Thanks!

Love u, its so good

Thank you. Really helpful

Excellent

Very good presentation informative

00:00 🤔 McKinsey consultants are persuasive due to their communication style, not content, using a "top-down" approach. 00:13 📚 "Top-down communication" starts with the conclusion, unlike the academic "bottom-up" method. 00:39 🏛 The academic approach focuses on a progression from context to data, ending with conclusions, which can be less effective. 01:22 📝 University-style lab reports start with introductions and methods, concluding with insights at the end. 02:04 🔄 Starting with key insights is more impactful, avoiding a bottom-to-top narrative. 02:32 🔼 "The Pyramid Principle" influences McKinsey's top-down communication but is criticized as outdated and complex. 02:45 🎯 McKinsey consultants start communications with a clear recommendation, unlike typical verbose explanations. 03:54 💡 Key messages need strong supporting arguments, structured around a single main point. 04:24 📊 The "rule of three" suggests using exactly three arguments to support a recommendation. 05:18 📋 Sequencing arguments involves presenting them in a compelling order for maximum impact. 06:01 🔗 Deductive sequencing uses logical statements to build compelling arguments, though complex. 07:11 ⏳ Other sequencing methods include chronological, structural, and comparative by importance. 08:37 🛬 Example: Airlines use market saturation, cost basing, and brand loyalty arguments for strategic decisions. 09:18 🚀 Top-down communication involves starting with the answer, selecting strong arguments, and sequencing them effectively.

Step two seems to require that every document support a single conclusion. Does that mean that during the course of a project competing conclusions for various sub ideas will end up in separate documents for debate, and winning ideas move on to the final conclusion? Or are the counter arguments never documented at all? Every decision making meeting I've ever been in has had the decider asking "did you think about ..." And "what other ideas were considered" If it wasn't included in the presentation with the recommendation.

Thank you, Dan. This is a Godsend, as I've been asked to compile a PowerPoint presentation for a Professional Healthcare Conference. I'm very nervous, so thank you.

great explanation

Awesome breakdown. We also have to assume that the person asking the question wants to know the answer and/or the logic behind it. If not, "That's an interesting point." tends to work.

such a great video, Thanks a lot

The way he explained and such a great content! Thank you

Glad to see you back, how can i get the cheat sheet?

Outstanding video-thank you!

Yes to deductive arguments

It was a good, informative video.

Very very informative.

very useful tip

Love the lessons, Dan. Well done. Great communicator.

love your vids! can you pls share your thoughts on writing a good executive summary?

Dan ... Cheatsheet does not download

Thanks Dan for taking time to provide tips how to prepare action titles and choosing chart in paper based method to start with. Often times i dont know where and how to start building slides, with this videos , i can give a try and i am sure i an develop creating slides. Really appreciated

Very helpful 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Hey man, can a thinkcell log scale go above 10^24, this is the limit for me. Any help is appreciated :)

My ex boss hated pie charts but I never knew why 😂

amazing video

Hi Dan, May i know when you make those charts using Excel ? or just draw it in PPT ?

One of the best videos that I found in the beginning of 2025. Auto subscribe.

Thanks a lot

When these presentations are delivered, does the presenter spend any time on the executive summary or do they skip past it?

I get your message but I wouldn't say "never" because is some cases pie chart gives the visual representation of a piece to whole, esp when there is < 3 data points to show

Thank you very much man it help me alot

what if we have multiple lines?

This helped a lot Thank you 😊

You are amazing!! I love every single video. 😊

Thanks!

I came to know why I took so much time in completing my ppt thanks to you. Thank you!

can have a table in the column of labels or responsibles in think cell Gantt chart?

can we make the responsible or status column a table?

Could you make a video about break even point chart using think-cell?

Can you throw some examples related to Garment Manufactuing sector?

This is a tried and tested method for making powerpoints. One more way like the dot-dash structure is by doing Issue Tree, where you write a problem statement (issue) and start asking Whys? until the end. Your reasons will branch out to give final answers. This will help bulid a structure and divide the slides into sections as well.

Hi, very interesting explanation. How does this approach fits together with the SCR-Framework? Thank you very much for your answer! Clemens

Thank you so much! It‘s really helpful !

Brilliant breakdown.

Can i share your channel in my X account? I will share your links.

i started watching your video, asked chatgpt search to tell me more about it, and it recommended your video 🤣

Is there a way to then take that Gantt Chart and export to Excel? (Rather than from a linked Excel into the Thinkcell Gantt?)

Dan you are an effective teacher, clearly you thought about your own DOTS and DASHES before making this video, excellent! I will use these tips to create presentations for my own company, Gateway Energy Medicine.

I understand how consulting firms stay in business. I understand why "homelessness" will never be solved in King County. I understand why the cost of housing will continue to increase. Government created problems require government created solutions. The kicker is that the "solution" is to never solve the problems. Thanks for sharing this storytelling knowledge. I already thought of some ways to use it in business.