Part XIII

PART XIII: The Discover Your Mad Skills Presentation Checklist

DECIPHER

• ☐ Do we understand the audience?

• ☐ Do we understand the decision?

• ☐ Do we understand the case characteristics?

• ☐ Do we know what the judges need to believe?

• ☐ Have we decided what does not need to be communicated?

STORY

• ☐ Is the problem clear?

• ☐ Is the complication clear?

• ☐ Is the decision clear?

• ☐ Is the recommendation clear?

• ☐ Does the story flow logically?

• ☐ Does every section contribute to the argument?

DECK

• ☐ Does every slide have one primary message?

• ☐ Are the slide titles messages rather than topics?

• ☐ Does the evidence support the message?

• ☐ Are visuals easy to understand?

• ☐ Is the most important information obvious?

• ☐ Is the deck readable from the back of the room?

• ☐ Have we removed unnecessary information?

SPEAKING

• ☐ Are we speaking rather than reading?

• ☐ Are we making eye contact?

• ☐ Is our pace appropriate?

• ☐ Are we using pauses?

• ☐ Are we emphasising important points?

• ☐ Are we using clear transitions?

• ☐ Do we sound like one team?

TEAM

• ☐ Are speaking roles based on the story rather than equal time?

• ☐ Are transitions smooth?

• ☐ Are key numbers and terminology consistent?

• ☐ Does every speaker understand the entire solution?

Q&A

• ☐ Can we explain every major assumption?

• ☐ Can we defend our recommendation?

• ☐ Can we explain why we rejected alternatives?

• ☐ Can we explain the financials?

• ☐ Can we discuss risks?

• ☐ Can we explain implementation?

• ☐ Can we handle a question we haven’t anticipated?