Hit the Deck – Storyboarding & PowerPoint Training

Learn how to make slides that work:
logically and visually

From Question to Answer to Slide

Hit the Deck is a workshop that teaches a step-by-step approach to creating executive-level slides and the technical PowerPoint skills necessary to make those slides. Quickly.

Address Ambiguity By Learning What Questions to Ask

Learn how to effectively scope and navigate the ambiguity inherent in many senior level asks of your time

Layout a Logical, Supportable Storyboard For Your Deck

Learn the process for laying out what you want to say and how to say it so that your message sticks

Create “Pretty” Slides, Quickly in PowerPoint

Become speedy in PowerPoint: Tricks. Shortcuts. Hacks. Tips. Secret Treasures. HTD teaches all of them

The Workshop

The Philosophy The course is designed around the philosophy that slides can be decomposed into three stacking layers: Style, Layout, and Message. In order to have a solid slide, all three layers have to be strong and thoughtful. The First Layer: Message – The core concept or idea that is…

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Who Takes the Course

Given the ubiquity of PowerPoint, the skills taught in Hit the Deck are widely applicable, ranging from academic settings to corporate and non-profit trainings. Academic Participants Provides executive communication skills + PowerPoint proficiency for internship/full-time preparedness. HTD is an excellent case competition preparation program. Provides a structured approach to creating…

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Testimonials

What Participants Have Been Saying About Hit the Deck “Nick was amazing! The session was highly relevant and the frameworks are just as useful for upcoming consultants as they are for non-consultants. He was highly attentive and made it fun along the way. I found the hands-on approach to be…

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Take the Online Course

A course that will make you better at your job. Two options for your learning style and needs: I just need the major points to be dangerous… Hit the Deck Online Core A concise 90 minutes of storyboarding and PowerPoint training Four simple modules based on four must haves for…

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Taught at or Coming to the Following Campuses