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BUSINESS ENGLISH



 



PRESENTATIONS
Useful Phrases
   Presentation Vocabulary                                                                                                             Presentation Basics

 
When giving a presentation, certain keywords are used to signpost the different stages.
 It's a good idea to memorize them and practise using them, so that they come to mind easily during a presentation.
 

  ►Starting the presentation    • Good morning/good afternoon ladies and gentlemen
   •The topic of my presentation today is ...
   • What I'm going to talk about today is ...
  ►Why you are giving this presentation    •The purpose of this presentation is ...
   •This is important because ...
   • My objective is to ...
  ►Stating the main points    The main points I will be talking about are
     firstly ...
     secondly...
     next, finally... we're going to look at ...
  ►Introducing the first point    Let's start/begin with ...
  ►Showing graphics, transparencies, slides etc.    I'd like to illustrate this by showing you...
  ►Moving on to the next point    Now let's move on to  ...
  ►Giving more details    I'd like to expand on this aspect/problem/point
   Let me elaborate on that
   Would you like me to expand on/elaborate on that?
  ►Changing to a different topic    I'd like to turn to something completely different
  ►Referring to something which is off the topic    I'd like to digress here for a moment and just mention that ...
  ►Referring back to an earlier point    Let me go back to what I said earlier about ...
  ►Summarizing or repeating the main points    I'd like to recap the main points of my presentation
     - first I covered
     - then we talked about
     - finally we looked at
   I'd  now like to sum up the main points which were:
  ►Conclusion    I'm going to conclude by... saying that/inviting you to/ quoting ...
   • In conclusion, let me... leave you with this thought/invite you to
  ►Questions    Finally, I'll be happy to answer your questions.  
   Now I'd like to invite any questions you may have.
   •
Do you have any questions?


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