But in, say, 10 minutes, how can you possibly convey the
significance of the work that you sweated over for the past two
years? Rest assured that all speakers wrestle with this problem.
The key principle is that virtually any topic can be presented in
any amount of time. One could compress the history of the
world into 30 seconds if necessary, or stretch out a treatise on
the eating habits of the flea to a yearlong series of weekly
lectures. (Admittedly, it’s hard to imagine either commanding a
very large audience.)