Doing what we do can sometimes be hard to explain.
Some of the people we work with have the same problem too. Have you ever had a conversation where you talk about what you do in the world and been told you use words that are too crazy or hard to understand? I would like to do something to show just how hard it is to explain something using simple words - with the help of The Up-Goer Five Text Editor which will force me to use only the ten hundred most used words (get it?) I will try to explain what we do the best I can and avoid using words that are too huge or long.
 
Flyer Consulting (those are the only two words I will use that are not one of the ten hundred most used words) is a group of students that gives group of people who work for a business that does not focus on only making money thoughts and ideas on how to do what they do better.
 
One may ask questions like, 
 
"How do great and better than normal students do something like this?"
 
"What could you students know that people who work every single day do not know?"
 
"How would students like you go about doing something like this?"
 
Those are all good questions and the best way to answer them is to begin with how we begin all of our work which is a meeting with one of those businesses that does not focus on only making money. In this meeting our team listens about any problems that may be happening. We then look at our team at the time and decide if we have the ideas and training to help these groups.
 
If we find that we can help these groups, we then make a lot of times when we will meet again with the group, finish a given part of the problem and present everything that we have done.
 
In order to fix these problems we cut it into smaller pieces. We then give each of these smaller pieces a group of small things that are easy to understand and change, which will then give our group quick steps to fix their problems.
 
The key to our way of doing things is looking up lots of facts, figures, numbers and anything that we can learn about that problem. Our group of students loves doing this - and by doing it we always make good reasons on why what we give to fix the problem is the best fix.
 
After we put all of those numbers and facts into smaller pieces and put those smaller pieces into one fix for their problem, our team can give the people that we are working with a great group of papers which will help fix their problem!
 
And that is it (in a nutshell)! I'll go back to using the full spectrum of the English language that is at my disposal now! What a difference! Doing this was in fact very hard and made me use words that are more vague or not exactly correct. While it showed that sometimes hard ideas can be explained in a more simple way - it is also sometimes true that the best way to explain what your organization does may be a mix of technical information, assistance from visual aids as well as keeping an eye on using a simple vocabulary. 

​   I'm a pretty big fan of basketball - and being a student at the University of Dayton only makes be a bigger fan. Lately the Flyers have seen a lot success, seeing the men's team to the Elite Eight in 2014 and looking strong for this March and the women's team to the Elite Eight in 2015.       In the spirit of basketball and successful teams, I'd like to spend this blog post how Flyer Consulting (FC) is organized from the perspective of a basketball fan.

The Players

Flyer Consulting Line-Up Executive Board - Team captains - Supports and assists other team members ​- Sets goals and priorities for the team - Example: 1980s Magic Johnson

Executive Consultants  - Experienced veterans - Multiple championship rings - Leads by example - Knows how to achieve goals - Researches and learns what they need to be successful - Example: 1990s Michael Jordan

Associate Consultants - New superstar players - Most up-to-date skills - Eager to apply their knowledge within meaningful situations - Example: Early 2010s Stephen Curry

The Game