Monday, September 6, 2021

Presentation Principles




Continuing the topic from the previous post, it might be useful to consider tactics used by strategy consultants to improve the quality of their presentations.

Horizontal and Vertical Flow

The slide title should generally be the takeaway for the slide. One should be able to determine the "story" of the presentation from reading all the slide titles.

More information here.

Pyramid Principle

This well-known principle bears repeating. This helps one transform complex data into actionable insights. You may see one summary of this here

Part 1

Part 2

MECE Mutually exclusive Completely exhaustive

This is another approach to simplify our complex environment into understandable ideas.


Overall, the above remain ideas on paper until executed. As with most things in life, one can improve your presentation skills via practice, practice, practice.

Any other presentation tips come to mind? Share yours in the comments below!