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Executive Communication and Data Storytelling Foundations

  • Understand how executives consume information and make decisions
  • Differentiate between reporting information and presenting a recommendation
  • Transform business data into a clear message, key takeaway, and call to action
  • Apply simple storytelling structures for executive presentations

Framing the Message for Audience and Decision Context

  • Identify the audience, decision context, and presentation objective
  • Define the business question, recommendation, supporting evidence, and next steps
  • Write concise slide headlines and executive summaries
  • Organize presentation flow for clarity and faster alignment

Using AI to Plan and Refine Presentation Content

  • Leverage AI tools to draft outlines, headlines, summaries, and talking points
  • Prompt AI to improve logic, sequence, and clarity
  • Adapt AI-generated content to fit tone, audience, and business context
  • Verify AI output for accuracy, confidentiality, and relevance

Designing Clear Executive Slides in PowerPoint

  • Utilize corporate templates, layouts, fonts, and color standards
  • Select charts and visuals that align with the business message
  • Reduce clutter and use emphasis to guide attention
  • Improve readability, consistency, and slide-to-slide flow

Building Persuasive Visual Stories

  • Connect data, visuals, and commentary into a coherent narrative
  • Clearly highlight insights, trade-offs, risks, and options
  • Use annotations and comparisons to support decisions
  • Avoid common executive presentation mistakes

Presentation Workshop and Feedback

  • Review an existing or sample corporate presentation
  • Rework slides with storytelling, design, and AI support
  • Present revised content and receive structured feedback
  • Create a practical checklist for post-course use

Requirements

  • Foundational knowledge of business data, charts, and presentation workflows
  • Proficiency in using Microsoft PowerPoint or comparable presentation software
  • Professional experience creating reports, dashboards, or business updates

Target Audience

  • Business professionals responsible for preparing executive presentations
  • Managers, team leads, and analysts presenting insights to drive decision-making
  • Staff in marketing, strategy, finance, and operations managing branded corporate slides
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