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Match these formal phrases with the less formal phases in the table.

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.

Today, I would like to …
Let me just start by introducing myself. My name is
… It’s a pleasure to welcome you today.
In my presentation I would like to report on …
The topic of today’s presentation is …
I suggest that we begin now.
I’m aware that you all have very tight schedules …

No. Less Formal More Formal

1. In my talk I’ll tell you about … In my presentation i would like to
report on ...
2. Today I’m going to talk about … Today, i would like to ...
3. Ok, Shall we get started? I suggest that we begin now …
4. It’s good to see you all here. It’s a pleasure to welcome you
today …
5. Hi, everyone. Good afternoon, ladies and
gentlemen …
6. What I want to do today is … The topic of today’s presentation
is …
7. I know you are all very busy. I’m aware that you all have very
tight schedules …
8. As you know, I’m … Let me just start by introducing
myself. My name is …

Below is the opening part of a presentation. Fill in the blanks using the expression provided in the
box.

give an overview
If you have any questions
to put it another way, is divided into three
parts To end with
I am going to talk to you about
First of all, let me start by thanking
you

'Good Morning ladies and gentlemen. First of all, let me start by thanking you for attending this
presentation. I understand that everybody is very busy. So your attendance is very much appreciated.

My name is Eddie Grants and I work as the European human resources manager for LPS. Which I have
done for the past 5 years. I have worked in the field of human resources in various companies since I left
university, nearly 20 years ago.

In this presentation, i am going to talk to you about why your staff are lazy and unproductive, or
To put it another way how employers and managers mismanage their staff.

Today's presentation to begin with, which I will tell you about now. Is divided into three parts , I will give
an overview of how current employee under-performance is costing companies millions in lost revenue,
every minute of every day. Then I will explain the causes of this under-performance. To end with, I will
outline an easy method to rectify this problem, which will keep your staff motivated and more
productive.

If you have any questions, I would be pleased to answer them at the end of the presentation.
Choose one of the words provided in the brackets to complete the phrases of a presentation below.
OK, let’s 1. (get) started. We are here to discuss the introduction of short time work in our company. 2.
(Did you know), our order books are not the fullest at the moment so we have to find ways to get
through this crisis and at the same time keep jobs. What I want to do this morning is to (show) you how
we could reorganize our working hours.
I’d like to 3. (tell) to you today about how globalization has changed the face of the insurance industry.
The 4. (aim) of my talk is to 5. (deliver) you with information on the major developments in the
insurance market in the last few months. I’d like to 6. (begin) with ...
As you can see from your handouts, we’ll be looking at some new European transport regulations today.
The 7. (objective) is to 8.(bring) you up to date with the latest changes which will be introduced on
January 1. These changes will mainly affect transport companies in the EU but they will also ...
9. (Take a look) at these figures. They 10. (clearly) highlight how a combination of two significant
external factors affected our business in the first two quarters of this year. One important factor is the oil
price, the second development of the euro against the dollar. In 2002, we exported nearly two-thirds of
our products to the US and Canada. Since then oil has become much more expensive and so the euro. Let
me 11. (show) you what this means for our export business. I’ll just write some figures on the board and
then we will go on to 12. (discuss) the next point.
If you look at the next slide, you will 13. (see – get) the layout of our new open-plan office in Hamburg.
14. (As you can see) from the plan, it’s 24.8 meters long and about 16 meters wide, for a total of just over
400 square meters.

Suggest two possible phrases for each of the cues below.

1. Greet the audience
a. good morning ladies and gentlemen
b. Hei everyone, first of all let me thank you all for coming
here today.

2. Give the topic of your presentation.

a. my talk is concerned with..
b. what i’d like to present to you today is ...

3. Describe the structure of your presentation.

a. today’s topic is particular interest to those of you who...
b. I’m going to divide this talk into four parts

4. Say thank you for the audience coming to your presentation.

a. thanks for your attention.
b. May I thank you all for being such an attentive audience.

5. Invite the audiences to ask questions.

a. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the end of my presentation.
If you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them now.
b. If you would like me to elaborate on any point, please
ask.
Put these words in the right order to make typical sentences from a conclusion

1. Well,/the end of/ today/ brings me/ to/ my talk/ that

well, that brings me to the end of my talk today

2. Before I/ key issues/ go over/ the/ stop, let me/ again

before i stop, let me go over the key issues again...

3. As a/ means/ let me say/ for us/ what this/ final point,

as a final point let me say what this means for us

4. Finally,/like to/issue/highlight/I’d/ one/key

finally, i’d like to highlight one key issues

5. That/ business/ just about/ to say/ about/ I wanted/everything/covers

that covers just about eveything i wanted to say about business