5 Minutes, 5 Slides, or 5 Bullets-Briefing Advice
I was a Squadron Nuclear Weapons Safety Officer at Langley AFB. Among my many duties, I was called to brief the head of the Tactical Air Command. There was some political pressure in a foreign country, and he wanted to have a quick plan to move out all the nuclear weapons. I panicked. I was a lowly First Lieutenant at the time, and briefing a four-star general wasn’t something I was looking forward to.
I never briefed him, but one of his aids told me how to prepare. He was a real ‘get ’em kind of a guy, and he hated long briefings. He gave me some advice that I have applied my entire life.
He didn’t care how complicated the subject was. He wanted 5 minutes, five slides, or five bullet points, whichever occurred first. If anyone couldn’t cover a complex problem under those limitations, then he didn’t know what he was talking about. I have applied that level of brevity many times in my career.
I was an Air Force pilot for twelve years and flew to 27 countries. Then I had a long career at Northrop Grumman working on Top Secret Programs. I have a lot of interesting stories.
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