Learning Activity 2

Phrases for English Presentation

A. Introduction
After given the knowledge about the importance of mastering and
preparing English presentation in general in the previous learning activity,
the students are expected to perform presentation using English phrases
for presentation. These phrases are important to conduct a clear and
effective presentation in academic context.

B. Relevance
The learning material of this learning activity includes main phrases for
presentation namely introduction phrases, middle part of presentation
(signposting), and conclusion. Besides that, this activity also provides
additional phrases in presentation such as how describing visual aids and
deal with questions.

C. Lesson Learning Outcome

1. Description
1.1. Main Phrases for Presentation
a. Introduction
1. Welcoming and ▪ Hello, everyone. I’d like, first of all, to thank
greeting the the organizers of this meeting for inviting me
audience here today.
▪ Good morning everyone and welcome to my
presentation. First of all, let me thank you all
for coming here today.
▪ Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It’s an
honor to have the opportunity to address such
a distinguished audience.
▪ Halo/Hi everyone. Thanks for coming.
2. Self introduction ▪ Let me introduce myself. I’m Jan Novak
(name, position, from Hasanuddin University in Makassar,
responsibilities) Indonesia
▪ Let me start by saying a few words about my
own background. I’m an undergraduate

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 program student of English Literature at
Hasanuddin University in Makassar,
Indonesia.
▪ For those who don’t know me already, my
name’s …. and I’m responsible for ….
3. Saying what the ▪ What I’d like to present to you today is ……
topic/title/subject is ▪ As you can see on the screen, our topic today
is ……
▪ The subject/focus/topic/title of my
presentation/talk/speech is ….
▪ In this talk, I/we would like to concentrate on
….
▪ In my presentation I would like to report on
….
▪ I’m here today to present ….
4. Stating the ▪ The purpose/objective/aim of this
purpose/objective of presentation is to ….
the presentation ▪ Today I’d like to give you an overview of ….
▪ During the next 20 minutes we’ll be ….
▪ This morning I’m going to talk to you
about/telling you about/showing you how to
deal with/reporting on the results of the study
we carried out ….
▪ What I’m going to do/What I intend to do is
describe to you/show you/tell you about ….
5. Presenting the • I’ve divided my presentation into three main
presentation outline parts.
• In my presentation I’ll focus on three major
issues.
• We thought it would be useful to divide our
talk into three main sections.
• The subject can be looked at under the
following headings: …
• We have organized this talk in the following
way: ….
• This presentation is structured as follows: ….
• This talk will cover ….
6. Sequencing • I’ll begin/start off by… Then I’ll move on
to... Then/Next/After that, I’ll be looking
at…
• My first point concerns….

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 • First/First of all, I’d like to give you an
overview of….
• Secondly/Then/Next, I’ll focus on….
• Thirdly/And then, we’ll consider….
• Finally/Lastly/Last of all, I’ll deal with….
• One thing I’ll be dealing with is the issue of
….
• I’ll end with….
• And finally, I’d like to address the problem
of/to raise briefly the issue of….
7. Questions • If you have any questions, feel free to
interrupt me at any time.
• Please interrupt me, if there is something
which needs clarifying. Otherwise, there’ll
be time for discussion at the end.
• If you have any questions you’d like to ask,
I’ll be happy to answer them.
• If you don’t mind, we’ll have questions till
the end.
• There will be time for questions after my
presentation.

b. Main Part of Presentation

1. Saying what is ▪ In this part of my presentation, I’d like to talk
coming about…
▪ So, let me first give you a brief overview…
2. Introducing the end ▪ This brings me to the end of my first point.
of a section ▪ So much for point two.
▪ So, that’s the background on…
▪ That’s all I wanted to say about…
3. Summarizing a ▪ Before I move on, I’d like to recap the main
point points.
▪ Let me briefly summarize the main issues.
▪ I’d like to summarize what I’ve said so far…
4. Moving to the next ▪ This leads directly to my next point.
point ▪ This brings us to the next questions.
▪ Let’s now move on to/turn to…
▪ Let’s now take a look at…
▪ Okay, let me now turn to the issue of…
5. Going back • As I said/mentioned earlier, …

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 • Let me come back to what I said before…
• Let’s go back to what we were discussing
earlier.
• As I’ve already explained…
• As I pointed out in the first section, …
• Can I now go back to the question I posed at
the beginning?
6. Adding ideas • In addition to this, I’d like to say that…
• Moreover/Furthermore, there are other
interesting facts we should take a look at.
7. Elaborating a point • I’d like to look at this in a bit more detail.
• Can I develop this point a bit further?
• Let me elaborate on this point.
• Let’s look at this problem in a bit more
detail…
8. Explaining • …occupational hazard, that is to say dangers
terminology which apply to certain job.
• What I mean by occupational hazard is
dangers which …
9. Rhetorical • What conclusion can we draw from this?
questions • So, what does this mean?
• So, where do we go from here?
10. Indicators – to • Okay/Right/Right then/Good/Now/Now
prepare the then/Well now/Well then…
audience for
introducing a new
point
11. Interacting with • Is everyone still with me?
the audience • Are you all following me so far?

c. Conclusion
1. Indicating the end ▪ I’m now approaching/nearing the end of my
of the presentation presentation.
▪ Well, this brings me to the end of my
talk/presentation.
▪ That covers just about everything I wanted to
say about…
▪ As a final point, I’d like to…

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 ▪ Finally, I’d like to highlight one key issue.
▪ That completes my presentation.
2. Summarizing ▪ Let me just run over/through the key points
points again.
▪ To conclude/In conclusion, I’d like to…
▪ In short/In a word/In brief/To sum up/To
summarize, it is generally/widely
accepted/argued/believed that…
▪ I’ll briefly summarize the main issues.
▪ Therefore/Thus/On this basis/Given this, it
can be concluded/deduced/inferred that…
3. Making ▪ We’d suggests…
recommendations ▪ We therefore strongly recommend that…
▪ In my opinion, we should…
4. Closing ▪ Thank you for your attention.
▪ Before I stop/finish, let me just say…
▪ Thank you for listening.
▪ I hope you will have gained an insight into…
▪ Unless anyone has anything else to add, I
think that’s it. Thanks for coming.
5. Inviting questions • Are there any questions?
• If you have any questions, I’d be pleased to
answer them.
• We just have time for a few questions.
• And now I’ll be happy to answer any
questions you may have.

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1.2. Additional Phrases for Presentation

a. Describing visual parts in presentation slides

1. Introducing a ▪ Let’s now look at the next slide which shows…
visual ▪ Now, let’s look at/let’s have a look at/take a look
at/I’d like you to look at…
▪ To illustrate this, let’s have a closer look at…
▪ The chart on the following slides shows…
▪ The problem is illustrated in the next bar chart…
▪ As you can see here, …
2. Explaining a ▪ First, let me quickly explain the graph.
visual ▪ As the graph/table shows/indicates…
▪ From table 1 we can
see/conclude/show/estimate/calculate/infer
that…
▪ The chart compares…
3. Highlighting ▪ I’d like to stress/highlight/emphasize the
information following points.
▪ I’d also like to draw your attention to the upper
half of the chart.
▪ I’d like to point out one or two interesting details.
▪ I’d like you to think about the significance of the
figure here.
▪ I’d like to focus your attention on the underlying
trend here.
▪ The interesting/significant/important thing
about…is….
4. Describing ▪ There was a sudden increase/decrease in…
trends ▪ The increase reached a peak/levelled off…

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b. Dealing with questions
1. Clarifying ▪ I’m afraid I didn’t quite catch that.
questions ▪ I’m sorry, could you repeat your question, please?
▪ I’m sorry, but I missed that. Could you say that
again, please?
▪ I’m sorry, but I don’t quite follow/understand/see
what you mean. Could you just explain that some
more, please?
▪ So, if I understood you correctly, you would like to
know whether…
▪ If I could just rephrase your question. You’d like to
know…
▪ Let me just check that I have understood your
question. You’re asking…
2. Checking ▪ Does that answer your question?
whether the ▪ Is that clear/OK/clearer now?
questioner is ▪ Can we go on?
satisfied ▪ Is that the kind of information you were looking
for?
3. Responses to ▪ Good point.
good ▪ I’m glad you asked that/brought that up.
questions ▪ That’s a very good question.
▪ That’s actually a question I frequently get asked.
▪ That’s interesting.
4. Responses to ▪ Well, I think that goes beyond the scope of my
irrelevant expertise/presentation.
questions ▪ To be honest, I think that raises a different issue.
▪ That’s not really my field.
▪ I’m afraid I don’t see the connection.
5. Negative ▪ Not quite.
responses to ▪ Not necessarily.
questions ▪ Hopefully not.
▪ I don’t think/believe so.
6. Hedging-not ▪ It depends.
saying yes or ▪ On the whole, yes.
no. ▪ Not if we can help it.
▪ To some extent.
7. Postponing ▪ If you don’t mind, I’ll deal with/come back to this
questions point later in my presentation.
▪ Can we go back to this point a bit later?

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 ▪ Would you mind waiting until the question and
answer session at the end?
▪ I’d prefer to answer your question in the course of
my presentation.
▪ Perhaps we could go over this after the
presentation.
8. Closing ▪ I think we have time for one more question…
discussion ▪ If there are no other questions, I’ll finish there.
time Thank you very much.
▪ So if there are no further questions, I guess…

2. Conclusion
Performing presentation in English can be an additional value for
students. Structuring what to say during the presentation is
considered important to bring a successful presentation. The main
English phrases included in the presentation structure are
expressions to show introduction, main part of the presentation, and
closing. Providing visual aids and discussion session are the
interesting parts of a presentation. Therefore, being able to apply the
English phrases in these contexts are also essential in conducting
presentation.

3. References
Grussendorf, Marion. 2011. English for Presentations. Oxford
University Press: Oxford.
Mascull, Bill. 2002. Business Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge
University Press: Cambridge.
Powell, Mark. 2002. Presenting in English: How to Give Successful
Presentations. Thomson Heinle: Croatia.

D. Formative Test
Practice 1
Arrange the words in the right order to create good sentences for
presentation expressions.
1. get shall OK started we
2. satisfaction my subject presentation of is the
today customer

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 3. about will presentation minutes thirty my take
4. by looking of status will the current
project we the start at
5. point the move now to let’s next on
6. today all as topic is know you our
globalization
7. earlier said you overview brief give I a I’ll as
8. results summarize me important the most let
9. points through the again go I’d like
main
10. of now approaching end presentation I’m the my

Practice 2
What are these visuals called in English? Match the numbers to the
pictures.
technical drawing map pie chart
flow chart bar chart table
organizational chart (line) graph

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Answer Key
Practice 1
1. OK, shall we get started?
2. The subject of my presentation today is customer satisfaction.
3. My presentation will take about 30 minutes.
4. We will start by looking at the current status of the project.
5. Let’s now move on to the next point.
6. As you all know, our topic today is globalization.
7. As I said earlier, I’ll give you a brief overview.
8. Let me summarize the most important results.
9. I’d like to go through the main points again.
10. I’m now approaching the end of my presentation.

Practice 1
Technical drawing (7) Bar chart (1)
Flow chart (4) (Line) graph (6)

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 Organizational chart (3) Pie chart (5)
Map (8) Table (2)

E. Feedback
If you feel you have answered the formative test well, compare your
answers with the key answers provided in this module. If the
calculation results show that you have achieved a level of mastery
equal to or greater than 80%, you are welcome to proceed to the next
learning activity. To find out the percentage of mastery of the
material in this learning activity 2, you can simply calculate it using
the following formula:
Number of correct answers
x 100
Total questions number

F. Assessment
Assignment Project:
1. In a group, the students are asked to find any topic related to their
educational background.
2. The group performs a presentation in a video recording in 5-10
minutes duration length.
3. The students include all the English phrases for presentation in the
presentation.

Assessment Rubrics
Criteria Score
• Including 7 expressions in introduction part of presentation
(1. welcoming & greeting the audience, 2. self-introduction, 3.
saying what the presentation topic is, 4. stating the purpose of
presentation, 5. presenting the outline of presentation, 6.
sequencing, 7. questions), 6
• including 6 expressions in main part of presentation (1.
saying what is coming, 2. introducing the end of a
section/summarizing a point, 3. moving to the next point, 4.
going back/adding ideas, 5. elaborating a point/explaining

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 terminology/rhetorical questions, 6. indicators to prepare the
audience for introducing a new point/interacting with the
audience),
• including 4 expressions in conclusion part of presentation
(1. indicating the end of presentation, 2.summarizing
points/making recommendations, 3.closing, 4.inviting
questions)

• Including 4-6 expressions in introduction part of

presentation (1. welcoming & greeting the audience, 2. self-
introduction, 3. saying what the presentation topic is, 4.
stating the purpose of presentation, 5. presenting the outline of
presentation, 6. sequencing, 7. questions),
• including 3-5 expressions in main part of presentation (1.
saying what is coming, 2.introducing the end of a
section/summarizing a point, 3. moving to the next point,
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4.going back/adding ideas, 5.elaborating a point/explaining
terminology/rhetorical questions, 6.indicators to prepare the
audience for introducing a new point/interacting with the
audience),
• including 3 expressions in conclusion part of presentation
(1. indicating the end of presentation, 2. summarizing
points/making recommendations, 3.closing, 4.inviting
questions)
• Including 1-3 expressions in introduction part of
presentation (1. welcoming & greeting the audience, 2. self-
introduction, 3. saying what the presentation topic is, 4.
stating the purpose of presentation, 5. presenting the outline of
presentation, 6. sequencing, 7. questions),
• including 1-2 expressions in main part of presentation (1.
saying what is coming, 2. introducing the end of a
section/summarizing a point, 3. moving to the next point, 4.
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going back/adding ideas, 5. elaborating a point/explaining
terminology/rhetorical questions, 6. indicators to prepare the
audience for introducing a new point/interacting with the
audience),
• including 1-2 expressions in conclusion part of
presentation (1. indicating the end of presentation, 2.
summarizing points/making recommendations, 3. closing,
4.inviting questions)

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