AI for Consultants: Client-Ready Decks
Build client-ready decks with Claude Slides in 8 lessons. The honest storyline-first, evidence-based workflow real consultants actually need. Free to start.
An ex-McKinsey consultant tested five AI presentation tools against a real consulting bar and concluded that none of them produced a deck ready to send to a client without significant editing. Days later, Anthropic launched Claude Slides — a native, in-chat presentation tool built directly into Claude — and the loudest reaction anywhere online was from consultants calling it “a PowerPoint magic wand.”
Both things are true. This course teaches you the honest, defensible workflow that sits between the hype and the reality: how to use Claude Slides to draft fast, exactly where to apply your own judgment, and how the best-resourced firms in the industry — McKinsey, BCG, and Bain — already deploy AI for this same task.
By the end, you’ll have a personal, reusable prompt library and a complete storyline-to-shipped-deck workflow you can apply to every real engagement going forward.
What You'll Learn
- Create a structured, on-message deck outline from raw findings before any slide content exists
- Produce a full first draft in Claude Slides grounded in real evidence, not invented content
- Apply audience-specific adaptations across a C-suite readout, an internal team update, and an external client meeting
- Identify which slide types Claude handles well and which dense exhibits still need manual rebuilding
- Execute a clean PowerPoint export and a defensible quality pass before anything ships
- Evaluate what your firm's AI and data policy allows before client information goes into any tool
After This Course, You Can
What You'll Build
Course Syllabus
Who Is This For?
- Management and strategy consultants building client decks regularly
- Boutique-firm associates who own deck production for engagements
- Solo and independent consultants without a support team to catch formatting issues
- Analysts who want to understand where AI genuinely saves time in deck work, and where it doesn't
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need Claude Slides access to take this course?
It helps, but isn't required to start — Claude Slides is rolling out to Pro and Max subscribers first. The workflow and prompts in this course work the moment you have access, and the thinking behind each step is useful even if you're currently using a different AI presentation tool.
Is this course only for management consultants?
Management and strategy consultants are the primary audience, but boutique-firm associates and solo/independent consultants building client decks will find every lesson directly applicable.
Will this teach me to build a fully autonomous, no-review deck workflow?
No — and that's intentional. Every credible source on AI presentation tools, including how McKinsey, BCG, and Bain deploy their own internal tools, agrees that a human review step is still required. This course teaches the fastest, most defensible path to that finished result.
How long does it take to complete?
About 1.5 hours total across 8 lessons, each 10-16 minutes. The first two lessons are free — no signup required.
