MAKING A PRESENTATION

• Anyone with two or three ideas can

transform those ideas into an oral
presenation. All they have to do is to
follow certain steps that help them
organize their ideas and present
them in a smooth and coherent way.
• Below are some steps of making a
presentation
• The first thing we should do to start
our presentation is to greet the
audience and then introduce the
purpose (objective, goal) of the
presentation. Here are some common
phrases that we can use to introduce
our presentation:
 1-Purpose: Objective, aim, goal
When you greet your audience, choose one of the alternatives below.

Good morning/afternoon/ evening ladies and

gentlemen. Thanks for coming. My name is …….
and I am here today to give you a presentation.
. 1.The aim (but) of this presentation is to talk
about civil engineering.
2. The objective of my presentation is to explain the
concept of civil engineering.
3.The topic (theme, subject tmatter) of my
presentation is civil engineering.
4.This presentation seeks (vise à) to explain
the term civil engineering
 2-Structure (plan, outline)
Once you introduce the purpose, you can move to talk about the structure
(outline) of your presentation. You can do that as is shown below:

1.This presentation falls into three parts

2.My presentation is divided into three
parts
3.This presentation is composed of four
parts
4.This presentation includes three sections
My presentation consists of three sections.
5.This presentation contains (n) sections
3. Content of each part:
The next thing to do is to introduce the content of each of the sections in your
presentation. Consider the phrases below: If you use ’part’, you have to continue using
it; again, if you use ‘section’, continue using it for the sake of consistency.

 The first section/part is a definition

of civil engineering ……..
The second section/ part talks
about the functions of a civil
enginner…….
The third section/ part is concerned
with the skills of a civil
engineer…..
• For the sake of God, leave alone
• For heaven’s sake, leave me alone
• I am using simple words, for the sake of
clarity
• Useful VS Useless, no use, the meeting is
cancelled
• It’s no use crying over spilt milk
• It’s no use crying over a dead body
• It’s useless to cry over spilt milk
• It’s useless to cry over a dead body
• Birds of a feather flock together: the same
• Wings have feathers. Flock = fly in groups
• What the eye doesn’t see, the heart doesn’t
grieve over
4-Introducing each point:
Having introduced the purpose, structure and content of each of the sections or parts,
then you can start introducing each point in details. You can proceed like this.

• First, let’s start with a definition

of civil engineering …… Civil
engineering is…….
• Now, let’s look at the functions
of a civil engineer.
• Finally, Let us move to the
skills of a civil engineer……..
Other useful expressions used in making
presentations:
Introducing the presentation
Good morning/afternoon, ladies and gentlemen
The topic of my presentation today is….
Today, I am going to talk about……
If you have any questions, I would be happy to
answer them at the end of the presentation.
• Giving an overview of the presentation
This presentation deals with (talks about,
discusses) three main points…….
My presentation is divided into three main
sections……
First of all, I will……. Then, I will move on to
examine.. And finally, I’ll discuss the skills of a
civil engineer
• Transition expressions
Moving on to the next point……
Now, I’d like to look at…….
The third area which needs to be considered..
And finally, my last point is…..
Referring to visual aids
As you can see from this chart/table/, it is
clear that…
This graph/table/chart shows……
• Concluding the presentation
Finally…….
To sum up…
As this presentation has clearly shown…..
Thank you for your attention. Are there any
questions?
• Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Thanks
for coming. My name is FZ and I am here
today to give a presentation. The topic of my
presentation is business. My presentation
falls into three sections. The first section is a
definition of business. The second section
deals with production and distribution. The
last section, on the other hand, is concerned
with sale and profit.
• Now, I give the floor to my colleague X
• First, let start with a definition of
business.Business can be defined as
a complex term which includes many
activities, namely ( à savoir)
production, distribution and sale.
The major goal of business is to
make profit.
• Now, let’s move to production and
distribution. Production is the creation of
services from ideas and the conversion of
raw materials into finished or semi-finished
goods. Distribution, on the other hand, refers
to the organized movement of goods and
services from the place of manufacturing to
the market place in order to make them
available and easily accessible to consumers.
• Finally, let’s talk about sale and profit.
Sale is the exchange of goods and
services in return for money. Profit refers
to the economic surplus, i.e., the money
that remains after the payment of all
expenses or charges.
• Thank you for your attention. Are there
any questions?
• i.e., stands for id est= that is to say= càd
• Concrete: is a finished product
• Raw materials: cement, sand (fine aggregate),
gravel (coarse aggregate) , water
• Batching: dosage: 1:2:4 (one-two-four
• in order to: so as to, to: I get up early in order
to be on time; I say at home in order to be
safe form covid 19
Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Thanks
for coming. My name is ……. and I am here
today to give you a presentation. The topic of
my presentation is Marketing. This
presentation falls into three sections. The first
section is a definition of marketing. The
second section deals with the four Ps. The last
section is concerned with the four Cs, As and
Os
• First let’s start with a definition of marketing.
Marketing can be defined as selling, market
research, transportation, storage and
advertising. In other words, marketing means
the movement of goods and services from
manufacturer to customer in order to satisfy
the customer and achieve the company’s
objectives.
• Now let’s move to the four Ps. Marketing can be
divided into four main elements usually known as
the four PS, namely product, price, place and
promotion. The product element refers to the good
or service that a company wants to sell. This includes
research and development of a new product,
research of potential markets, testing the product to
ensure quality and finally introduction of the product
to the market.
• After the product element, a company next
considers the price to charge for its products
or services. There three pricing options that
the company can take, namely above the
market, with the market or below the market.
These three options are based on the average
price is established by the price leaders
• The third element of marketing is place. It means
getting the product or servcie to the customer
thorough the channels of distribution. A common
channel of distribution is: manufacturer----
wholesaler---retailer---customer. Finally
communication between the buyer and the seller is
called promotion. It takes place through personal
selling and advertising.
• The last point in this presentation is the fours
Cs, As and Os.