Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2024

What happens when you have to give a presentation to an audience that might have some professionals who have more expertise on the topic than you do? While it can be intimidating, it can also be an opportunity to leverage their deep and diverse expertise in service of the group’s learning.

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David A Fields

JUNE 9, 2020

Extraordinary times present you and your consulting firm with the opportunity to make extraordinary contributions. You can employ the toolkit you’ve assembled for consulting to support broader, deeper impact.

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Consulting 351

David A Fields

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The initial few minutes of every client meeting present your consulting firm with a unique opportunity. Will you let it slip by unnoticed, or create a regular, business-building habit to maximize that time?

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Meeting Consulting Enterprise 327

Consulting Matters

JUNE 27, 2024

The inner dialogue you’ll hear when this fear is present includes: Do I have what it takes to achieve my dreams? The inner dialogue you’ll hear when this fear is present includes: What if I put myself out there and no one cares? When it comes to the work I want to do, am I a fraud? Can I claim the expertise I want to claim?

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David A Fields

APRIL 12, 2022

There are times when a robust, in-depth presentation about your consulting firm is warranted. For instance, if you find yourself presenting to a group of prospects with varied knowledge about your consulting firm, how much should you expound on your practice? However, that’s not always the case.

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Consulting Success

MARCH 2, 2020

Your branding is the public face of your company, so it has to present as strong enough to carry the weight of all. Business branding is such an essential part of setting up a company because this is what’ll set you apart from all the other firms running in the same industry as you are.

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

She explains how presenting. So when growing your business, we must also look at human behavior, what motivates them, and how we can leverage that. In today’s episode, Melina Palmer, CEO of The Brainy Business, explains how behavioral economics for consultants helps grow the business.

Consulting 246

Consulting 246

David A Fields

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

What’s the most effort your consulting firm should invest in developing the proposal and/or proposal presentation? Bad news: developing that proposal will consume time, and you’re already busy. It depends. Before we establish … Continued. Fields Consulting Group.

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David A Fields

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The hours immediately after you close an engagement present a huge opportunity that many consulting firms … Continued The post The 7 Steps to Take Immediately After Your Consulting Firm Wins a Project appeared first on David A. Extra points if you name the TV show.)

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David A Fields

JANUARY 29, 2019

In fact your consulting firm may dazzle your clients with artfully designed presentations and printouts, chock-a-block with clever analyses, pithy insights, and/or progress updates. Since you’re a consultant, chances are you’ve produced a report or two.

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David A Fields

AUGUST 14, 2018

Picture yourself presenting your final results from a project to your client. The meeting is swimming along smoothly and you’re basking in the warm glow of another happy client. Then, your client asks, “Buddyboy, could you slice the data one more way so we can see impact by geographic area?” Setting aside your confusion over [ ]

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David A Fields

DECEMBER 20, 2022

A lot of folks give and receive presents this time of year. Games, chocolates, electronics, more chocolates, cars (so the car advertisers would have you believe) with trunks full of chocolates. As a consulting firm leader, you’re standing at a gift-giving nexus. Your consulting practice is a veritable cornucopia of gifts.

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Successful Independent Consulting

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Sure, we may jot down our key points or put together a flawless presentation, but have we prepared our brains to seek the outcomes we desire? Although I don’t remember most of it, I still use this one process before any important conversation or presentation. Use the present tense when you write your notes. Draw the left ear.

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David A Fields

DECEMBER 28, 2021

You utter pithy proclamations in your podcasts, write alluring arguments in your articles, and present a veritable treasure trove of value in your videos. Your consulting firm can increase the amount and quality of engagement from the readers, listeners and viewers of your marketing content (a.k.a. your thought leadership).

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David A Fields

JUNE 7, 2022

Both of these client behaviors present a challenge for your consulting firm. Consulting firm clients occasionally (or frequently) don’t live up to their obligations on a project—mid-project approvals come late, or not at all, critical information is missing, etc. … Continued.

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Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 19, 2023

You don’t need to check all these boxes, but if any strike a chord with you, weave them into your marketing, such as your website, LinkedIn profile, presentations, and proposals. After decades of working with some of the worlds’ best consultants, coaches, and solopreneurs, I’ve assembled a list of qualities that contribute to their success.

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 10, 2024

If you're wondering how to start a consulting business or coaching practice while being a fully present parent, let me show you how it’s not only possible but deeply rewarding. Reflecting now as an empty nester, I realize there were many moments when I was physically present with my kids but mentally distracted by work.

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Steve Shu Consulting

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

In order to get people to get to healthy saving rates over time, the architect may create a way for people to commit today to savings increasing in the future (a process which addresses psychological biases associated with present bias and hyperbolic discounting).

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Successful Independent Consulting

JANUARY 31, 2023

Instead, present yourself as a professional by using an email with the name of your business as the domain. If you present yourself as a business, you can charge more for your services. Clients will take you more seriously if you present yourself as a business instead of someone with a side hustle. It’s all about perception.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JANUARY 24, 2023

how choices are presented, such as with respect to defaults and number of choice options) and information architecture (e.g., how information is presented, such as percent of salary versus pennies for every dollar you earn). Two prominent ones we covered included choice architecture (e.g.,

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Tools Journal Examples 195

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

Share presentation materials in advance of the meeting (my company has a 48-hour pre-read policy). Get a presentation buddy or co-host. This is very important if you are presenting in a more formal setting or with a larger forum. This is very important if you are presenting in a more formal setting or with a larger forum.

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Michael Zipursky presents Georges Chakar, the founder and CEO of LINK Advisory Group. How do you build a 7-figure consulting firm? The company implements strategies to foster commercial sustainability by transforming people and customers. Georges believes that rapid growth is not about strategy.

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Markovitz Consulting

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Obviously, working from home presents a different set of challenges. The preparation for that week, combined with the burden of having the leadership team unavailable for such a long period of time, hamstrung Ford’s ability to react to operational issues in a timely manner.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 17, 2020

Effectively present information and concepts so that an intended purpose is achieved. Skillfully use a variety of presentation media and formats. Applies expert strategic facilitation skills to influence groups so that tasks, process, relationships, and individual needs are addressed.

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Steve Shu Consulting

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

As an example, for Door 3 students could put me in the hotspot by having me present a short piece of research and then quiz me based on concepts in Chapters 1 and 2 of the course book. The voting didn’t quite go as I expected it would. Students chose Door 1 over Door 3.

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Successful Independent Consulting

OCTOBER 13, 2021

This will ensure you present yourself like this…. Fiverr - Get a logo produced in about a week for $50-$100 One you have your logo, for maximum professionalism be sure to add your brand-new logo to your LinkedIn profile. and not like this…. Follow the steps in this article to do that. It’s not difficult but there is a trick to it!)

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Consulting Success

MARCH 21, 2022

Michael Zipursky teams up with speaking and communications expert Lauren Sergy to explore breaking down the fear of public speaking and presenting. How does one move past these and how can you overcome your fear of public speaking? Lauren discusses her.

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Harvard Business

JULY 25, 2024

When idea pitches fail to resonate, it doesn’t always have to do with the merit of the idea, your presentation style, or charisma; the problem could stem from a deeper disengagement in your organization. Drawing from his experience at Disney, the author uses examples of successful presentations in each style and gives tips on engaging each.

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Examples Meeting Management 101

Consulting Success

JUNE 28, 2021

An anthropologist is someone who studies the aspects of humans in past and present societies. How do you combine that into business? Corporate anthropologist, Andi Simon, has the answer. Andi is the Founder and CEO of Simon Associates Management Consultants. She is also the author of Rethink: Smashing the Myths of Women in Business.

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Markovitz Consulting

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

So not only was I presenting them with a new way of thinking about their work, I was essentially asking them to learn a foreign language. “Focus process,” “target condition,” etc. may be perfectly familiar to me, but they were about as accessible as a German language menu in an Applebee for the mechanics.

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Steve Shu Consulting

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

If projections end up being perceived as too wild or aggressive, it is better for this to happen in a working meeting or separate session before a “final” presentation is made. Here are some thoughts on how consultants prepare for and handle these types of situations: Projections may be initially tested in safer settings.

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Successful Independent Consulting

JUNE 1, 2024

Prepare several samples that show different aspects of your work, then only present those that best apply to the client’s project. Seeing the samples helped the client imagine what I would be doing and how it would help them. Tips for Using Samples To Win the Work 1. Use your samples as a springboard to explain how you achieve results.

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Steve Shu Consulting

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

We were exchanging ideas about definitive references for management consultants related to the visual aspect of presentations. One could add ink to a presentation slide while increasing insight dramatically. To cut a long story short, he brought up the powerful idea of maximizing the Insight:Ink ratio on slides. How might this work?

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 3, 2021

Sure, we got credibility when we put together a "deck to present optimal approaches to enable teams to synergize and innovate in order to take the business to the next level" which can work when you're a corporate citizen but is death to marketing copy. Pro tip: Meet your clients are their point of departure. Which is NEVER engaging.

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Methodologies Consulting Video Industry 288

Tom Spencer

MAY 3, 2024

Well-presented problem slides can set up your presentation, and help make your value contribution to the client clear. Instead, provide a focused and actionable statement that serves as a foundation for the remainder of your presentation. This is where data collection and analysis come into play.

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 19, 2023

” You’ll hear: The distinct purpose and goals of website services pages, long-form sales pages, and proposals Why your ability to convert clients begins with getting out of your head and into theirs!

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Harvard Business

MAY 24, 2024

And that process, which will be highly consultative and conversational, will create a new information pipeline that marketers need to monitor to ensure their brands are presented for relevant prompts and described accurately. The authors present three ways for marketers to rise to this challenge.

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