Mastering Structured Thinking and Executive Presentation training course

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Feb-17-2025

Dubai
Mar-10-2025

London
Apr-07-2025

Kuala Lumpur
Apr-07-2025

Istanbul
Apr-07-2025

Paris
Apr-21-2025

Dubai
Apr-28-2025

Singapore
Apr-28-2025

Amsterdam
Apr-28-2025

Barcelona
May-12-2025

London
June-23-2025

Dubai
July-07-2025

Istanbul
July-07-2025

Kuala Lumpur
July-07-2025

Paris
July-14-2025

London
July-21-2025

Singapore
July-21-2025

Barcelona
July-21-2025

Amsterdam
Aug-18-2025

Dubai
Sep-08-2025

London
Sep-29-2025

Amsterdam
Sep-29-2025

Singapore
Sep-29-2025

Barcelona
Oct-06-2025

Kuala Lumpur
Oct-06-2025

Istanbul
Oct-06-2025

Paris
Oct-20-2025

Dubai
Nov-10-2025

London
Dec-22-2025

Dubai
Dec-29-2025

Barcelona
Dec-29-2025

Singapore
Dec-29-2025

Amsterdam

Course Details

This 5-day course, "Mastering Structured Thinking and Executive Presentations," equips professionals with the essential skills to create impactful, board-level presentations. Participants will learn to apply structured thinking tools, MECE principles, and storytelling frameworks to organize ideas effectively and craft compelling narratives. The course covers advanced PowerPoint techniques for visualization, slide design, and audience engagement, ensuring presentations are clear, persuasive, and tailored to executive audiences.

After completing this Structured Thinking and Presentation Skills course, participants will be able to:

Understand the principles of structured thinking and its significance in solving complex problems
and organizing ideas
Apply the principles of structured thinking and use its tools to create excellent presentations
Use situational analysis (SCQA) to designed excellent PPTs that tell business story
Apply MECE principles to structure PPT and use its techniques to create clear and coherence
slide decks and content
Define your audience and understand their preferences and expectations in the presentation
Use PPT techniques to optimize and improve the visualization effect of the PPT, including
selection of the PPT style and palette, use of available PPT resources, and organize image,
shapes and texts
Deliver presentation with confidence and ensure audience engagement during presentations

This course is designed for professionals who need to deliver high-impact presentations to

management, executive teams, or board-level stakeholders. It is particularly suited for:

Managers and Team Leaders
Executives and Decision-Makers
Business Analysts and Consultants
Project Managers
HR and Training Professionals
Sales and Marketing Professionals
Finance Professionals
Entrepreneurs and Start-Up Founders

Course Outline

5 days course

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Foundations of Structured Thinking

Definition and benefits of structured thinking
Exploring structured thinking tools: Clustering, logic trees, and hypotheses
Understanding different forms of reasoning: Inductive vs. Deductive logic
Introduction to MECE (Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exclusive) principles
Discovering techniques to breaking down and organizing problems and complex ideas:
Numerical, issues, and process structures

Situational Analysis (SCQA) and Storytelling

Recognizing the power of storytelling in business
Discussing the role of situational analysis (SCQA) in telling business story and producing PPTs
with structured thinking
Understanding the core elements of SCQA framework: Situation, Complication, Question, and
Answer
Guidelines to clarify the structure and story line of the presentation
Discussing how to use the principles of situational analysis to present business story

Applying MECE Principles to Structure PPT

Understanding the benefits of using MECE in structuring PPT pages
Describing the process of applying MECE principles in presentations
Exploring key MECE techniques: Dichotomy, Process, Element, Formula, and Matrix
Utilizing MECE principles to structure slide decks
Utilizing MECE principles to create slide content and build narrative

PPT Techniques to Optimize Visualization

Techniques for identifying and understanding target audience
Discussing how presentation style differs according to the audience
Guidelines for selecting the palette of the PTT
Tips to find and use available PPT resources (e.g., icons, font, images)
Techniques to deal with images, shapes and texts in the PPT

Presentation Delivery and Audience Engagement

Techniques for communicating ideas with greater impact and persuasion
Strategies for handling pressure situations during presentations
Techniques for handling audience questions and feedback
Recognizing the importance of poise and enthusiasm in presentation delivery
Exploring techniques to create smooth transactions between presentation sections

Mastering Structured Thinking and Executive Presentation

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