Maybe a good way to trim off unnecessary context but for presentations I’ve done on concepts novel to the audience, the context is critical for understanding. S

Maybe a good way to trim off unnecessary context but for presentations I’ve done on concepts novel to the audience, the context is critical for understanding. Skipping to some meat then giving context just produces more confusion. I much prefer leading with “why does my audience care”. They don’t care about context - but I like literally saying “you should care about this because X” or “after this presentation you will be able to do Y”. That engages people and focuses your presentation on the lens of audience’s needs rather than yours. Then context is reasonable as they’re hooked and want to know where you’re going.