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Neil Young

Neil began work as a cartoonist in London. Then worked for the international management consultancy McKinsey and Company in the area of graphics and visual communications: firstly in London; then in Sweden; and finally in Sydney where, as visual communications specialist he ran workshops for staff and senior clients on a variety of related subjects including using his own video training courses ‘Choosing and Using Charts & Diagrams’, ‘How to Make a Picture Tell a Thousand Words’, ‘Colour for impact’ and ‘Presentation Skills’.

During his 16 years with McKinsey Neil played a large part in shaping McKinsey’s worldwide visual communication goals. Neil was a core member of various committees and teams which, amongst other things, re-engineered McKinsey’s written and visual communications, updated styles and standards to better take advantage of technology and co-developed template and library software for the production of charts and diagrams, including ‘The EDGE’.

After leaving McKinsey Neil set up various graphics and visual communication companies in Australia, including young@art and now og communication design to work with companies to better define their communication needs, train their staff in effective message-driven presentations and add value to their visual communications.

Neil is also a professional actor, award winning short-film maker and comedy scriptwriter for SBS television. He paints, cooks, does yoga, plays backgammon well and surfs poorly.

Mette Ystad Young

Mette is orginally from Norway but lives and works permanently in Australia where she has developed a broad background in the field of communications. Mette worked for McKinsey & Company for four years in Oslo and New York where she produced and coordinated PowerPoint presentations and other graphic productions for client service teams.

As a graphic specialist Mette gained extensive knowledge of PowerPoint; both in terms of production and in developing custom-made templates. She has taught PowerPoint to new staff, and also coached and mentored senior staff.

Mette has a BA in Media and Communications from Goldsmiths College, University of London and after completing a Master in Communication and Public Relations at Bond University in Australia, Mette worked in Norway as a consultant for a well respected communications and public relations company. She worked across various industries doing journalism, PR activities, project management, preparation of communication strategies and crisis and emergency communication.

Mette is fluent in both Norwegian and English (written and spoken) and has experience in desktop publishing and photography. She enjoys swimming, yoga and the beautiful beaches and climate near her home in Northern NSW.

Testimonials

"Over the years that I've worked with Neil, I want you to know that it's been both a professional privilege and a personal pleasure. When it comes to the design of visuals or of business presentations, Neil defines the word 'Quality'. "

Gene Zelazny

Director of Communications

McKinsey & Company

" Neil works magic with presentations. If you have to present ideas, and you want your presentation to be compelling, talk to Neil. He knows what it takes to pull together a presentation fast and efficiently. "
Gerard Castles
Communications Consultant

" Being able to get high-quality production and translation done overnight, and in Norwegian - with added value - is a fantastic resource for me and my team. "
Associate Partner
International Management Consultancy Firm
Norway

" Neil fully understands the brand guidelines and the business strategy and objectives, the presentations are taking less time to turn around and they look far more professional and ALIGNED across the group. Neil is REALLY cost effective and his skill base is far better than anyone I have ever used before. "
Head of Brand
BT Financial Group
Australia

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Say It With Charts was first published in 1985 and became an immediate success. Now in its fourth edition, the book has sold more than 100,000 copies in seven languages. Say It With Charts Toolkit combines the classic Say It With Charts with the new Say it With Charts Workbook.

Includes downloadable templates of over 250 visual concepts and metaphors to stimulate your creativity and speed your work

ISBN: 0071474706 ▪ $59.95
http://www.zelazny.com/charts.html

Newly expanded! Say It With Presentations provides insights and techniques that will give you the confidence to make your presentation interesting, inspiring, and, most of all, successful.

Includes a new section called “Say It With Imagination” that helps you create unique visuals by using metaphor, humor, paintings, music, and other tools – for presentations that need to go beyond traditional chart and text pages

ISBN: 0071472894 ▪ US$45.00
http://www.zelazny.com/presentations.html

People who communicate strategically will see their changes through. We help our clients enjoy that experience. Scaffidi Hugh-Jones is a unique communication consultancy that combines the skills of a strategic communication agency with the commercial acumen of a management consultancy.

We specialise in strategic communication and believe that corporate communication exists only to support business goals. Our approach involves understanding your objectives and devising a communication strategy based on solid research, analysis and logic.

http://www.shj.com.au/index.php