Make A Presentation Or Do A Presentation – Which Is Correct?
When it comes to giving presentations, there is a lot of confusion about whether you should “make” a presentation or “do” a presentation. Both are correct, but they have different meanings.
The terms “make” and “do” have different meanings based on context. Generally, “make” is used to create something new, and “do” is used for performing an action.
Definition Of Terms
In presentations, “make” refers to creating a presentation from scratch, whereas “do” means delivering a presentation someone else prepared.
Here is an example:
You’ll need to prepare a presentation for your sales team tomorrow, which involves creating it from scratch.
If your boss asks you to do a presentation, it means he or she has already created it and wants you to deliver it.
Using “make” or “do” when giving a presentation has different implications.
- Make: create from scratch
- Do: deliver created presentation
- Different implications
Which Is Correct?
Both terms work if used in the right context. Interchanging them can cause confusion. Understand their meanings before using them.
If you want to avoid confusion, stick to using “deliver” when referring to giving a presentation. This term applies whether you created the presentation or not.
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Definition of presentation
- fairing [ British ]
- freebee
- largess
Examples of presentation in a Sentence
Word history.
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing presentation
- breech presentation
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“Presentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presentation. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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