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

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

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.