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McKinsey and BCG best practices for storylining, slide writing, slide design, and communication

What you will learn

Structure your presentation using storylines and impactful slide titles

Show data and insights meaningfully on a slide using best practices

Leverage stunning visuals to impress your audience

Communicate like a professional consultant when presenting

Description

Why do CEOs pay consultancies hundreds of thousands to make a few slides and give a few presentations?

Besides performing in-depth analysis, consultants synthesize hundreds of hours of research into a structured, compelling presentation that fits within 30 minutes to 1 hour. Would you like to bring this level of professionalism and polish to all your presentations at work?

This course gives you the secrets used by top-tier consulting firms like McKinsey and BCG to present to CEOs and other senior clients. It is based on the first-hand experience of two consultants (ex-McKinsey and ex-BCG). Together, we have consolidated our experiences into one easy-to-follow course. This is a concise, to-the-point course summarizes for you the most important best practices for preparing and giving a presentation, alongside visual examples of good versus bad presentations.


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Equipped wtih these tips, you will stand out from colleagues, impress your stakeholders, and set yourself up for success in your role. This is applicable for anyone who needs to give a presentation, including students, potential consultants, Business Analysts, Data Analysts, Project Managers, Strategy and Corporate development roles (and many more!).

By the end of the course, you will understand:

  1. How to structure a presentation
  2. How to design slides to share quantitative and qualitative ideas
  3. How to present confidently and professionally
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Content

Introduction

Introduction and course outline
What makes a good presentation?

Storylining

How to capture the essence of a slide
How to write clear slide titles
How to write insightful slide titles
How to substantiate your slide titles
How to use a storyline to structure your presentation

Slide writing

What makes a great slide?
How to show analysis meaningfully
How to make your slides reader-friendly
How to minimize questions about your analysis

Slide design

How does slide design help you?
How to experiment with different slide designs
How to use creative visuals

Communication

How to talk through a slide top-down
How to use speaker’s notes

Putting it all together

Summary of best practices