Practise the standard verbs for pitching a clear, specific conference talk.
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Fill in: 'We ___ a clear, specific takeaway in the abstract, so a reviewer scanning hundreds of submissions can tell in one sentence exactly what the audience will leave with.'
We 'state a takeaway' — the standard, simple collocation for spelling out the concrete value of a talk. The other options are less idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'Writing an abstract that's really just a broad topic description instead of a specific argument can ___ a strong talk idea rejected purely for reading as vague.'
We say a vague abstract will 'leave' a good idea rejected — the standard, natural collocation for the resulting outcome. The other options aren't idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'We ___ the proposal against the conference's stated audience level, since a deeply advanced talk pitched at a beginner-track event gets rejected for the wrong reason entirely.'
We 'pitch a proposal' — the standard, simple collocation for aiming a submission at the intended audience. The other options are less idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'We ___ the talk's core story in a single rehearsal well before the deadline, since a proposal built on a talk you haven't actually thought through tends to show.'
We 'outline a story' — the standard, simple collocation for sketching a talk's structure ahead of submission. The other options aren't idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'We ___ the submission against the call for proposals' actual formatting rules, since an organiser skimming a stack of entries drops a malformed one first.'
We 'check a submission' — the standard, simple collocation for verifying compliance with stated requirements. The other options are less idiomatic here.