making a presentation on vs making a presentation about

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Making a presentation on' is commonly used when referring to the topic or subject of the presentation, while 'making a presentation about' is more general and can be used to introduce the overall content or purpose of the presentation.

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making a presentation on

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to the specific topic or subject of the presentation.

This phrase is used to indicate the specific focus or subject matter of the presentation. It is followed by the topic or subject that will be covered.

Examples:

I will be making a presentation on the latest marketing trends.
She is preparing to make a presentation on climate change.
The team is working on making a presentation on the new product launch.

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I heard you were making a presentation to the board.
Edwards is making a presentation tonight about his non-profit.
Your presence is welcome here, of course, but I hope you understand that the privilege of making a presentation to this forum is for invited guests only.
Of course I will also continue to contribute to co-operation between the Court and the COCOBU by answering questions and making presentations.
So you'll be making the presentation then, ron.
Here I am (tomorrow), making my presentation.
We are very close to making our presentation.
The Edison people are making their presentation at noon.
I don't need your help. I've been making successful presentations in boardrooms for years.
St week when I was over at their house, I told her you were making your presentation today.
I can assure you we are very close to making our presentation, Mr Mansour.
He's making an official presentation at Holyrood Palace.
Before making a short presentation of the new Fisheries Partnership Agreement with Greenland, I would like to outline just a few points relating to the previous agreement, which dated back to 1985 when Greenland had left the Community.
And I really want to thank Veronica Jauriqui for making this very fashionable presentation.
This menu modifies selected text and provides a few tools familiar from word processing applications for your convienience for when you are making presentations with large amounts of text in them. The Text menu will only effect selected or highlighted text.
It is unfair on those making presentations and on those acting as rapporteurs today, as well as on fellow Members, and I am not even going to mention the staff and the representatives of the Commission who have to sit here in front of an empty Chamber.
When making such changes in presentation, an entity reclassifies its comparative information in accordance with paragraphs 41 and 42.
This is where the Commission's delay in making its presentation to the Convention has been crucial, but the regions and the Member States must continue to be given the option of determining these matters themselves on a local basis.
PowerPoint is supposed to be considered a great educational technology, but it was not meant for education, it was meant for making boardroom presentations.
Answering clients' information requests, selecting information, cataloguing and indexing documents, making presentations and providing training to clients.

Alternatives:

giving a presentation on
delivering a presentation on
presenting on

making a presentation about

This phrase is correct and can be used to introduce the overall content or purpose of the presentation.

This phrase is more general and can be used to introduce the content or purpose of the presentation without specifying a particular topic. It is followed by a brief description of the presentation.

Examples:

He will be making a presentation about the company's new strategy.
The students are preparing to make a presentation about their community service project.
She is giving a presentation about the importance of teamwork.

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Edwards is making a presentation tonight about his non-profit.
During the meeting, Kogalymavia made a presentation about ongoing corrective action.
And now we're going to have Steph, who's going to give us a presentation about a recent trip she made.
I have delivered two reports on this matter to the relevant committees, and today I have made a presentation about current affairs, also before Parliament.
I heard you were making a presentation to the board.
Who here would like to see a presentation about crime statistics as a function of demographics and time?
Your presence is welcome here, of course, but I hope you understand that the privilege of making a presentation to this forum is for invited guests only.
Commissioner, you talked in your presentation about distorting competition.
David Wallace has authorized us to put on a little presentation about the history of Dunder Mifflin.
& kpresenter; - a presentations application.
Michael, this is a presentation tool.
And we had to watch another presentation about curfews...
Has often given lectures and made presentations about audit related subjects, for instance "the European Implementing Guideline for the INTOSAI auditing standards" at the Estonian SAI in October 2000.
Uh. [Whispering] What's our presentation about?
The Commission shall convene the Committee to make a presentation of the review report.
The Commission subsequently published a presentation dating from July 2009 on the DG SANCO website.
Rick Rosen is expecting us to make a presentation in less than an hour.
Best closer to a presentation, a Nicholson quote.
We had a presentation with the vendors today.
The two candidates each make a presentation to the school.

Alternatives:

giving a presentation about
delivering a presentation about
presenting about

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making a presentation on vs making a presentation about