Presentation

Skills III
Shehani Dilhara
Communication Skills I
LNBTI
 01
RECAP & LEAD-
IN
What did you learn in the
previous sessions?
STRUCTURE OF A PRESENTATION

Introduction
OPENING Main Part
&
INTRODUCTION
Conclusion
 02
MAIN
PART
Main part includes the content of
your presentation.

Here you’ll be discussing the facts

about your topic in detail
Passing on
How do you move from one point to another?
SIGN-POSTING

Signposting phrases are used to help guide the audience

through a presentation.

Can you think of some such

words?
 Passing on..

Saying what’s coming Moving on to the next topic

Next I’ll talk/explain about.. Now let’s move on
In this section, I’ll discuss.. to………
Moving on to….

Indicating the end of a section Referring back

That marks the end of As I mentioned before….
this section……….. Like I discussed earlier
 Adding ideas –Transitional words

Moreover /furthermore, there are

other interesting facts we should
take a look at
In addition to this, I’d like to say
that our IT business is going very
well.
As well as that, we can offer
excellent conditions
Apart from being too expensive, this
model is also too big.
 Pair Work
Make ‘signpost’ sentences using elements
from each column.
Before I move on come back to next question.
to my next point,
This brings the issue point which is price.
This leads we were discussing this question later.
Let’s now turn to we were discussing our new sales strategies.
As I mentioned to the next a brief over view of our
activities.
I’d like to before, I’d like to give you earlier.
Let’s go back to us directly to my through the main issues
what once more.
As I said earlier, I’ll be focusing on of customer.
 How to introduce the next person
in a group presentation?
1. Tell that you’re concluding your part
2. Introduce the next person by name and/or his/her part
3. Handover; say ‘thank you’

That’s all about impacts of deforestation.

Now I invite Sarah to (continue with the presentation/
discuss ways to stop deforestation.)
Thank you.
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Group activity

Checklist for the main part of a presentation

1. Briefly state your topic.

2. Signal the beginning of each part.
3. Talk about your topic
4. Signal the end of each part.
5. Tell listeners you’ve reached the end of the main
part.
Practice what you
learnt!
Get in to groups of 3
Prepare the main part of a
presentation using phrases
from this unit. Use the
checklist to help.
That’s it for
today!