, then add them to your pull request template.

  4. 4

    Name the tie-breaker and the escalation path, and check each figure against your CI data.

  5. 5

    Delete the guide slide, then share the deck or present it from Google Slides.

What you need

Requirements

  • A Google account with access to Google Slides

Works with

  • Google Slides
  • Microsoft PowerPoint (File → Download → .pptx)

Questions

Is this template free to use?

Yes. Click Make a copy in Google Slides to get your own version. There is no sign-up and no cost, and the copy stays in your Google Drive.

Are the people, company and figures real?

No. Brindlewick Systems, its people, the emails and every figure are fictional, invented to show what a finished deck looks like. Replace them with your own before you share the deck.

Can I change the layouts and fonts?

Yes. The slides use standard Google Slides layouts and styles, so you can change fonts, colors and wording the way you would in any presentation. Keep the layouts where possible so the slides stay tidy.

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  • #pull-request-review
  • #engineering-training
  • #google-slides
  • #slides-template
  • #developer-workflows

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