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Open at a high level, in broad strokes.

高い視点から、大づかみに切り出せるようになりましょう。

Key English phrases

In broad strokes, ~.
I'll spare you the detail and ~.
The story today is ~.
Let me orient you: ~.

Example conversation

ALet me orient you: three slides, one decision.
BEfficient.
AIn broad strokes, we're winning, but spending too much to do it.
BSo the story is...?
AThe story today is profitable growth. I'll spare you the detail and focus on that.
BPerfect.

In context

Listen to a high-level opening. 'Let me orient you quickly: three slides, one decision. In broad strokes, the business is growing nicely, but we're spending too much to get there. I'll spare you the granular detail today and keep us strategic. The story is simple: how do we make this growth profitable? Let's dig in.'

When to use it · practice

You're opening a strategic update. Give the broad strokes.
戦略的な報告を始めます。大づかみに示しましょう。
You want to stay high-level. Skip the detail.
高い視点を保ちたいです。詳細は省きましょう。
You want one clear narrative. State the story.
ひとつの明確な筋書きを示したいです。「今日の話は〜」と言いましょう。

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