PRESENTATION LANGUAGE
Greeting the Audience
• Good morning/afternoon everyone,
• Good morning/afternoon ladies and
gentlemen,
Expressing the purpose
• My purpose/aim today is…
• What I want to point out this morning is…
• What my poster shows is..
Explaining the outline of the presentation
• This talk is divided into three main parts. It will
last about 20 minutes. Firstly/ To start with, I’d
like to look at (the problem). Then/Secondly,
I/my friend will be talking about (how the
problem affects people). Thirdly, I/my friend
will try to explain (how SDG X can help with
the solution of the problem). Finally, …
At the end of out talk, we will be happy to
answer any questions.
Referring to visual sources
• As you can see here…
• This slide/picture/photograph shows…
• If you look at the screen, you will see…
• On the right/keft you can see…
• Let me show you…
Referring to Sources
• As XXX also points out ….
• As it is indicated in the article “……”,
• Based on an article/report published by…
• XXX argues/demonstrates/points out that…
• A good example of this can be found in XXX’s
article…
• XXX offers this example,
• According to XXX,
Transitions
• So far I have looked at…Now my friend will
show…
• I’d now like to move on to…
• Let’s now move on…
• This brings us to the next point, which my
friend will …
Closing
• Thank you for your attention/time.
• Thank you for listening.
