![]() ![]() ![]() The Pyramid Principle concept enables people to structure their reasoning into a coherent and transparent argument, helping them analyze their argument and confirm its effectiveness. It provides insight on how to define complex problems and establish the objectives of any document, assess ideas, and recognize their relative importance. This book taught me how to think creatively, reason lucidly, and express ideas with clarity. ![]() Instead of tuning out, your audience will be asking questions like, “What?”, “How?”, “Is it true?” and “Does it actually work?” As they do this, they’ll stay engaged and want more from you, which is ideal. When your presentation is both new and interesting, more questions get raised.Their interest spikes when they hear something new.People lose interest fast when the subject they’re hearing about isn’t interesting.Here are a few things you have to be aware of: How do you leave them wanting more? If you want to watch this dream scenario unfold before you, here’s what you need to pay attention to – the people. Picture this – you have a presentation before a board of Fortune 500 execs and you want your audience eating out of your hands. This book provides answers to questions like, “How can I grab my audience’s attention in just a couple of minutes?” and “How can I create a compelling story with a logical structure that is easy to understand and easy to remember?” As a consultant, if you have to convince customers and have limited time for a presentation with busy executives, nailing these core things can be the difference between a win and a loss.īut what about using the right data to create a great presentation? This is another one of the skills you NEED to have in the bag if you want to be a world class consultant. Since this book came out, McKinsey has made it standard training material. Barbara Minto, an ex-McKinsey consultant, wrote a book designed to help consultants find a method to structure their advice and consulting reports. ![]() The Pyramid Principle is aimed at bettering your communication by helping your thinking, and focuses fundamentally on the logic of writing. Once again Preeti, our ex-Deloitte consultant, read this book on your behalf and distilled into a short review for your reading pleasure. She went on to train Bob Waterman and Tom Waters, co-authors of the best seller book – In Search of Excellence. Today, top consulting firms use this principle extensively to train incoming consultants, and teams inside the Fortune 500 are increasing their adoption of it as well (mostly through MC training!). Minto is an ex McKinsey & Company consultant and wrote this during her early days there. Ever heard of it? In 1987, Barbara Minto wrote a book called the Pyramid Principle – Logic in Writing and Thinking. Today, we take a quick dive in to what is known as the Minto Pyramid Principle®. ![]()
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