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Giving a Presentation 1. reaching the end of one point
Repertoire of useful phrases to help you to give presentations Right, I’ve talked about/ mentioned...
We’ve looked at ...
I. Part one – introduction I. Phrases for your introduction That’s all I have to say about ...
That covers ...
1. Signaling the start II. Phrases for the main part of your 2. moving on to the next point
OK, then, shall we start? presentation. Now we come to ...
OK, then, I’d like to begin.
That brings us to ...
Let’s start ... III. Phrases for your conclusion
I’d like to move on/draw your attention to my next point.
2. Greeting
IV. Phrases for managing questions Let’s move on to ...
Good morning/afternoon, ladies and gentlemen/everyone.
Let’s look now at ...The next thing I’d like to talk about is ...
Thank you for coming. Make a sensible choice of the phrases 2. Giving reasons
I’m very happy that you’ve come here today. that fit your presentation best, don’t
use too many of them – your speech is The main explanation for this is ...
3. Introducing the subject not about showing off phrases! There are two reasons/explanations for this. First,... Second,...
Today, I’m going to talk about...
This can be explained by two factors. Firstly, ... Secondly, ...
I’d like to talk to you today about ...
This is due to ...
I’m going to present the recent .../inform you about .../describe ...
One reason for this is ...
The subject/focus/topic of my talk/presentation/speech is ...
Another reason is ...
My presentation today concerns …
3. Developing the point
What I like to do is to discuss …
Where does that take us?
I intend to discuss
Let’s look at this in more detail.
4. Stating the purpose / justifying the topic
What does that mean for us?
We are here today to decide/learn about/discuss ...
4. Giving examples
The aim/objective/purpose today is to update you on .../give you the background to ...
A good example of this is ...
In my presentation today I’ll be discussing .../I’m going to explain ...
To illustrate this point, ...
What I’d like to do today is to present ...
To support what I’ve said ...
… has been the subject of much debate recently and this is the topic of my presentation.
I’d like to give you some examples ...
… so the purpose of my presentation/speech/talk today ist o inform/discuss/present/analyse …
for instance ...
… is a growing problem in the world. For this reason I intend to focus on the issue of …
for example ...
5. Outline (main points/sequencing/length)
such as ...
I’ve divided my presentation into four parts/sections. They are ...
like...
My presentation will consist of ...
5. Referring to research
I have divided my presentation into the following main areas: …
Researchers have identified / shown / found out ………….. three key issues here / that
Right, I’d like to begin with my first point.
A study by … shows that … / A number of studies show that … / A very interesting study shows that …
Firstly/First of all/In the first part of my presentation ....................I will/I’m going to look at ...
According to …
Secondly/then/next ................I would like to/I’ll move on to the issue of …
Figures from … show / suggest / indicate / prove that …
Thirdly / and then we come to ...
6. Referring to visuals
After that/later........................I’m going to talk about / look at / move on to ...
Take/Have a look at ...
Finally/lastly/last of all I’d like to analyze/discuss/focus on/look at/consider/explain/tell you about/
Let’s...
show you how/speak to you about ...
I’d like you to look at this transparency/graph/table/pie chart/flow chart/bar chart/ diagram/chart
I’ll finish off with a question / by suggesting some measures to solve …
I’d like to draw your attention to ...
6. Inviting questions
This shows/represents ...
I’d be glad to answer any questions at the end of my talk.
As you can see ...
If you have any questions, please feel free to interrupt.
If you look at ...you can see from the transparency, etc. that ...
Let me show you ...
II. Part two – main part
Could you look at your handouts ...
1. Ordering The next slide / picture / graph shows ...
Now, I’m going to start by … 7. Relating ideas
First were going to look at … 1. showing consequence
Let’s start with … therefore ...
Turning then to my first point … so ...
I’d like to begin by … consequently ...
Ok, so let’s start looking at …
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because of this ... It was pleasure talking to you ...
as a result .... I will be giving you handouts.
2. comparing You will find handouts at the entrance.
similarly ... There are copies on the table.
in the same way ...
one similarity/difference between ......... is that ... IV. Questions
3. contrasting 1. Inviting questions
but ... Are there any questions?
however ... Have you got any questions?
although ... 2. Asking questions
nevertheless... Could I go back to the point you made about...?
even though ... I was interested in your comment on ...
despite / in spite (of the fact that) ... You said that ...
whereas/while... Could you say a little more about that?
in contrast to ... Could you clarify what you said about ...?
by contrast with ... I‘d like to ask about ...
on the other hand... May I ask you a question?
4. highlighting I’m interested in your opinion about ...
in particular ... Do you mind if I ask you...
especially ... I’m interested to know ...
changing the word order, e.g.: ‘What was important was the final conclusion.’ (instead
3. Handling questions
of: ‘The final conclusion was important.’) 1. clarifying
repeating key words, e.g.: ‘We need to compare past achievements and present
If I understand you correctly, you are saying/asking ...
achievements.’ (instead of ‘We need to compare past and present achieve‐ ments.’) I didn’t quite catch that.
5. showing an additional argument Could you go over that again?
moreover ... I’m not sure what you’re getting at.
in addition to this ... Sorry, I’m not sure what you mean.
not only ... but also 2. playing for time
furthermore... That’s a good/interesting/difficult point/question/comment.
I’m glad you raised that point.
III. Part three – ending / conclusion
3. saying you don’t know
1. Signaling the end I’m sorry I don’t have that information at this moment.
That brings me to the end of my presentation. I’m afraid I don’t know at the moment.
That completes my presentation. 4. avoiding giving answers
That covers all I want/wanted to say today. Perhaps we could deal with that later.
Before I stop/finish, let me just say ... Can we talk about that on another occasion?
2. Summarizing I’m afraid that’s not my field.
Let me just run over the key points again. I don’t have the figures with me.
I’ll briefly summarize the main issues. I’m sure Mr/Ms ... could answer this question.
To sum up... I’ll get back to you if time permits.
Let’s recap, shall we? 5. checking if the questioner is satisfied
If I can just sum up the main points ... Does that answer your question?
Finally, I’d like to go over/review ... Is that clear?
Firstly, I talked about ......... Secondly, I discussed......Thirdly, I looked at ...... Can we go on?
3. Concluding 6. concluding the questions
In conclusion ... / To conclude … Right, if nobody wants to ask anything else, I think we can finish here.
I’d like to conclude by saying ... Right, if there are no more questions ...
As a conclusion, I’d like to ... Thank you.
I’d like to leave you with the following thought/idea.
After all is said and done I think we can conclude that …
4. Closing
Thank you for your attention / being so attentive / listening.
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