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Useful phrases

for presentations
in English
Ms. Hang Bui
OUTLINE
1. Introduction
2. Presentation structure
3. Timing
4. Handouts
5. Questions
6. Sequencing phrases
7. Highlighting information
8. Conclusion
INTRODUCTION

Good morning/afternoon everyone and welcome to my


presentation.
First of all, let me thank you all for coming here today.
Let me start by saying a few words about my own background.
As you can see on the screen, our topic today is......
My talk is particularly relevant to those of you who....
This talk is designed to act as a springboard for discussion.
This morning/ afternoon I’m going to take a look at the recent
developments in.....
Presentation structure
In my presentation, I’ll focus on
three major issues.
This presentation is structured as
follows....
The subject can be looked at under
the following headings.....
We can break this area down into the
following fields....
Timing
It will take about X minutes to cover these issues.

Handouts
Does everybody have a handout/copy of my report?
I’ll be handing out copies of the slides at the end of my talk.
I can email the PowerPoint presentation to anyone who would like
it.
Don’t worry about taking notes, I’ve put all the relevant statistics
on a handout for you

Questions
If you have any questions, I am happy to answer them
If you don’t mind, I'd like to leave questions until the end of my
talk /there will be time for a Q&A session at the end...
Sequencing phrases
My first point concerns...

First of all, I’d like to give you an overview

of....

Next, I’ll focus on.....and then we’ll consider....

Then I’ll go on to highlight what I see as the

main points of....

Finally, I’d like to address the problem of.....

Finally, I’d like to raise briefly the issue of....


Highlighting information Conclusion

I’d like to put the situation into some kind


I’d just like to finish with the
of perspective
I’d like to discuss in more depth the words of a famous scientist/
implications of....
politician/ author.......
I’d like to make more detailed
recommendations regarding.... Now let’s go out and create
I’d like you to think about the significance
opportunities for...!
of this figure here
Whichever way you look at it, the
underlying trend is clear
Some tips to present better

Organise your talk well.

Think hard about what you want to tell

your audience.

Use plenty of signposts.

Let’s recap,

I’d like to turn to..,


Some tips to present better

Choose your words carefully.

Think of the key words you want your audience to

hear and remember.

Above all, choose words and sentences that you

know and are comfortable using in English.

Don’t think in your native language.


Some tips to present better

Speak slowly and pause as much as you need.

Add effect to your presentation

Gives you thinking time.

Help you breathe and PRONOUNCE the word

more clearly.
Some tips to present better

Smile and add some humour in your

presentation.

Rehearse, rehearse and rehearse.

Remember, you are the presentation, not

your words

use your voice

body language

personality to give that talk.


THANK
YOU!

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