MANAGEMENT CONSULTING PRESENTATION - How consulting firms create slide presentations (Ex-McKinsey)

[@FirmLearning]

Hope this video is helpful. Let me know in the comments if you have any questions! Interested to learn more about creating consulting-style slide presentations? This is the link to my slide writing course I mention in the video: link.firmlearning.com/slides

[@sarahlee6976]

Thank you for this video!

[@111Econ]

Any recommendations where I can buy off the shelf (ready to edit) slides and templates?

[@letiziamarchetti888]

Hi!!!! Really loved the video! When will the full training course be available? Looking forward to it!

[@hannu210]

What i really like about Firm Learning videos is that the topic is dealth with in very caring and sincere way. Loads of honesty out there. Very very nice..excellent and thanks a lot!

[@FirmLearning]

Hi Tasneem, thank you for your comment. Of course very happy to hear that you like the style of the videos :) Best! Heinrich

[@roaae4]

I have watched many videos on creating slides like management consultants and this by far is the most useful! Thank you

[@FirmLearning]

Happy to hear that, thanks Roaae!

[@bellatrixevans]

I'm not even a consultant but he's just so endearing and helpful

[@FirmLearning]

;) Thanks for your kind words, appreciate it!! Best, Heinrich

[@superjoaopais]

Interesting! This is so true! I did an internship at BCG and I clearly remember seeing all these elements!

[@FirmLearning]

Hi Joao, thanks for sharing. Great to hear BCG is working in a similar way! ;) Best, Heinrich

[@suhaibmudassir3272]

Plz make a series of your quality content. Don't keep it as a random video . Create a playlist and boom! It should look like complete curriculum for management consultants

[@nassozaranoff2534]

Great video and thank you for sharing your knowledge! Another tip I would like to highlight in addition to the ones mentioned are: 1) Font type, size and style - don't overdue it, keep things simple e.g. 2-3 at most. 1) The same goes for general color range. Simplify them e.g. use one for negative and another for positive developments. Try to align them with your presentation template colors, avoid the rainbow. Thank you Heinrich, I learned great tips from this video.

[@FirmLearning]

Very valid points. Thanks for sharing Nasso, much appreciated! Best, Heinrich

[@louiselouise8133]

Yes use the clients brand colour as your theme

[@saurabhpatil95]

You have actually replied to every single comment! You have not played "safe" here as a Consultant by saying "I will try to" :) I wish you good luck for the channel! and I hope you get a lot of comments so that you think of saying "I will try to" :p

[@FirmLearning]

Haha thanks Saurabh appreciate it! ;) Comments indeed increased significantly over the last weeks but will try to keep up with them as long as possible ;) Best, H

[@marvinmeinhard4711]

Last year I quit consulting and joined an international bank in Frankfurt in a risk management position, and I felt that my presentations often did not meet the needs of the board members. Therefore, I think that your tips are very helpful even for non-advisory activities. Thank you for passing on your advice!

[@FirmLearning]

Hi Marvin, super happy to hear that the videos are helpful. Lots of success to you for your new role in Frankfurt!! Best, Heinrich

[@NailsByRah]

I am a first year MBA student and I am so happy to have found your page. My team and I are working on a case study presentation and this has been super helpful. Thank you!

[@FirmLearning]

Hi man, super happy to hear that thank you for your feedback. Lots of success to you and your team! Best, Heinrich

[@patrickmcgill3542]

The last slide was extremely valuable. The clothesline is a common component in many presentations and this is a very constructive way to overcome it.

[@FirmLearning]

Hi Patrick, thanks for your comment! Great to hear you found it helpful - avoiding clotheslines is indeed an important concept! Best, Heinrich

[@asepigun]

I used to work with McK as their client, yes McK had a very good and authentic way in developing their presentations. We learnt so much from them.

[@FirmLearning]

Happy to hear that, thank you! Best, Heinrich

[@sherryyixiao5861]

This video is so helpful! I just started my new job and tried to improve slide presentation skill eagerly.

[@FirmLearning]

Appreciate it Sherry, thank you for watching! Best, Heinrich

[@BourbonDrinker]

Great video. I am a consultant and have been on a mission most of my career to clean up PowerPoint slides. So many people do PowerPoint wrong.

[@FirmLearning]

Unfortunately you are correct.. thanks for watching and sharing! :) Best, Heinrich

[@saminmostahid7343]

Just started working as an In-house consulting, this was very insightful ! Looking forward to more of these :)

[@FirmLearning]

Glad to hear the material is helpful! Look out for this Saturday's video, it will talk about the slide creation process as well! Best, Heinrich

[@ollie599]

Great awareness, why didn’t you were when my career was srtarting; thank you for sharing life career hacks that are not taught in school

[@FirmLearning]

:) Thanks for watching Ollie! Great to hear you found the video helpful! Best, Heinrich

[@arihantjain3975]

Thank you Heinrich for another valuable session on management consulting. I really loved the concepts on waterfall chart and where to use them and why we should refrain from the clothlines into more logical structures.i think your course on ceo presentation is one of the most valuable course so far to make structured presentations and I personally feel this is something even top business schools and large consulting firms dont teach or share. I would really recommend your course and all your videos and look forward to more new thinking and helpful consulting tips. I also think how to leverage meeko charts is something will be valuable to know in future seasons and what situations we should use different grids 2x2 and also how to.create our own hypothesis and validate same top down and bottom up Thank you again for so much guidance and valuable tips. Take care

[@FirmLearning]

Thanks Arihant! Yes, Mekko charts are pretty interesting as well, even though they are a little bit more niche in their actual application :) Hypothesis-driven thinking with explanation on top-down vs. bottom-up approach also for sure a relevant topic for potential future videos. Thanks as always for your contributions. Best, Heinrich

[@user-by7vn4mo1g]

Heinrich, your channel is the most inspiring for self development in structuring consulting offers. You are doing a great work!

[@FirmLearning]

Wow, thank you! Super happy to hear that! Best! Heinrich

[@MrTwoFox]

This is awesome! One point I think you can highlight as well is the importance of visual formatting, particularly the usage of colors. For example, in the waterfall graph that shows changes in EBITDA, negative-EBITDA factors can be colored light red while positive can be light green. This makes it easier for someone to just look at the slide and "get it".

[@FirmLearning]

Good point, thanks for adding your perspective!

Congrats on 1K subscribers Heinrich and want to let u know I'm finding your videos very insightful!

[@FirmLearning]

Thank you Elif! Very encouraging to hear given that I am still at the very beginning with all of this :) Best! Heinrich

[@TheFrancisa1994]

Your teaching is very good for beginners... Because I can tell from my experience in firm for 4 years till currently working as BPS and I do presentation day in and day out as u would know already as VA what we do so I can assure this teaching is very good for beginners good one👍

[@FirmLearning]

Super glad to hear that, thanks for watching Francis! :) Pleasure to have an expert in my audience!! Best, Heinrich

[@TheFrancisa1994]

@@FirmLearning Please do let me know if any help needed I will be happy to help you on that.

[@voicification]

Another fantastic video - the Minto pyramid principle can also be used to highlight structure in a slide and how you should structure the points. You may have already addressed in a different video!

[@FirmLearning]

Thanks, appreciate it! Indeed touched on pyramid principle in several videos, but definitely much more to say about this! Best, Heinrich

[@AdamGobin]

How have I just known about this channel?!!! Incredible stuff - definitely subscribed and sharing with my team. Keep up the brilliant work.

[@FirmLearning]

Hi Adam, welcome to the channel :) Thanks so much - great to hear the videos are helpful! Best, Heinrich

[@MisterH1984]

Arnold Schwarzenegger Teaches business presentation strategy, I dig it. Lol! Great video man. Thanks.

[@alexwong8911]

i am not in the first year, coming off from engineering consultancy going into management consultancy... i am still in the interview process... i really don't know if I can cope with it... many reasons for me to make the jump... money is one of those reasons... and i don't see myself excelling in the engineering line anymore... because I enjoy utilizing my people skills... i hope this is the correct jump for me... thank you mate!

[@adilhussain2724]

3:21 is when he starts

[@FirmLearning]

Thanks for watching!! Best, H

[@madstevens8961]

a lot of useless ramlings at the beginning. fortunately though, he doesn‘t charge an extra fee for it...

[@kennethdenton3195]

Very very good and informative. Thank u for this. Best video in ur series I’ve seen yet.

[@FirmLearning]

Hi Kenneth - thank you!! Happy to hear the video is helpful :) Best, Heinrich

[@tamafun4745]

Thank you for your leadership on this initiative

[@FirmLearning]

Love it! ;) Thanks for watching! Best, H

[@victorhuang7446]

Great video!! Thanks for the efforts. Would love to see more videos about how to improve hard skills(Excel, PPT) of consultants. Can't wait to learn more!

[@FirmLearning]

Thanks for your feedback! Yes, will release more videos like this in the future! Best, Heinrich

[@charleschiang6583]

This is great! This is something we can't learn outside of the consulting firm. As a small business owner, I think the presentation layer is as important as the analysis process. Or I can say the better presentation slides also helps the clear analysis. My current workflow is to use Python Pandas and pyplot to draw something quick(ugly...) for slides but it seems there's a lot to learn and be improved! Thank you and I'll keep follow this channel. Cheers!

[@FirmLearning]

Hi Charles, thanks for your comment. Your process sounds already pretty sophisticated with Python Pandas :) Happy to hear the video was helpful. All the best to you - Heinrich

[@charleschiang6583]

@@FirmLearning The truth is we make the excel way complicated so I have to write python code to grab part of the data that I really need and then draw the graph.:) Simple line or scatter plot is typically dawn for quick analysis but now I learned much better presentation layer in your video. Thank you!

[@jiawenchua6589]

This is a good video. Recommend anyone who makes ppt to watch this!

[@FirmLearning]

Hi Jiawen, very happy to hear that - thank you!! Best, Heinrich

[@kennethmanuel5823]

Hi, Heinrich. Thank you very much for this video. It inspired me to buy your course on Udemy and I also purchased your course on Bitcoin and Blockchain. I am looking forward to commence my learning on Udemy soon. Thank you and take care.

[@FirmLearning]

Hi Kennet, thanks for your support, much appreciated. Indeed hope the courses will be helpful! Best, Heinrich

[@sajithfaz]

Very useful content, presented with honesty. Keep up the good work

[@FirmLearning]

Thanks, happy to hear you enjoyed the video! Best, Heinrich

[@vanman68682a]

Very helpful! Every presentation has to stand on its own!

[@FirmLearning]

Thanks for watching Timothy. Great to hear the video is helpful :) Best, Heinrich

[@judyl.7811]

9:05 callouts: give details to the charts. 10:45 stickers: 1. type of stickers: for discussion, preliminary, highly preliminary, indicate, illustrative. 2. why important: protect yourself 11:10 I'm interested to hear your opinion, also. why do you believe this is true? 11:25 when some clients say it is BS and do happen, but the problem is just maybe you don't have all the data needed. 12:40 indicate, illustrative: the number is maybe not right, but for the directionally-wise is somehow correct. 14:30 takeaway: general information to the whole chart 15:10 often, a bubble: limitation to the data you're showing. 16:35 if in trouble, use a bubble. 16:50 number circles ??? 不懂用處 19:40 clotheslines: unstructured and random. the people are not trust the statement you present. if you have just thoughts, these are completely not professional. 20:50 in M&A, the structured elements will look like this. 21:30 to avoid clotheslines: you can create buckets.

[@Alekzyzz]

Optimizing Slide Elements: Key Considerations for Effective Presentations Date: Include the current date on each slide to indicate when the document was created or presented. Page Number: Add page numbers for easy reference during discussions or meetings. Source: Specify the source of information or data used on the slide, including the date of collection. Footnotes: Utilize footnotes to provide additional remarks or details that complement the main content. Action Title: Craft concise and impactful titles for each slide to capture the main message. Stickers: Use stickers as qualifiers or labels to convey the context and purpose of the slide. Common stickers include "For Discussion," "Preliminary," "Highly Preliminary," "Indicative," and "Illustrative." They help manage expectations and protect against misinterpretation. Takeaway Box: Include a takeaway box beneath charts or visuals to highlight the main insight or key information. Avoid Clotheslines: Refrain from using long lists of bullet points without structure. Instead, employ clear and organized structural elements to present information effectively.

[@ashleyli1879]

Awesome high quality content! Just purchased the course as well.. Thanks!!

[@FirmLearning]

Thanks Ashley, hope you find it useful!! Best, Heinrich

[@33johnson19]

Another awesome video! I have purchased your course on Udemy and it definitely added tremendous value. I have recommended it to many colleagues. Where does McKinsey, BCG, and Bain get icons from used on their slides and articles?

[@FirmLearning]

Thank you, very much appreciate it! Most consulting firms will have their own libraries of icons. For personal use, if you google "icons powerpoint" or something similar, you will find all kinds of icons that you can use. Best! Heinrich

[@devarshimehta3538]

Such an informative and well explained video. Thoroughly enjoyed the content. All the best 👍

[@FirmLearning]

Thank you appreciate it Devarshi! Best, Heinrich

[@ydrexcel-andreasmarinis6569]

Excellent video! Please continue uploading interesting videos!!

[@FirmLearning]

Thanks Andreas - will do! :) Best, H

[@NguyenTran-im9ou]

Very useful video, this is totally new to me, I just hope I can a way for me to practice.

[@AI.works98]

I shall be joining Big4 Consulting, thankyou for helping me to prepare beforehand. Danke Schon!

[@frederichinault9295]

Hi Heinrich, Please keep going on :) I appreciated your content. At the beginning of the video, your mug was shown on the brand-free side. BR, Frédéric

[@FirmLearning]

Thanks for watching Frederic! Appreciate the feedback!

[@MrRolloTamasi]

Cool - illustrative is so much shorter than "pulled out of thin air" I used up to now.

[@FirmLearning]

;) thats it!! Best, H

[@bratan0303]

Thank you Heinrich, this is the video what I really looking for.

[@FirmLearning]

Very glad to hear that. Thanks for watching! Best, Heinrich

[@mcdlr9197]

Congratulations on 1000 Subscribers. Really inspiring content;)

[@FirmLearning]

Thanks!! :)

[@danielrodriguez4697]

Could you do a video on formating tables for powerpoint presentations please? Sometimes data tables are inevitable and giving them a nice format is a struggle

[@FirmLearning]

Hi Daniel, yes great topic indeed. Might pick this up in the future! Best, Heinrich

[@ChristianJungSchmitti]

OMG - I use clotheslines all the time :-) You give me something to chew on. I mean that is *a lot* of work to convert these into structure elements. Even more when you actually only want to list options. Will see if I can take up this practice.

[@FirmLearning]

Sounds good. Of course there are always exceptions to the rule :) Lots of success to you!! Best, Heinrich

[@rand39830]

As a scientist, I have to communicate findings all the time. Never have I ever seen plots that bad.... And this goes not against you... much rather against the common management ppt slide ;) there is a reason why, on Reddit, they make fun of presentations from consulting firms...

[@FirmLearning]

Hi, thanks for sharing your perspective. What exactly do you mean by "plots that bad"? I am currently pursuing a PhD myself and therefore also attend research conferences etc. Frankly, I do not have the impression that most scientist are very effective in communicating their findings and data on slides, though there are of course exceptions. What is your discipline, maybe this also differs by subject? Of course always happy to learn more about this topic. Best, Heinrich

[@rand39830]

Firm Learning - I should have clarified that, within our field (Neuroscience), I’ll find plenty of bad examples as well. Especially on conference posters. :) I made a general comment about the amount of excel bar graphs I‘ve seen in the industry (highlight: unlabeled axes). And I’m not saying: complex = good. Sorry if it wasn’t clear from my first post.

[@FirmLearning]

@@rand39830 Yes makes sense. Best! Heinrich

[@nurzhankairbayev7370]

Thanks Heinrich! Was looking for videos like this for some time, as I was struggling a bit when I transitioned from an engineering role to consulting. Also signed up to your Udemy course, so looking forward to completing it.

[@FirmLearning]

Hi Nurzhan, thank you very glad to hear it is helpful. Hope you like the course as well! Lots of success to you! Best, Heinrich

[@saschaahrweiler8506]

Great video! Thanks for sharing your experience. The content is outstanding and I learned a lot and will subscribe to your channel. Three tips to make it a 10/10 video: - love that you kept your camera on when recording the slides. I found it a bit distracting that the video is on the bottom right corner and you looked to the right as well. Consider putting the video on the left or mirror the video. This will make you look at the great content you produce. - you have a window in your background. This is always a difficult setup for lightning when recording a video - since you use you mouse pointer to show things it would help to use a mouse pointer highlighter to focus

[@FirmLearning]

Hi Sascha, thank you for your feedback, very much appreciate it. Yes, that makes total sense!! Best, Heinrich

[@ruchira720]

Thank you so much. I just discovered your channel and it's gold. ❤

[@FirmLearning]

Super happy to hear that. Thank YOU for watching!! Best, Heinrich

[@manasakb]

Hi, this is amazing contents, thanks for sharing, some very good insights I've never thought about! Would you happen to have more about the "structure", i.e. the design and break-down of thinking, part? I've noticed that consultancy slides tend to go left->right, from big categories/ topics, into specific items of those. Thanks again.

[@FirmLearning]

Hi Manasak, thank you happy to hear that! Good idea! Yes, might make a future video about this :) Thanks! Heinrich

[@RoxyFoxyFR]

Love the enthusiasm! excellent points on the ppt building, I would only add one - build a proper template that will be used throughout a company. This is what I have learned from my experience in consulting... I spent 1-month building it for everyone to use, it saved us a lot of time when building PPT.

[@mohamedbengana3344]

Thank you for sharing such beneficial and valuable knowledge and insights

[@FirmLearning]

Happy to hear it helps! Best, Heinrich

[@joaocarneiro6683]

Excellent Video. It will aid me a lot in making presentations.

[@FirmLearning]

Great to hear! Thanks for watching!

[@swkim338]

Thank you . You are insightful. Wish you cut the first introductory part and proceed to main points faster

[@FirmLearning]

Thanks for the feedback! Yes, agree. Have already started to cut it down for recent videos, will be more mindful of it going forward. Best! Heinrich

[@e90591]

Good information and too the point delivery. Thank you for the support.

[@FirmLearning]

Thank you appreciate it! Best, H

[@JJ-zy3zv]

I work at BCG this is pretty accurate haha

[@FirmLearning]

Happy to hear that - thank you for your comment! :) Best, Heinrich

[@RonBarrett1954]

Constructive criticism of video: - The beginning 3 minutes is a self-promotion ad. If viewers are interested, they'll read your comments for more information. - Too much time spent explaining simple things, like including a data and slide number. - Watching for 8 minutes is all I could take of this video.

[@FirmLearning]

Hi Ron, thanks for the feedback. Yes, can see where you are coming from. Indeed, started to cut down on the introductions in my recent videos. Will continue working on my delivery. Best! Heinrich

[@lindavanveen9746]

@@FirmLearning I disagree, for a novice it is not too much information. And it is the easiest to just skip to the part of the video what you want to see. So I do not see the point of the critic.

[@joachimfalldorf3527]

Klasse Video. Hat mir sehr gut gefallen und die Tipps sind auch Klasse.

[@FirmLearning]

Freut mich, danke dir! LG, Heinrich

[@vanatos1]

I like the way you present，I really enjoy from your video and it delight me a lot， thanks

[@FirmLearning]

Super happy to hear that, thank you!! Best, Heinrich

[@innovatorhari]

Thanks for all your efforts Heinrich!

[@FirmLearning]

My pleasure! Thanks for your comment. Best, Heinrich

[@aniruthnimiwattana5844]

Super hilfreich! Vielen vielen Dank, Heinrich.

[@FirmLearning]

Das freut mich sehr, vielen lieben Dank Aniruth! LG, Heinrich

[@salehwmosleh]

Excellent helpful video !

[@FirmLearning]

Thank you Saleh!! :) Best, Heinrich

[@AlvarPlay]

Thank you very much. Very useful. Is there any "sticker" that can indicate that the conclusions of the data shown on the current slide will arrive later on the next slides? Thank you!

[@richard3765]

Super helpful video, thanks for sharing.

[@FirmLearning]

Thank YOU for watching Richard! Best, Heinrich

[@thomasstadtmuller7676]

Ich schmeiß mich weg 🤣 KZbin hat mir „deutsche“ Untertitel automatisch eingespielt. Ich habe zuerst gedacht das wäre dänisch, lettisch oder so. Als ich dann nachgesehen habe war deutsch angegeben. In Kombination mit dem extremen deutschen Akzent pure Comedy 🤓

[@FirmLearning]

Hi Thomas, wenn es auch noch einen kleinen Unterhaltungswert hat, umso besser ;) Danke fürs Zuschauen! LG, Heinrich

[@eazizisaid]

I use the waterfall chart pretty much for all C level presentation to breakdown the earnings and ebitda. Didn't know it isn't widely used in corporate presentations...

[@FirmLearning]

Hi Said, yes agree, waterfalls are great to decompose financials! Best, Heinrich

[@brunorivarolla1996]

Great content! Thank you!

[@FirmLearning]

Thank YOU for watching Bruno, appreciate it! Best, Heinrich

[@Manishdna]

Love the presentation! Thank you!

[@FirmLearning]

Thank YOU for watching Manish, much appreciated! Best, Heinrich

[@Manishdna]

@@FirmLearning You are so welcome!

[@beyertilman9177]

First of all, I love the video. Besides the 3 min long intro there are some really advanced tips for a beginner like me. Has somebody recreated the slides from the video and would share them?

[@FirmLearning]

Thank you Beyer, appreciate you watching! Best, Heinrich

[@rajarshibanerjee82]

Great tips although lengthy video 😛. I work for a big IT company and create presentations just like this almost daily. We know about this because we are part of corp strategy and have some idea of how to make consulting type ppts. But as u correctly said, this is not the way 95% of ppts are made in big orgs. Quite strange though.

[@FirmLearning]

Thanks for sharing! Yes agree :) Best, Heinrich

[@dennychoi7609]

Great stuffs Heinrich! keep going !

[@FirmLearning]

Denny my man, super happy to hear from you here. Thanks for watching!! :) Best, Heinrich

[@supercool1608]

This is a great video and really useful!!

[@FirmLearning]

Thank you Sofia, appreciate it! Best, Heinrich

[@moniquepappalardo248]

Great content

[@FirmLearning]

Glad to hear you liked the video, appreciate it Monique! Best, Heinrich

[@Gorlenius]

Super valuable content, really helpful to improve my PowerPoint presentation slides! Thanks for putting all this effort into your videos. Cheers

[@FirmLearning]

Thank you, much appreciated! Best, Heinrich

[@okgohugo]

This is really useful! Would you happen to have a template for the slide shown min 22?

[@FirmLearning]

Hi Hugo, thanks for the comment. Not yet, but might put all these slides into a template package. Stay tuned for that! Best, Heinrich

[@nongshim881]

Hi Heinrich. Great guide. It would be great to learn from you any tips on how to write up the commentary on the slides and the style you take. I

[@FirmLearning]

Hi Tak, Thanks for watching and your comments! Frankly, in consulting (at least what I experienced at McKinsey) people do not usually write down commentaries for the slides. Probably due to three reasons: 1) Slides are usually already supposed to "stand for themselves" with all the relevant facts and information on the page. Therefore no need to provide even more data in excess of that. 2) Due to the tight deadlines, teams often make changes until the very end, now also spending time on writing commentaries would just be too much to handle. 3) Consultants, especially the more senior ones then presenting the content to senior clients, usually are pretty strong at presentation skills, also because they do it so frequently. They are trained to present slides without the need of specific "talking points". The partner who walks in and delivers the presentation with slides he has never seen before is also kind of a meme in consulting in itself ;) Hope this makes sense to you. However, writing good end effective summaries / minutes after important meetings or similar briefings is a skill you need more frequently in consulting. Doing this well is not trivial. So yes, this might be a good idea for future videos, have added this to my idea list for future content! :) Best and thanks, Heinrich

[@Deepak.kumarp2p]

Nice concise and informative 👍

[@FirmLearning]

Great to hear that you enjoyed the video!

[@jangeisler6961]

Just found your channel, really good stuff! Great work 😁

[@FirmLearning]

Super happy to hear that - thank you Jan!! Best, Heinrich

[@christianpedersen8473]

Incredibly useful video, thanks a lot! On another note, I am currently studying International Business (most graduates become consultants). Thus, my question is: How did you land a job at McKinsey?

[@FirmLearning]

Hi Christian, nothing super special about my application journey. I applied for an internship during my Bachelor via the online application form (no referral / personal connection or the like), then got the internship and then got a full-time offer after the internship. Best, Heinrich

[@christianpedersen8473]

@@FirmLearning Thanks for the rapid response Heinrich! I have a couple of other questions, would it be possible to reach you on email or anything of the likes? Best regard, Christian

[@kennethmanuel5823]

Thank you very much, sir. I am so glad to have found your channel :).

[@FirmLearning]

Hi Kenneth, super happy to hear the videos are helpful! :) Best! Heinrich

[@ganesanls8723]

Awesome

[@FirmLearning]

Thank you for your comment Ganesan!! Best, Heinrich

[@NicO-cm2xo]

Awesome. Thanks Henreich.

[@FirmLearning]

Thanks for watching!! Best, Heinrich

[@SeanOfficialTV]

amazing! thanks for sharing!

[@howardlue]

Thank you for sharing your expertise. It’s really helpful

[@FirmLearning]

Thank YOU for watching! Best, Heinrich

[@aliiskender316]

Will watch it soon

[@FirmLearning]

That is great - thanks Ali! Best, Heinrich

[@paulmcconnell691]

Thank you; useful content. Wouldn't usually make it through a 24 min video!

[@FirmLearning]

Appreciate it, thank you Paul! Best, Heinrich

[@julionunez7370]

Great tips and tricks! Can you recommend one tool to help us in the presentation?

[@julionunez7370]

Obviously, except for Word, Excel and Sway

[@FirmLearning]

Hi Julio, yes! Check out think-cell. It is a plugin for PowerPoint that is used by almost all consulting firms and many corporates as well. Super helpful in quickly creating great charts! Best, Heinrich

[@julionunez7370]

@@FirmLearning Appreciatively!

[@fighixiyz3190]

When being a former Mckinsey employee is your whole personality and brand 💀

[@FirmLearning]

❤️

[@superfreiheit1]

great video please maker more of them.

[@FirmLearning]

Will do :) Thanks for watching!! Best, Heinrich

[@superfreiheit1]

@@FirmLearning Kannst du ein Video machen, indem du altes McKinsey Projekt (natürlich mit anderen Namen und anderen Zahlen) durchgehst. Von Problembeschreibung bis Lösung? Das wäre hochinteressiert und einmalig auf KZbin. Viele Views sind wahrscheinlich, da Alleinstellungsmerkmal :)

[@vitheshrajan]

Thank you. This is very helpful. Subscribed for more.

[@FirmLearning]

Thank you Vithesh, great to hear this! More to come, stay tuned :) Best! Heinrich

[@amberw6824]

Very interesting

[@ksestevezbretond]

Good video!!!!

[@FirmLearning]

Great to hear that - thank you!! :)

[@frankwang2814]

Hi Heinrich, thank you so much for the great videa. A question, what's teh difference between a takeaway box and the action title? Under what circumstances would you use teh takeaway box?

[@rishabhagnihotri3582]

thanks for sharing!, What is the difference between information shown by kicker and action title? both of them are used to display the main idea of the slide, Right?

[@FirmLearning]

Hi Rishabh, in the action title you include the main message, in the takeaway box usually rather a more specific message that should be on a lower hierarchy level than the main message. Best! Heinrich

[@Knowledge_Nuggies]

What about making an executive summary slide that is a list of bullets made of all key action titles? Would that be an okayish case for a clothesline? Would you add some icons to make it look a bit less bland?

[@FirmLearning]

Hi, thanks for watching! Yes, Executive Summaries are indeed an exception, they can and should be created in this format. Best! Heinrich

[@EYEmaginary]

Amazing information. Thanks!

[@FirmLearning]

Thanks for watching! :) Best, Heinrich

[@WXI-ez4wn]

Hi Heinrich, thank you so much for the amazing video. One side question: I am curious about what you are using in daily work to deal with researching incl. collection info, distilling insight in reports and managing knowledge which then can be the input of your presentation. I am using basic onenote/word/ppt/folders for such work. Organising my findings in notes, saving the reports/websites and searching based on what I have found has always been a pain. Could you please share your experience and tools you use to manage this? Thank you very much!

[@FirmLearning]

Hi Mol, thanks for watching! This indeed changed over time, currently I am taking notes on my laptop for most meetings and using OneNote as an app to organize it all. Might take this topic up for one of the future videos, thanks for suggesting! Best, Heinrich