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Developing Your Analytical Skills: How to Research and Present Information

Quickly synthesise qualitative data, determine implications, and make informed decisions.

The Key Issues

Things are busy and very often we want to make quick decisions. We use our gut feeling, or we listen to what people are saying around us. But in today’s business world, you should be using data to make real informed decisions. How can you use data to make better decisions? What is the process you should follow?

Analytical thinking

Making decisions using data

Creating short presentations

Key Competences

Organizing, collecting and evaluating data

Making recommendations

The Right Programme for You

You are faced with a lot of data, and you need to learn essential analytical skills to make more informed and evidence-based decisions that benefit your team, department or organization.

Highlights

Use a 2×2 grid and a Swot Analysis to evaluate ideas and analyse strategies.

Understand and use the 3 steps of the analytical process: plan, analyse and conclude.

Learn how to present your analysis in a convincing and clear way.

Learn, Practice and Use

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Programme Details

Developing Your Analytical Skills is a 2 day face to face or 4 live online sessions hands-on training programme, highly interactive with exercises and role plays. This programme focuses on the planning and analysis phases that you need to follow when making decision. It also covers presenting your analysis and telling your story.

Five Programme Modules

1 | Analytical Skills and Data Analysis

Identifying core analytical skills
Exploring the challenges of collecting, evaluating, and presenting information
Describing the steps in the analytical process: plan, analyse, conclude

2 | The Planning Phase

Defining the purpose of the analysis
Improving your analytical skills by clarifying relevant issues: Why? Who? What are the options, benefits, and risks?
Identifying issues that are essential for comprehensive understanding
Deciding on an approach for an analysis project
Creating a data collection plan for obtaining information

3 | The Analysis Phase

Organising, collecting, and evaluating data via graphic tools
Performing affinity grouping to aggregate unstructured data into categories
Using a 2×2 grid and SWOT analysis to evaluate ideas and analyse strategies
Determining risks and performing cost-benefit analysis
Evaluating data and addressing information gaps

4 | The Conclusion and Reporting Process

Understanding the characteristics of valid conclusions
Getting from conclusions to recommendations
Presenting conclusions graphically

5 | Telling Your Story

Utilizing tools, tips, and techniques to present your story to multiple audiences
Creating and delivering a brief presentation that inspires and persuades

Faculty

Bettina
Hausmann

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2 days

€2,295

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03 Aug – 04 Aug 2026

London, City Centre

€2,295

Scheduled

28 Sep – 29 Sep 2026

Frankfurt, City Centre

€2,295

Early bird · 10% off

30 Nov – 01 Dec 2026

Brussels, City Centre

€2,295

Scheduled

4 sessions

€2,295

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22 Jun – 23 Jun 2026

4 sessions · CET

Mon 22 Jun 09:00 – 12:00
Mon 22 Jun 12:00 – 15:00
Tue 23 Jun 14:00 – 17:00
Tue 23 Jun 17:00 – 20:00

€2,295

Scheduled

02 Nov – 03 Nov 2026

4 sessions · CET

Mon 02 Nov 09:00 – 12:00
Mon 02 Nov 12:00 – 15:00
Tue 03 Nov 14:00 – 17:00
Tue 03 Nov 17:00 – 20:00

€2,295

Early bird · 10% off

This programme is available as an In-Company solution for you teams.

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Date

Location

Attendance Fee

Status

03 Aug – 04 Aug 2026

London, City Centre

€2,295

Scheduled

28 Sep – 29 Sep 2026

Frankfurt, City Centre

€2,295

Early bird · 10% off

30 Nov – 01 Dec 2026

Brussels, City Centre

€2,295

Scheduled

Date

Sessions

Attendance Fee

Status

22 Jun – 23 Jun 2026

4 sessions · CET

Mon 22 Jun 09:00 – 12:00
Mon 22 Jun 12:00 – 15:00
Tue 23 Jun 14:00 – 17:00
Tue 23 Jun 17:00 – 20:00

€2,295

Scheduled

02 Nov – 03 Nov 2026

4 sessions · CET

Mon 02 Nov 09:00 – 12:00
Mon 02 Nov 12:00 – 15:00
Tue 03 Nov 14:00 – 17:00
Tue 03 Nov 17:00 – 20:00

€2,295

Early bird · 10% off

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Testimonials

"“It is a perfect possibility to connect with people from different industries, who are dealing with the same issues.”

Agata Kulik, Product Manager Special Salts, Jungbunzlauer Ladenburg GmbH, Germany”

“Facilitator, content, tools, methods, room were very good and fitted to the participants and their needs.”

Andreas Armenat, Head of Production, GO Generics & Standard Solutions, Fresenius Kabi AG, Germany

“Very interesting topics, international and multicultural environment. Very professional coach.”

Alessandro Foresio, Vice President,
Logic S.p.A., Italy

“The subjects covered were extremely relevant and gave input to my personal development.”

Rosa Karen Schmidt, Senior VP-Assistant, Novo Nordisk, Denmark

"“It is a perfect possibility to connect with people from different industries, who are dealing with the same issues.”

Agata Kulik, Product Manager Special Salts, Jungbunzlauer Ladenburg GmbH, Germany”

“Facilitator, content, tools, methods, room were very good and fitted to the participants and their needs.”

Andreas Armenat, Head of Production, GO Generics & Standard Solutions, Fresenius Kabi AG, Germany

“Very interesting topics, international and multicultural environment. Very professional coach.”

Alessandro Foresio, Vice President,
Logic S.p.A., Italy

“The subjects covered were extremely relevant and gave input to my personal development.”

Rosa Karen Schmidt, Senior VP-Assistant, Novo Nordisk, Denmark

Testimonials

"“It is a perfect possibility to connect with people from different industries, who are dealing with the same issues.”

Agata Kulik, Product Manager Special Salts, Jungbunzlauer Ladenburg GmbH, Germany”

“Facilitator, content, tools, methods, room were very good and fitted to the participants and their needs.”

Andreas Armenat, Head of Production, GO Generics & Standard Solutions, Fresenius Kabi AG, Germany

“Very interesting topics, international and multicultural environment. Very professional coach.”

Alessandro Foresio, Vice President,
Logic S.p.A., Italy

“The subjects covered were extremely relevant and gave input to my personal development.”

Rosa Karen Schmidt, Senior VP-Assistant, Novo Nordisk, Denmark

"“It is a perfect possibility to connect with people from different industries, who are dealing with the same issues.”

Agata Kulik, Product Manager Special Salts, Jungbunzlauer Ladenburg GmbH, Germany”

“Facilitator, content, tools, methods, room were very good and fitted to the participants and their needs.”

Andreas Armenat, Head of Production, GO Generics & Standard Solutions, Fresenius Kabi AG, Germany

“Very interesting topics, international and multicultural environment. Very professional coach.”

Alessandro Foresio, Vice President,
Logic S.p.A., Italy

“The subjects covered were extremely relevant and gave input to my personal development.”

Rosa Karen Schmidt, Senior VP-Assistant, Novo Nordisk, Denmark

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Developing Your Analytical Skills: How to Research and Present Information

The Key Issues

Analytical thinking

Making decisions using data

Creating short presentations

Key Competences​

Organizing, collecting and evaluating data

Making recommendations

The Right Programme for You

Highlights

Understand and use the 3 steps of the analytical process: plan, analyse and conclude.

Learn how to present your analysis in a convincing and clear way.

Learn, Practice and Use

Watch the Video

Programme Details

Five Programme Modules

1 | Analytical Skills and Data Analysis

2 | The Planning Phase

3 | The Analysis Phase

4 | The Conclusion and Reporting Process

5 | Telling Your Story

Faculty

BettinaHausmann

BettinaHausmann

BettinaHausmann

BettinaHausmann

BettinaHausmann

Upcoming Programmes

Contact Us

Contact Us

Testimonials

"“It is a perfect possibility to connect with people from different industries, who are dealing with the same issues.”

“Facilitator, content, tools, methods, room were very good and fitted to the participants and their needs.”

“Very interesting topics, international and multicultural environment. Very professional coach.”

“The subjects covered were extremely relevant and gave input to my personal development.”

Testimonials

"“It is a perfect possibility to connect with people from different industries, who are dealing with the same issues.”

“Facilitator, content, tools, methods, room were very good and fitted to the participants and their needs.”

“Very interesting topics, international and multicultural environment. Very professional coach.”

“The subjects covered were extremely relevant and gave input to my personal development.”

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