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The document provides an overview of language that can be used when giving presentations, including introducing oneself, explaining the structure and content of the presentation, inviting questions, thanking the audience, and transitioning between sections.

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The document provides an overview of language that can be used when giving presentations, including introducing oneself, explaining the structure and content of the presentation, inviting questions, thanking the audience, and transitioning between sections.

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Overviews

After you give your opening statement, give a brief overview of your presentation. Say what
your presentation is about, how long you will take and how you are going to handle questions.

For example, a presentation to sales staff could start like this:


"Welcome / "Hello everyone."

(Opening statement)
"As you all know, this company is losing its market share. But we are being asked to increase
sales by 20 – 25%. How can we possibly increase sales in a shrinking market?"

(Overview)
"Today I am going to talk to you about how we can do this. My presentation will be in three
parts. Firstly I am going to look at the market and the background. Then I am going to talk to you
about our new products and how they fit in. Finally, I'm going to examine some selling strategies
that will help us increase our sales by 20%. The presentation will probably take around 20
minutes. There will be time for questions at the end of my talk."

Useful language for overviews

"My presentation is in three parts."


"My presentation is divided into three main sections."
"Firstly, secondly, thirdly, finally…"
"I'm going to…
take a look at…
talk about…
examine…
tell you something about the background…
give you some facts and figures…
fill you in on the history of…
concentrate on…
limit myself to the question of…

"Please feel free to interrupt me if you have questions."


"There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation."
"I'd be grateful if you could ask your questions after the presentation."

Starting
Getting people’s attention/ Starting the introduction
Can I have your attention, please?
I’d like to get started, if I may.
Let’s get started.
Let’s make a start.
Introducing yourself
As (a few of/ some of/ many of/ most of/ almost all of) you know, I’m… and…
For those of you who don’t know me already,…
I should probably start by introducing myself. I…
I think most of you know me, but I’ll introduce myself anyway.
Giving background information
Before I start, I should probably explain that…
I chose this topic because…
To explain why I chose this topic,…
To give you some background information,…
Perhaps I should start off by…
I should probably begin by…
The reason why I want to tell you about this is…
Explaining your aim
By the end of my presentation, I want to show you that…
I aim to prove to you that/ change your mind about…
The purpose/ aim of today’s presentation is…
My purpose in presenting this to you is…
Checking visuals and sound
Can everyone hear me?
Can you see at the back?
Is the microphone working?
Please let me know if you can’t see or hear.
Giving a hook
Did you know that…?
Have you ever wondered…?
I think this is an important/ interesting topic because…
There is a famous joke on this topic which goes…
Showing awareness of the audience/ Connecting with the audience
I can see some familiar faces today.
It’s nice to see so many familiar faces.
It’s nice to see so many young people today.
I’m sure you are all still tired from lunch, so…
Explaining when to ask questions
I will leave ten minutes at the end for questions.
I would be grateful if any questions could be left until the end.
If anything I say isn’t clear, please let me know.
If you have any questions, I’ll be happy to answer them at the end.
If you have any questions, please raise your hand and ask at any time.
There’ll be a Q&A session at the end.
Please feel free to interrupt me at any time.
Thanking/ Welcoming
It’s a/ my pleasure to welcome you to…
It’s good to see you (all) here (today).
I’d like to (warmly) welcome you (to…)
Let me begin by welcoming you all (to…)
On behalf of… may I welcome you to…
Welcome to…
Talking about time
I’ll try to be finished by…
I’ll try to keep it short.
I’m going to speak for approximately/ about…
My presentation will last for approximately…
Explaining the content and structure
I’m going to talk to you about…
I’ll start/ begin/ commence with/ by…
I’ll talk about/ present/ explain/ discuss/ focus on…
I’d like to start by explaining the title of my presentation.
I’d like to talk to you today about…
I’m here today to…
I’ve divided my presentation into… parts
I’ve invited you here today to tell you about…/ share … with you.
In my presentation today,…
In this presentation,…
What I want to show you/ tell you about/ talk to you about/ present to you is…
We’ll focus on/ look at/ examine…
My presentation is divided into...
The topic/ subject/ title of today’s presentation is…
Ending
Inviting (further) questions and comments
We’ll now move on to the Q&A stage.
And now, if anyone has any questions, I’d be happy to answer them.
I will now answer any questions you may have.
I’d now be interested to hear your views on what I have said.
I’d now like to invite questions and discussion.
I’ll be around all day if you’d like to chat about this more.
I’m sure you have plenty of questions, so please fire away.
If anyone still has any questions, I’ll be happy to answer them individually.
If you have any further questions
.
Let’s leave it there/ stop there.
That brings me to the end of my presentation.
That is the end of my presentation.
That’s about it.
Giving further information
Here is a link for access to today’s PowerPoint slides.
Here is a list of possible further reading on the topic.
You can read more about it via the links on this last slide.
There is a list of original sources on the last page.
Explaining why you are ending
I can see that the next presenter is eager to get started, so…
I need to hand over to my colleague.
I seem to have run out of time.
I think I’ve covered everything.
I’m afraid I’ve already overrun my allotted time, so…
I’m sure you are all ready for lunch, so…
I’ve already gone on for too long, so…
Summarising
I hope I have convinced you that…
I’ve talked about three main areas.
If there is one thing I’d like you to take away from today’s presentation, it is…
To recap,…
To restate my main point,…
To sum up… / To summarise…
Stating a conclusion
I think all this proves that…
In conclusion,…
It is quite difficult to draw conclusions, but…
The conclusion I would draw from that would be…
What conclusions can we draw from all the information we have seen today? Well,…
Thanking at the end
Thank you for listening.
Thank you for your kind attention.
Thank you very much for your attention.
Thanks again for…
Thanks for your time.
I really appreciate having had this opportunity to share my ideas with you.
Both (= Can be used at both the start and end)
I can see you are all…/ You all seem…, so…
I really didn’t expect so many attendees.
I’d like to thank everyone/ you all for coming.
So/ Right/ Well/ Okay
Thank you for attending…/ coming here today.
Thank you for finding the time to come and join me for this presentation.
Thanks for taking the time to…
Middle (= Used in the main body of the presentation, not at the beginning or end)
Are there any questions at this stage?
Before moving on, I’d just like to mention that…
I think I’ve covered that point, so now I want to speak about…
If everyone is clear on that point, I’ll move onto the next…
If there are no more questions, I’ll move on to…
Moving on to the next slide/ topic/ point/ section/ part of my presentation,…
Let’s move onto…
That leads us on nicely to the next point I want to deal with, which is…
The next thing I want to speak about is,…

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