The point or gist — the essentials or main outline of a matter; the core idea summarized concisely.
会議の要領をまとめて、参加者に配布した。
I summarized the main points of the meeting and distributed them to participants.
話の要領が悪くて、何を言いたいのかわからない。
He isn't good at getting to the point, so I can't tell what he wants to say.
要領を得ない説明は聞き手を混乱させる。
An explanation that fails to get to the point confuses the listener.
A knack or skillful way of doing things — the trick or method to handle tasks efficiently (having a knack).
要領よく仕事をこなす同僚がうらやましい。
I'm envious of a colleague who handles work efficiently.
要領をつかめば、この作業は簡単になる。
Once you get the hang of it, this task becomes easy.
新人はまず基本を学び、次に要領を覚えるべきだ。
A newcomer should first learn the basics and then learn the knack.