Last updated 3/2018 MP4 | Video: h264, 1280x720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz Language: English | Size: 362.89 MB | Duration: 2h 30m Unlock the secrets to creating amazing presentations like the one from top 3 consulting firms McKinsey, Bain, and BCG
What you'll learn Persuade managers and leaders to take action based on your ideas and data Create presentations that are impactful, memorable, and engaging for your audience Outline, design, and present a presentation in the same style as a consultant at McKinsey, BCG, or Bain Impress your managers and clients with clear, concise, and authoritative slide decks Requirements Access to a computer Presentation software; preferably PowerPoint, but Keynote or Google Sheets work as well Description Presentation and communication skills are more important than ever in today's business world. Scores of studies show that communications skills are at the top of the most desired skills for new hires. PowerPoint is the default method of communication in business, and yet, almost no one excels at communicating in PowerPoint. No one, except for management consultants that is. Consultants at the top three firms McKinsey, BCG, and Bain are experts at making complicated ideas understandable and driving business leaders towards making changes and implementing solutions. They have developed a system for how to do this, a system I can teach you. Believe it or not, their system relies on impactful presentations in PowerPoint. I will teach you the same techniques that I learned as a consultant at BCG. These techniques helped me convince clients to implement ideas delivering hundreds of millions of dollars of annual impact. I moved into business development post consulting, and the same techniques apply to selling clients and convincing them that your proposal is their best option. In this course we will cover the entire presentation development cycle and learn how to Determine your key message Lay out your argument with the pyramid principle Develop supporting arguments that are MECE Arrange your presentation into a compelling storyline Create attractive slides that are effective Utilize titles to avoid confusion Make good charts that support your key message Tailor your presentation to your audience Portray executive presence when speaking Present over the phone Sound smart Save time with tips and tricks in PowerPoint We will review the concepts and principles we discuss by looking at some actual McKinsey, BCG, and Bain slides to see how they used them. The work that consulting firms do is difficult, but the system they use to present their results is not. I can teach you how, and the difference it will make in your career can be trans-formative. I know it will be, it was for me. I look forward to seeing you in the course! Overview Section 1: Introduction Lecture 1 What you will get from this course Lecture 2 About the instructor Lecture 3 Why PowerPoint is so important in business Lecture 4 Why consulting style communications are relevant to everyone Lecture 5 Who should take this course Section 2: Build your storyline Lecture 6 What is the point you are trying to make? Lecture 7 How to choose what topics to discuss Lecture 8 The Pyramid Principle Lecture 9 Hypothesis based problem solving Lecture 10 MECE Lecture 11 How many supporting arguments to use? Lecture 12 Arrange and order supporting arguments Lecture 13 Additions to your presentation Lecture 14 Proposals and pitches Lecture 15 Build the storyboard Lecture 16 Next steps Lecture 17 Using examples Lecture 18 Storyline exercise Section 3: Create your slides Lecture 19 The three commandments of slide writing Lecture 20 The parts of a slide Lecture 21 Titles: the most important part of the slide Lecture 22 Exercise: how to write a compelling slide title Lecture 23 Subtitles Lecture 24 Takeaways Lecture 25 Slide body - using graphics Lecture 26 Slide body - using tables Lecture 27 Slide body - using charts Lecture 28 How to make good line charts Lecture 29 How to make good bar charts Lecture 30 How to make good waterfall charts Lecture 31 Slide body - text only slides Lecture 32 Text slide examples from McKinsey Lecture 33 Notes / sources / headers / page numbers Lecture 34 Appendices Section 4: Present your ideas, data, and solutions Lecture 35 Tailoring your presentation to the audience Lecture 36 The secret to becoming an awesome presenter Lecture 37 How to effectively prepare Lecture 38 Developing executive presence Lecture 39 How to stop reading your slides Lecture 40 How to sound smart Lecture 41 Tips for presenting over the phone Section 5: PowerPoint tips and tricks Lecture 42 Shortcuts, tips, & tricks Lecture 43 PowerPoint efficiency tools Lecture 44 How to properly utilize old slides Section 6: Conclusion and thanks Lecture 45 Thanks from your instructor Lecture 46 Actual McKinsey, Bain, and BCG presentations Section 7: Added Material: Putting it all together in a real life example Lecture 47 Putting it all together Lecture 48 Case study: collections performance Lecture 49 Presentation and materials: Collections performance case study Sales professionals seeking deeper client discussions,Office workers looking to improve their interactions with executives,Aspiring management consultants,Anyone who wants to improve their presentation skills, save time writing PowerPoint slides, and to never again waste an opportunity to get their point across,Analysts who want to get more recommendations implemented