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New hire advice at McKinsey: how to practice storylining, slide-drawing while on the beach
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Hi,
- First, read "Say it with charts" and "Pyramid Principle".
- As a next step check the existing presentations on PDnet and try to understand the story and how they are delivering it. Try copying the slides.
- Ask VAs for some templates - they should have good ones.
Good Luck!
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