Hi,
How do consultants present their findings on slides ? I am looking to see if there is a structure that is generally followed as it needs to be synthesised.
Does it need to start with the recommendation and then followed with the analysis ? Or the review/investigation then the recommendation towards the last slide ? Any structure or template would be really helpful.
Thanks !
There is not one format.
But there are 5-7 types of slides that reflect about 80% of all slides.
For instance
Action title provides the recommendation or main claim
Left half of the page contains an exhibit that supports / provides evidence for the claim in the title.
Right half of the page are the insights from the exhibit that provide further depth to the topic and further support to the claim in the title
If you're interested in improving your presentation skills, reach out. I've worked with multiple consultants who wanted to improve this skill.
Best,
Cristian
Hi there,
If you are speaking to the written case interview, it is better to go with the answer-first approach (i.e., you start with the recommendation, then back it up with more details). Because in a consulting interview you are tested on your hypothesis driven approach.
In a real project setting, whether we go answer-first or answer-last, depends on how receptive we expect the client would be with the recommendation. While usually we prefer to go answer-first, sometimes if we think the client is skeptical and would need time and data to be convinced, we might change to answer-last.
Best,
Emily
