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Can you turn 150 pages into a 5 minute presentation before a meeting?

11.06.2025 00:26

Can you turn 150 pages into a 5 minute presentation before a meeting?

Personally yes, I could as I have worked on sakes and marketing, so gave many presentations on a variety of subjects.

Now working as an English language teacher I teach students to give presentations to get good exam results and am currently teaching Algerian trainee pilots to give presentations, describe a photo, read a taxt and summarise it and to answer questions on all 3 disciplines.

With no knowledge of the subject, or your level of English, giving presentations and editing it's hard to say!

How can you tell if someone is cunning?

Use the 4 point plan. Introduction, good points, bad points and conclusion.

Lots of the writing will be blah blah blah so ignore it. It's the who, where, when, why and how much that counts, usually.

Control the room by starting I am xx here to discuss xxx and will answer questions at the end of my presentation.

What is your opinion on The Beatles' impact on modern popular music? Are there any other bands with similar impacts on their genre(s)? Why them and not others?

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail, and I fear that is your problem! You are overwhelmed and don't have a clue where to start.

Use diagrams or photos with simple key points

If necessary send something to everyone in advance again with highlights you want to emphasise or hand something out at the end.

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