Visual communications consultancy
Cutting through complexity
We create clear, compelling materials for complex, critical information. And we train your people to do it themselves, with or without AI.
New: AI for better PowerPoint
Orchestrate, don't abdicate
Hand AI the tasks it does well. Keep control of the thinking and the quality. We offer hands-on training and AI-ready templates, for Copilot, Claude, Gemini or ChatGPT.
Get your point across
When you've got a critical case to make, we will make your content really land the message.
Keep stakeholders engaged
When you've got a complex topic to explain, we will make it easy to understand, and hard to forget.
Set the standard
When you need crisp, clear documents that make a real impression, we will sharpen them up.
Raise your game
When you want to learn how to improve your documents, we can teach you and your people.
Steve helped us co-create the two Visual Communications courses that are now included in our core training curriculum for all our consultants here at Berkeley, and so has helped us drive further improvement in the high quality and impact of our client-facing materials – so I’m happy to recommend his SHARPN training courses
What makes SHARPN different?
We are not a presentation design agency. We are a consultancy with deep experience in business documents: slide decks, spreadsheets and Word documents.
Deep experience
Over 20 years of consultancy experience across multiple industries and business functions means we are experts at conveying complicated topics.
Critical thinking
We consider the whole situation, not just the words on the slides. So you get a sounding board and constructive challenge.
Quick starter
Our experience means we understand complex business and technical concepts. So you won't need to explain things twice.
Fully editable
Created in standard Microsoft tools using your corporate templates, so you own the original. Not like a design agency, who will probably use Adobe tools.
Flexible service
You decide whether to work with us to build the whole narrative, or just let us improve a completed draft. Or anywhere in between.
Tailored training
We adjust our courses to suit your needs, your template and your AI tool. High Impact and Charts That Make the Point include 1:1 follow-up on real work.
Training
Slides that do your thinking justice
Hands-on courses for professionals who write slide documents, with or without AI. In person or virtual. Virtual courses can be delivered in any time zone.
AI as a Precision Tool: Better PowerPoint, Faster
Use your AI tool to plan, build and review slide documents, without handing over control.
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High Impact Slide Documents
Build habits that result in documents that are easier to read and harder to forget. Plus lots of tips for using PowerPoint more effectively.
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Charts That Make the Point
Create simple, clear charts in PowerPoint or Excel that are easy to understand and easy to believe.
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Prefer individual help? See 1:1 coaching or our online self-study course.
AI-ready templates
Give Copilot a template it can work with
Does your template make it hard to create consistent, high-quality documents? AI makes the problem worse, because it can only work with what the template gives it.
We build new templates, or upgrade yours, with purpose-named layouts, styled text levels and a wide range of sample slides. So people and AI both produce on-brand slides.
Coaching
Let the quality of your thinking shine through
If you sometimes feel that the documents you produce don't do you justice, invest in some 1:1 coaching. We'll work with you on whatever you want, at a pace that suits you.
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Book a short call to talk about your documents, your template or your team. No obligation, and no sales pitch.