Preparation is essential for an effective presentation.
When giving a presentation, certain keywords are used to signpost the different stages.
It's a good idea to memorise them and practise using them,
so that they come to mind easily during a presentation.
When giving a presentation, certain keywords are used to signpost the different stages.
It's a good idea to memorise 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 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 ... |
| Referring back to an earlier point | • Let me go back to what I said earlier about ... |
| Summing up 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 : ◊ First ... ◊ Second, ◊ Third, |
| Conclusion | • I'm going to conclude by ... ◊ First ... ◊ Second, ◊ Third, • In conclusion, let me ... ◊ First ... ◊ Second, ◊ Third, |
| Questions | • Now I'd like to invite any questions you may have. • Do you have any questions? |
