Presentation Phrases
Presentation Language1. Introducing the topic The aim of this presentation is… / My presentation today is about… / Today I’d like to talk about… 2. Listing the points My talk will be in two (three, four) parts: First,…after that,… then,… finally,… Firstly,… Secondly,… Thirdly,… Finally,… I’ll begin by looking at… Then, I’ll move on to…Towards the end i’ll …… 3. Changing the topic Now I’d like to turn to… / Now let’s look at… / moving onto….. 4. Focussing your audience’s attention What is interesting/important is… / Notice/Observe that 5. Referring backwards/forwards I mentioned earlier… / We’ll come back to this point later… 6. Referring to visuals Looking at the chart you can see… / As you can see from the graph,… / The graph/chart shows… 7. Checking understanding Is that clear? / Any questions? 8. Speaker’s attitude I believe/think that… / It seems to me that… / The point I’m trying to make here is It’s important/interesting to notice… 9. Referring to common knowledge As you know…. / As I’m sure you are aware… 10. Dealing with questions That’s a good point… / Can we get back to it later? / I’m afraid I’m not the right person to answer this question. 11. Ending the presentation So, to sum up… / In conclusion (we can say that)… / If you have any questions, I’ll be pleased to answer them.
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