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Presentation Signposting Guide

The document provides examples of signpost language that a presenter can use when giving a presentation. Signpost language guides the listener through the presentation by introducing the topic, showing the organization into sections, indicating transitions between sections, analyzing points and giving recommendations, giving examples, and summarizing and concluding. Some common phrases presented include "I'm here to talk about...", "I've divided this talk into three parts", "Moving on now to...", and "To conclude...".

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Presentation Signposting Guide

The document provides examples of signpost language that a presenter can use when giving a presentation. Signpost language guides the listener through the presentation by introducing the topic, showing the organization into sections, indicating transitions between sections, analyzing points and giving recommendations, giving examples, and summarizing and concluding. Some common phrases presented include "I'm here to talk about...", "I've divided this talk into three parts", "Moving on now to...", and "To conclude...".

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Taken from http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/business/talkingbusiness/unit3presentations/2_1.

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Signpost language guides the listener
through the presentation. A good
presenter will usually use a lot of
signpost language, so it is a good idea
to learn a few of the common
phrases.

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 Introducing the topic
 I'm here to talk about . . .
 Today, I'd like to say a few words about . . .
 I'm going to give you an overview of . . .
 The main reason I'm here today is . . .
 The focus of my remarks is . . .
 I'd like to introduce . . .
 Showing organization

 I've divided my topic into three sections/parts. They


are . .
 I’m going to divide this talk into four parts.
 There are a number of points I'd like to make.
 Basically/ Briefly, I have three things to say.
 I'd like to begin/start by ...
 Let's begin/start by ...
 First of all, I'll...
… and then I’ll go on to …
 Then/ Next ...
 Finally/ Lastly ...

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 Starting a new section
 Moving on now to …
 Turning to...
 Let’s turn now to …
 The next issue/topic/area I’d like to focus on …
 I’d like to expand/elaborate on …
 Now we'll move on to...
 I'd like now to discuss...
 Let's look now at...
 Analysing
a Point and Giving
Recommendations

 Where does that lead us?


 Let's consider this in more detail...
 What does this mean for...?
 Translated into real terms...
 Why is this important?
 The significance of this is...
 Giving Examples

 For example,...
 A good example of this is...
 As an illustration,...
 To give you an example,...
 To illustrate this point...

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 Summarizing and Concluding
 To sum up ...
 To summarise...
 Right, let's sum up, shall we?
 Let's summarise briefly what we've looked at...
 If I can just sum up the main points...
 Finally, let me remind you of some of the issues we've
covered...
 To conclude...
 In conclusion ...
 In short ...

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