PART OF

PRESENTATION
OUTLINE
01 INTRODUCTION

02 MAIN CONTENT

03 CONCLUSION

04 TIPS
 INTRODUCTION
Welcome your Capture their
01 audience and 02 attention
introduce yourself

03

04 Outline State the goal/topic

05
Instructions for QNA
1. Welcoming audience
•Good morning/afternoon ladies and gentlemen.

•Thank you for comin today. It’s been an honour for me to be

standing in front of you.

•I’m [name] and I’m looking forward to talking with you today about
[your topic].

•Hi everyone. I’m [name and background]. I’m glad to be here with
you today. Now let’s get started. (informal)
2. Capture audiences’ attention
• Did you know that [insert an interesting fact or shocking statement]?

• Have you ever heard that [insert interesting fact or shocking

statement]?

• Before I start, I’d like to share a quick story about [tell your story]…

• I remember [tell your story, experience or memory]…

• When I started preparing for this talk, I was reminded of [tell your
story, share your quote or experience]…
3. Identify Goal
• This morning I’d like to present [topic].
• Today I’d like to discuss…
• Today I’d like to share with you…
• What I want to share with you is…
• My goal today is to help you understand…
• During my talk this morning/afternoon, I’ll provide you with some
background on [main topic] and why it is important to you
• I will present my findings on…
• I’d like to take this opportunity to talk about…
• This morning/afternoon I’ll be discussing…
• I am going to explore…..
4. Outline
• First, I’m going to present… Then I’ll share with you… Finally, I’ll ask
you to…
• The next thing I’ll share with you is…
• In the next section, I’ll show you…
• Today I will be covering these 3 (or 5) key points…
• In this presentation, we will discuss/evaluate…
• By the end of this presentation, you’ll be able to…
• My talk this morning is divided into [number] main sections… First,
second, third… Finally…
5. Instructions for QNA
• If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to interrupt
me. I’m happy to answer any questions as we go along.
• Feel free to ask any questions, however, I do ask that you
wait until the end of the presentation to ask.
• There will be plenty of time for questions at the end.
• Are there any questions at this point? If not, we’ll keep
going.
• I would be happy to answer any questions you may have
now.
 MAIN CONTENT

“I will begin by discussing …”

Transitions
“Now that we have explored the ... I would
like to move on to …”

“In contrast to my earlier statements

concerning …”

“Moving away from a focus on .…”;

 CONCLUSION
THESE ARE THE SEQUENCE OF CONCLUSION STATEMENT
• A review of the topic and purpose of your presentation: “In this
presentation I wanted to explore …”
• A statement of the conclusions or recommendations to be drawn from
your work: “I hope to have been able to show that the effect of ....”;
• An indication of the next stages (what might be done to take this work
further?): “This does of course highlight the need for further
research in the area of …”;
• An instruction as to what happens next (questions, discussion or group
work?): “I would now like to give you the opportunity to ask
questions …”;
• A thank you to the audience for their attention and participation: “That’s
all I have time for. Thank you very much for listening.”