Я не думаю, что совсем понимаю
Много – Used with inanimate objects?
Also много is used with passive verbs…
На собрание было много руководителей
There were a lot of ‘team leaders’ (‘supervisors’) at the meeting.
Многие – Used with verbs denoting action, like speaking?
"Многие руководителей говорили по-русски"
Many (a considerable proportion of the) supervisors were speaking in Russian.
Это правда?