Appeal to executives about his ability?

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Hello,Is this correct?"He devoted significant effort into his presentation to appeal to executives about his ability."Or how would you normally write it to mean "appeal to executives to make them regcognize his ability"Thanks a lot.

Doctor D · Accepted Answer

To start with, let's fix the first part.

He devoted significant effort to his presentation..
OR
He put significant effort into his presentation...

Now for the last part. I would use neither of your suggested sentences. The first sentence is incorrect ("appeal...about") and the second sentence is awkwardly long. Say instead:

...in order to impress the executives with his ability.
Or
...in order to make the executives recognize his ability.

Either of the first two parts will work with either of the second two parts (and be correct). For example:

He devoted significant effort to his presentation in order to make the executives recognize his ability.

Appeal to executives about his ability?

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