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Reviewing a School Board Data Presentation

A colleague helps Kenneth clarify findings, qualify claims, and acknowledge uneven student progress.

Activity topic: Presenting data responsibly

C1Premium content · 5 min

Reviewing a School Board Data Presentation

A colleague helps Kenneth clarify findings, qualify claims, and acknowledge uneven student progress.

Activity topic: Presenting data responsibly

Vocabulary in this activity

  • can you look at this
  • What do you want people to understand first?
  • lead with that
  • I’d qualify it slightly
  • Fair point.
  • Leaving them out could make the story sound selective.

Excerpt

Kenneth

Leah, can you look at this chart before I send it to the school board tonight?

Leah

Sure. Is it the attendance report you mentioned over dinner?

Kenneth

Exactly. I’ve reduced six months of data to three points: attendance rose, absences fell, and the gap between grades narrowed.

Leah

That’s a clear structure, but the opening still feels too technical. What do you want people to understand first?

Kenneth

That the tutoring program seems to be helping students stay engaged.

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What you'll practice

  • Sentence-by-sentence audio
  • 15 lines to say out loud, with feedback

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