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Management Consulting Presentations - How to use Icons for Slide Presentations
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ส.ค. 2024
- Do you want to learn to create management consulting presentations? In this video, I show you how to use icons for your slide presentations. This video covers essential presentation skills to create consulting-style presentations. Learn to create presentations like MBB consulting firms (McKinsey, BCG, Bain). In this PowerPoint training, PowerPoint essentials are taught. I am a former McKinsey consultant, teaching you presentation skills. Learn these important management consulting insights to be successful in the first years of your career. This video shows the presentation process to create slide decks in Microsoft PowerPoint. It specifically talks about how to use icons in presentations to improve the look & feel of slides. It is an important business analyst training for beginners. Learn how to make slides and how to make good PowerPoint presentations. The video is sponsored by Simple Slides, a service offering access to 10,000+ slide templates and icons.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:11 Look & Feel of your Slides
02:48 Using Simple Slides to obtain your Icons
04:37 Adding Icons to your Slides
06:54 Common Mistake when working with Icons
07:34 Do's and Don't's when working with Icons
08:48 Wrap-up
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Hey Heinrich! Erst einmal, gute Videos und Einblicke in die Welt des Management Consulting. Das ist meine Definition von Mehrwert, die ich gerne öfter auf TH-cam sehen würde - Hut ab! Ich habe ein Videovorschlag über ein Thema, das mich sehr interessieren würde. Ich denke da wäre ich auch nicht der einzige. Könntest Du ein Video machen, in denen du typische Beispiele für Deliverables am Ende eines Consultingprozesses zeigst? Ich denke hier bspw. an Gliederung, typischer Inhalt, Formulierungstipps, allgemeine Gestaltung, usw.
Solch ein Video würde mich sehr freuen!
Ansonsten bin ich ebenfalls auf das morgige Video sowie alle zukünftigen gespannt. Weiter so :) LG
Hey Heinrich! First of all, good videos and insights into the world of management consulting. This is my definition of value, which I would like to see more often on TH-cam - hats off! I have a video suggestion about a topic that would interest me very much. I think I wouldn't be the only one. Could you make a video showing typical examples of deliverables at the end of a consulting process? I'm thinking here for example of outline, typical content, formulation tips, general design, etc.
Hi Leon thanks for the suggestion, much appreciated. Indeed an interesting topic idea. Might pick that up in future videos!! Best and thanks, Heinrich
Big fan, you brought me back to the basics. Much appreciated
Thank you Michael, appreciate it!! Best, Heinrich
Thank you, this was very helpful content that I didn’t even realize I needed!
Happy to hear it was helpful. Thanks Thomas!! Best, Heinrich
Interesting topic, looking forward!
Trust it will be interesting! Best, Heinrich
Thank you for this really practical tip! Interesting and (more importantly) useful tips, as always.
Hi Erik, great to hear you found this helpful! All the best to you for the new year! Heinrich
Great video,.. thanks for sharing your knowledge,..
Appreciate it, happy to hear the video is helpful. Thanks for watching! Best, Heinrich
Well, the content is definitely a gem. By 80/20 rule, it is not the thing the presenter need to worry about first. Say, it is not one of the significant factors that differentiate your presentation from mediocre. To me, it is more like an ad. nevertheless, give thumb up for our awesome McK alumni. Keep it up, mate!
Thank you Wei, appreciate it. Thanks for watching!! Best, Heinrich
The crucial thing is the mindset. You should want your presentation to be easily understood, only contain the absolute essential messages and be a pleasure to look at. From that purpose, you can learn some core principles of how to structure it and somewhere down the line is - as you said - these icons. If the ordinary Jane/Joe just starts with them, it's only going to add to the clutter. To be fair to Heinrich, he has already gone into the meat of the matter in other videos, so this isn't exactly a starting course.
Awesome channel!!! 🤩👏🏻
Thank YOU for watching!! :) Best, Heinrich
Very good Heinrich! You are right 🙂 Cool service
Happy to hear that - thanks Vasileios! Best, Heinrich
Great video and I definitely learned something! Can you please do a video on all the PowerPoint tips and tricks, short cuts that you know? For example, at 2:18, you did aligned text but you also used a function to space them out equally. Can you please how to do that? That’s so much!
Hi Ake, thanks for the suggestion! Yes, will for sure continue to create videos on PPT topics :) The function I used to space it out is called "distribute horizontally" or "distribute vertically", you should find it in the "Align" drop-down within the "Arrange" panel. I added it to the "quick access toolbar" to always have it handy. Lots of success to you! Best, Heinrich
very good content, keep it up !
very good sound recording too ! could you tell me what is your microphone ?
Hi Thierry, thanks, appreciate it! For most videos, I use the Rode Videomic Pro. Best! Heinrich
Hey Heinrich! Nice content and great recommendation about simples slides. Beyond supporting your work with the algorithm ;) I have one question: how do manage to quick find an icon that suits best? Have you even seen any icon set that one can search using key words? Best regards from Aachen and keep the great work!
Hi Gustavo, thank you much appreciated :) Frankly I do not overthink this. Whenever I need one, I try to think of objects that would broadly fit and then look for something similar, usually this works quite well. Some firms also have libraries that are sorted by icon topic. Of course this is also very helpful. Best! Heinrich
Heinrich ein bullet ist kein bullet! Das ist doch McKinsey Basics 😉 Spass bei Seite tolle Videos!
;) Ertappt! Danke fürs zuschauen!! LG, Heinrich
"Now we have an icon of France, let's make this a little bit smaller" 5:19 lolll
IMO if color is not a concern, circular/rectangular flags work better than maps
Haha thanks man. Yes flags indeed are great! Best, Heinrich
Simple Slides has changed to a monthly membership....any other suggestions? Great videos - thank you
I noticed this as well. I'm also eager to learn an alternative with a one time fee for lifetime access.
Yes they indeed changed their business model unfortunately.. Best, Heinrich
Thanks. How do you feel about using the icon to represent the concept throughout the presentation as an anchor? IE any reference to France expansion always has the France icon.
Hi Damian, yes, this can work very well! Makes sense and is commonly done (though not overdo it with different sets of icons in different parts of the presentation or very big and complex icons). Best! Heinrich
Hi Heinrich, I once saw a presentation--I think from McKinsey, where they used small icons in the upper right corner of the presentation as an indicator of the flow of the presentation. Have you ever done that?
Hi, yes elements like these are definitely not unlikely. Personally I like to use circles with numbers in the top left part of the slide to make this structure visible. Best, H
Hey Heinrich, congrats for your videos! Do you have a LinkedIn page?
Hi Santiago, thanks - yes! You find my name in my profile. Best, Heinrich
Hi Heinrich, I got access to simpleslides and bought the "PREMIUM" account. I am not sure if the site changed, but I am yet to find the exact search pane you have at 3:43. In addition, for me there simply is no option to filter for any other programm (only powerpoint slides are shown). Not sure if others encountered the same problem...
Hi! Can you send me a screenshot of the problem with the description of what does not work to info@firmlearning.com? Can then forward it to my contact person at Simple Slides. Trust they will be able to figure it out! Best, Heinrich
Hello Heinrich - it will be very interesting to see a video based on you using icons from Simple Slide - instead of Think Cell. Think substitution. :-)
Not many of us can afford Think Cell or its alternates. But we can afford Simple Slide.
So can you advice us on how to make equally good looking, professional slides using Simple Slide - instead of Think Cell?
I will be looking out for such a video. Thank-you for all the content you create. Much appreciated. :-)
Hi Shyam, thanks for the comment! Yes, understand and agree that think-cell is quite expensive for private use. While Simple Slides is powerful, you will likely not be able to replace all the chart creation functionalities of think-cell. Will think about potentially doing a video about what is possible in the future! Best, Heinrich
@@FirmLearning 1 vote for "affordable-alternative of Think-Cell". Think-Cell is way too expensive.
Nice presentation that resonates with me. I have a question on the Simple Slides type material.
Visually the slides look great ...
My challenge is to find material that is easy to adapt ... e.g. in business deck there is a pie chart with 5 slices ... I want to use but need to have 6 ... and am not in to battle with formats and resizing, ...
How do you go about this ? Is there sth I’m not doing right ? Does Simple Slides or other providers propose templates like this ?
Hi Sverker, for working with charts and data, the best solution in my opinion is "think-cell". It is a plug-in for PowerPoint that is used by most large consulting firms. Unfortunately it is quite expensive though (believe you need to purchase a minimum of 5 licenses when signing up..) Best! Heinrich
4:35 including some world maps and individual country out of it.
5:55 vector graphics, that no matter how big they are. never look out of resolution.
7:10 icons are not self-explanatory. very few icons are interculturally accepted and recognized.
7:45 use them sparsely
7:55 a good way to use is when some buckets or what that repeat throughout the slide deck. and create connection.
8:35 not all of them, may some extents to unprofessional and childish.
sweet spot.
Great video Heinrich, I have been looking for something like this. Thanks.
Do you know any substitute of Think Cell graphs, as they do not offer individual subscriptions. I really like the quality of their graphs, specially bubble and waterfall charts, and want to use these quality graphs in my presentations.
Hi Salman, unfortunately I do not think that there is a proper substitute for think-cell.. Best! Heinrich
danke schön....
Gerne, danke fürs Zuschauen! LG
Hahahah my slides wouldn’t be the same without these icons at all
Icons can be great indeed :) Thanks for watching Rodrigo! Best, Heinrich
Firm Learning thanks! It would be quite interesting if you could show more about Think Cell, like which graphics you used the most and on what situations (besides waterfall, because you already made a very good video about it). Congrats on your channel, greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷
@@RodrigoGarcia-ly5cy Thanks for the suggestion!! Yes might talk about think-cell in the future! Best, Heinrich
Hi Firm, they already check the package with monthly subscription :( I can't really afford it, just to get icons for my slides. Do you have suggestion for other channel ?
Hi! Trust you can find some free icon sets via Google image search if needed. Just make sure you are not infringing on copyright!
Hey Henry! I really need you to Nswer this , kindly take your time and please answer briefly:-
A brand new Consulting club is going to commence at my college in coming 2-3 months and I'm going to head that consulting club. Could you please tell me , as students who are studying Business administration for graduation, what activities, events and competitions should the club carry out for it's members ? Please brief if possible :)
Hi Arya pls check my message on your other comment - Best H
Thanks.. i work in ESG, have been in consulting, conglomerates and banking. i always hate powerpoint and thanks for confirming that consultants are overpaid powerpoint gurus :) i can't escape ppt, so thanks for this ppt
I am glad you liked the video! Thanks for watching :)
You could try to win "Slidebean" as a sponsor; they also have a YT channel.
Thanks for the suggestion! Will have a look at it! - H
I realize this video is almost 2 years old but apparently the lifetime deal with simply slides is no more :-(
Hi, yes seems like they indeed changed their business model in he meantime. If was not like this when I created the video.. sorry! Best, H
There's still far too much text. People will be busy reading while you're talking over them.
Yes agree, definitely lots of potential to deword the slide! Thanks for watching - H
@@FirmLearning I love the word "deword" :-)
15 or 30 USD montly. thanks but no thanks.
Yes noticed as well that they changed their pricing.. it was a one-off payment when I created the video