• Learn how to build a presentation like a management consultant from scratch
• Explore the basic blocks of a McKinsey-styled presentation
• Understanding storyboarding for business
• Writing powerful key messages
• Using dot-dash storyline and pyramid principle to craft a compelling storyline
• Working with tables, words, and graphics
• Using simple and complex charts to visualize insights
• Apply plan-do-check-act cycle to create a management consulting presentation yourself
• Managing presentation nerves
• Setting up your room for presentation
• Master the system that covers almost everything you need to create compelling, memorable, and persuasive business presentations
• Tips for handling a Q&A section
• Understand essential body language techniques of public speaking
• Learn how to write cover page, agenda, and executive summary like a management consultant
• Learn the complete consulting presentation list to give an outstanding business presentation
• Understand how to prioritize findings from many analyses
• Tips for finding the right data quickly

Updated for 2025!

Over 90% of business professionals rely on PowerPoint to communicate, and executives admit that a well-structured slide deck can make or break critical decisions. Consulting firms like McKinsey, BCG, and Bain have perfected a presentation style that is now used far beyond consulting—board meetings, investor pitches, strategy reviews, and government briefings. The reason is simple: these slides simplify complexity, highlight what matters, and persuade under pressure.

I’m John Burress, a corporate strategist with more than a decade of cross-industry experience in finance, technology, healthcare, and manufacturing. My Udemy courses have enrolled 500,000+ learners worldwide and are widely adopted by Udemy Business clients to sharpen executive-level skills.

This intensive program offers:

• 150+ lectures across 7 structured sections, totaling 5+ hours of practical content

• Hands-on mastery of Pyramid Principle, MECE logic, dot-dash structure, and storyboarding

• Step-by-step training on headlines, executive summaries, charts, tables, and process maps

• Professional standards for fonts, colors, layouts, and data visualization

• Tools to rehearse, review, and stress-test slides under tight deadlines

• Delivery techniques for voice, body language, humor, and Q&A handling

• Guidance on using ChatGPT to refine storyline, sharpen logic, and polish slide design

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Build executive-ready presentations that win trust in high-stakes settings

• Turn complex data into clear insights using charts and visuals that persuade

• Communicate like a consultant, crafting concise messages with impact

• Deliver with confidence, handling disruptions and questions like a pro

Research shows that 70% of successful executives attribute career growth to strong presentation skills. This course equips you with the same consulting-grade toolkit trusted by the world’s leading firms—practical, transferable, and powerful in any industry.

If you’re ready to transform the way you communicate and influence decisions at the highest level, join today and start presenting with the clarity and authority of a world-class consultant.

Who this course is for:

• Anyone who wants to get better creating a compelling, memorable, and persuasive business presentation and effectively delivering it
• This course should be helpful to all business professional and anyone involved in public speaking and persuasive presentations
• This course is also great for business owners and entrepreneurs who need presentations to support you and pitch your products
• This course will cover all you need to know to get started building a McKinsey styled presentation right from the beginning
• Anyone wanting to use a system to build an elite management consulting presentation
• This course is for anyone looking to improve their presentation skills at any point in their career