"At the beginning of the 5 minutes you shouldn’t assume anything about what I know" This part of the question would really throw me off. If I want to explain

"At the beginning of the 5 minutes you shouldn’t assume anything about what I know" This part of the question would really throw me off. If I want to explain wood working, and I can't assume you know what wood is, we are in trouble. I think it is meant to say don't assume there is any domain specific knowledge known ahead of time. That would make more sense to me.