How to Turn a Technical Report into a Presentation
A report is written to be read in detail. A presentation is delivered in minutes. Moving from technical report to presentation means selecting, simplifying and reordering, not copying pages onto slides. Need help with technical report to presentation? Message Senthil Kumar on WhatsApp: +91-9952749533 Know your audience Executives want conclusions and decisions. Technical reviewers want method and evidence. Decide who is in the room and prepare accordingly. Start with the executive summary Your summary already holds the purpose, findings and recommendations. Use it to outline the main slides. Select only the key figures Choose the three to five charts that prove your main points. Redraw them with larger text and fewer lines if needed. Leave the rest in the appendix. Rewrite for speaking Turn paragraphs into short statements. Put calculation details in notes or backup slides. Check the flow Does each slide follow logically from the last? Is the recommendation clear and...