The Consulting Tool-Kit: A
Course on Structured Thinking & Effective Presentations
What makes McKinsey management consultants so good at what they do? The ability to cut through the noise of a world with too much data, to prioritize what is truly important, and to analyze problems and delineate solutions in a methodical method – much as a scientist tests a hypothesis in a lab. These are some of the key elements of the prized “consulting skill-set” that are invaluable in today’s work place.
This unique program on Structured Thinking and Presentation Skills will transform the way you think and work. Instructors are highly dynamic former McKinsey and Bain consultants with Harvard training. They will teach these critical thinking skills and how to best craft and deliver a convincing presentation “storyline” that is conclusion driven, impeccably logical and uses clear visuals and compelling charts.
Visual presentations are the most important communication tool in business. Clear messages and unmistakable decisions have to be communicated as efficiently and effectively as possible. The second half of this course teaches participants not only how to design clear and convincing charts but also how to develop a logically coherent presentation with the help of numerous examples and highly interactive exercises. Based on deductive logic trees, participants will first learn how to develop a convincing, hypothesis-driven presentation before becoming skilled at designing visually clear and intuitive charts that ensure understanding and memory.
Some of the key program takeaways:
- How to use deductive logic trees to structure
thinking and presentations
- How to condense data to the core message of
the presentation
- How to arrange a convincing story-line
- The basic rules of chart design for consistency
and clarity
- How to communicate numbers as well as qualitative messages
with meaningful charts
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