All presentations have a common objective. People give presentations because they want to communicate in order to:
- inform
- train
- persuade
- sell
A successful presentation is one of the most effective ways of communicating your message. And because English is so widely used in international business, a working knowledge of the vocabulary and techniques used in an English language presentation is a valuable asset.
A well organised presentation with a clear structure is easier for the audience to follow. It is therefore more effective. You should organise the points you wish to make in a logical order. Most presentations are organised in three parts, followed by questions:
Useful expressions for presentations in English:
Introducing the subject
* I'd like to start by...
* Let's begin by...
* First of all, I'll...
* Starting with...
* I'll begin by...
Finishing one subject...
* Well, I've told you about...
* That's all I have to say about...
* We've looked at...
* So much for...
...and starting another
* Now we'll move on to...
* Let me turn now to...
* Next...
* Turning 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 ABC?
* Translated into real terms...
Giving an example
* For example,...
* A good example of this is...
* As an illustration,...
* To give you an example,...
* To illustrate this point...
Dealing with questions
* We'll be examining this point in more detail later on...
* I'd like to deal with this question later, if I may...
* I'll come back to this question later in my talk...
* Perhaps you'd like to raise this point at the end...
* I won't comment on this now...
Summarising and concluding
* In conclusion,...
* Right, let's sum up, shall we?
* I'd like now to recap...
* Let's summarise briefly what we've looked at...
* Finally, let me remind you of some of the issues we've covered...
* If I can just sum up the main points...
Ordering
* Firstly...secondly...thirdly...lastly...
* First of all...then...next...after that...finally...
* To start with...later...to finish up...
Taken from: http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/presentations.htm
