How to Talk Like a Consultant

A 30,000 ft, overview of consulting acronyms, jargon, metaphors, and idioms commonly used in the consulting industry

[aksantanaut]

Also, "Sent from my iPhone". While not as relevant nowadays, it was (consciously or unconsciously) used to show off prestige by senior team members.

[grantemery]

Some wild ass guess presented as industry best practice hit home really hard

[evanchan]

Loved the IG account and now loving this YT channel! So many topics...
- consulting vs. in-house
- nobody on the project knowing what they're doing / low-level analysts billed as "experts" on multi-million dollar projects
- differences between the Big4 and/or MBB
- life shifting from project to project (like switching families)
- navigating the hierarchy of mgmt consulting
- compliance, compliance, compliance (omg please make it stop)(gov't side needing to input time every single day 😱)
- how to get onto a project
- navigating the firm / switching from one part of the firm to another

[kazuki]

You sound like a younger version of Victor Cheng.
10/10 would read your book if you have one

[hollyk]

Love it! But my OCD is bothered by the non-aligned slides.

[TheJamonLance]

Whats the similarity between a consulting project and a roof? you reduce it a 25% and you end up with a oof.

[pablotroyse]

was honestly crying laughing at the end

[victorrzhang]

It's not even just consulting speak at this point - just how all my profs and peers in business school speak

[rhysvdh]

Please cover 7 minute (1 cigarette) smoke break stakeholder meetings. And how horrible COVID has been to them.

[jordanegger]

wouldn't bad news bears be derivative of the 1976 film of the same title?

[owensagness]

Actually SWAG is Sophisticated Wild Ass Guess

[jeskow]

Well, looks like there was at least ONE offended Practice Director who was working on thought leadership when they saw this.

[jothetalkingfork]

My teacher sent me this and now I have to talk like a consultant as my work 💀💀
( I'm in 8th grade)