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You’re now standing in front of your audience. Before you begin your presentation, start by
greeting your audience, welcoming them to the event and introducing yourself.
After you have given an introduction, you are ready to begin speaking about your topic. Use
these phrases to get started.
Use this phrase to give your audience a brief overview of the topic you’ll be discussing. This is a
good way to give them an idea of what’s going on and to bring them up to date.
5. As you’re aware, …
If you’re bringing up a topic that your audience already knows about or is aware of, then you can
use this phrase to introduce this known topic.
Sample sentence: As you’re aware, the CEO of DHL Express has often said that globalization is
here to stay.
Transitioning to the Next Topic
Before you move on to your next point, be sure to make it clear to your audience that you’re now
starting a new topic. Let them know exactly what that new topic will be. The two phrases below
are very similar in meaning, and they can both be used for transitions.
Use these phrases to tell your audience that you’ll be giving them a more detailed explanation of
the topic. Both the words ‘expand’ and ‘elaborate’ mean to explain more fully.
When making reference to a point you made earlier, or to remind your audience about something
you said before, use these phrases to that link.
This phrase lets you remind your audience about a point you made earlier. It can also be used to
emphasize a point or theme.
Sample sentence: As I said in the beginning, we’ll see an increase in profit if we follow these
five steps.
11. This relates to what I was saying earlier…
This phrase will help you make connections between ideas in your presentation. It shows that
two different ideas are connected.
Sample sentence: This relates to what I was saying earlier about increasing production to meet
the year-end demand.
12. This ties in with…
Sample sentence: This ties in with the way we’ve been doing business for the past 20 years.
Emphasizing a Point
Use these phrases to draw attention to an important point that you want your audience to note.
Very often, you may need to support your discussion points by drawing attention and making
reference to information and data from studies, reports and other sources.
To present a clearer picture of your point, you may show your data, information or examples in
the form of visuals such as charts, tables and graphs.
The word “illustrate” means “show,” usually with examples, data or visuals.
Sample sentence: I’d like to illustrate this point by showing you a chart of the number of
people in each age group who prefer to shop online.
20. This chart shows a breakdown of …
A “breakdown” refers to the detailed parts or figures that make up the total picture. A breakdown
is often used in a presentation to show all the smaller parts behind something bigger.
Sample sentence: This chart shows a breakdown of the ingredients
we use in our gluten-free products.
Restating Your Point
Use this phrase to simplify points that are complex or difficult to understand.
Use this phrase to explain your point in a way that’s easier for your audience to
understand.
This is the very end of the presentation. You have said everything you
need to say, and now you need to finish it nicely. You may also have
some time for questions. If there is time for questions, invite your
audience to ask any questions they have.