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For non-native speakers giving a presentation in English can be quite a challenge. There are just so many aspects to consider.
Firstly, the audience. Do you know them well? If so, more informal language can be used. Or are they unfamiliar to you? If this is the case, then more formal expressions should be adopted. Whether you use more formal or informal language, it is important to engage the audience through positive body language and a warm welcome. Your tone of voice and changes in intonation are additional useful tools and you might consider asking them relevant questions (real or rhetorical ).
The audience also needs to see a clear and logical structure to follow you effortlessly. Useful linking expressions, when delivered well, provide effective ‘bridges’ guiding the audience from one point to the next.
Here are 30 useful phrases for presentations in English for effective structure and linking.
Introduction
- Good morning/afternoon everyone and welcome to my presentation. First of all, let me thank you all for coming here today.
- Let me start by saying a few words about my own background.
- As you can see on the screen, our topic today is......
- My talk is particularly relevant to those of you who....
- This talk is designed to act as a springboard for discussion.
- This morning/ afternoon I’m going to take a look at the recent developments in.....
Presentation structure
- In my presentation I’ll focus on three major issues.
- This presentation is structured as follows....
- The subject can be looked at under the following headings.....
- We can break this area down into the following fields....
- It will take about X minutes to cover these issues.
- Does everybody have a handout / copy of my report?
- I’ll be handing out copies of the slides at the end of my talk.
- I can email the PowerPoint presentation to anyone who would like it.
- Don’t worry about taking notes, I’ve put all the relevant statistics on a handout for you
- If you have any questions, I am happy to answer them
- If you don’t mind, I'd like to leave questions until the end of my talk /there will be time for a Q&A session at the end...
Sequencing phrases
- My first point concerns...
- First of all, I’d like to give you an overview of....
- Next, I’ll focus on.....and then we’ll consider....
- Then I’ll go on to highlight what I see as the main points of....
- Finally, I’d like to address the problem of.....
- Finally, I’d like to raise briefly the issue of....
Highlighting information
- I’d like to put the situation into some kind of perspective
- I’d like to discuss in more depth the implications of....
- I’d like to make more detailed recommendations regarding....
- I’d like you to think about the significance of this figure here
- Whichever way you look at it, the underlying trend is clear
- I’d just like to finish with the words of a famous scientist/ politician/ author.......
- Now let’s go out and create opportunities for...!
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Hopefully, these phrases help you to vary your vocabulary for clear, well-structured presentations with a logical joined-up flow. The most important thing, of course, is that you are comfortable and confident in your delivery, which helps the audience feels relaxed and ready to be engaged by your subject matter. Good luck!
Glossary
Rhetorical - (of a question) asked in order to produce an effect or to make a statement rather than to elicit information
Audience - spectators or listeners at a public event such as a play, film, concert, or meeting
Effectiv e - successful in producing a desired or intended result
Springboard - springboard is also something that provides an opportunity to achieve something
Handout - a document given to students or reporters that contains information about a particular subject
Q&A – an abbreviation for ‘question and answer’
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52 Phrases for Better Flowing English Presentations
/ Steven Hobson / Business English , English Presentations , Vocabulary
Do you give English presentations at work, but feel that you could communicate your message in a more objective, fluid way?
Maybe you have an English presentation coming up and want to make sure that your speech is clear and structured so that your audience doesn’t lose concentration and stays with you all the way to the end.
A technique that can help you achieve objective, clear, and structured English presentations, is to use linking phrases that join the separate parts of your presentation together.
English presentations normally consist of an introduction, the main body, individual parts of the main body, and the ending or conclusion.
To help maintain your audience’s attention, you need to signal when you are going from one part to another.
In this article, I teach you 52 phrases that do exactly this – linking the different parts together, and therefore, making your presentation flow better. You’ll find that these phrases will act as ‘signposts’ for the audience when you finish one part and start another.
52 Phrases to Improve the Flow of Your English Presentations
The introduction.
All good presentations start with a strong introduction.
There are a number of different ways you can begin your English presentation. Here’s a simple, but effective introduction structure which works for most types of business presentations:
Introduce – Introduce yourself and greet your audience. Introduce the presentation topic – Explain the reasons for listening. Outline – Describe the main parts of the presentation. Question policy – Make it clear to your audience when they can ask questions: during or at the end?
Here are some phrases which you can use to structure the introduction in this way:
1. Good morning/afternoon (everyone) (ladies and gentlemen). 2. It’s a pleasure to welcome (the President) here. 3. I’m … (the Director of …)
Introduce the presentation topic
4. By the end of the talk/presentation/session, you’ll know how to… / …you will have learned about… / 5. I plan to say a few words about… 6. I’m going to talk about… 7. The subject of my talk is…
8. My talk will be in (three parts). 9. In the first part… 10. Then in the second part… 11. Finally, I’ll go on to talk about…
Question Policy
12. Please interrupt if you have any questions. 13. After my talk, there will be time for a discussion and any questions.
Main Body
Now that you have finished the introduction, we now need to transition to the main body, and its individual parts in a smooth way.
There are three parts of the main body of a presentation where linking phrases can be used:
Beginning the Main Body Ending Parts within the Main Body Beginning a New Part
Here are some phrases which you can use for these parts:
Beginning the Main Body
14. Now let’s move to / turn to the first part of my talk which is about… 15. So, first… 16. To begin with…
Ending Parts within the Main Body
17. That completes/concludes… 18. That’s all (I want to say for now) on… 19. Ok, I’ve explained how…
Beginning a New Part
20. Let’s move to (the next part which is)… 21. So now we come to the next point, which is… 22. Now I want to describe… 23. Let’s turn to the next issue… 24. I’d now like to change direction and talk about…
Listing and Sequencing
If you need to talk about goals, challenges, and strategies in your English presentation, listing phrases can help link these together and improve the flow of your speech. If you have to explain processes, sequencing phrases are helpful:
25. There are three things to consider. First… Second… Third… 26. There are two kinds of… The first is… The second is… 27. We can see four advantages and two disadvantages. First, advantages… 28. One is… Another is… A third advantage is… Finally…
29. There are (four) different stages to the process. 30. First / then / next / after that / then (x) / after x there’s y. 31. There are two steps involved. The first step is… The second step is… 32. There are four stages to the project. 33. At the beginning, later, then, finally… 34. I’ll describe the development of the idea. First the background, then the present situation, and then the prospect for the future.
After you have presented the main body of your English presentation, you will want to end it smoothly.
Here are typical sections transitioning from the main body to the ending of the presentation, and then inviting the audience to ask questions:
Ending the Main Body Beginning the Summary and/or Conclusion Concluding An Ending Phrase Inviting Questions and/or Introducing Discussion Thanking the Audience
Ending the Main Body
35. Okay, that ends (the third part of) my talk. 36. That’s all I want to say for now on (the 2017 results).
Beginning the Summary and/or Conclusion
37. To sum up… 38. Ok, in brief, there are several advantages and disadvantages. 39. To conclude… 40. I’d like to end by emphasizing the main points. 41. I’d like to end with a summary of the main points.
42. I think we have seen that we should… 43. In my opinion, we should… 44. I recommend/suggest that we… 45. There are three reasons why I recommend this. First, … / Second, … / Finally,…
An Ending Phrase
46. Well, I’ve covered the points that I needed to present today. 47. That sums up (my description of the new model). 48. That concludes my talk for today.
Inviting Questions and/or Introducing Discussion
49. Now we have (half an hour) for questions and discussion. 50. So, now I’d be very interested to hear your comments.
Thanking the Audience
51. I’d like to thank you for listening to my presentation. 52. Thank you for listening / your attention. / Many thanks for coming.
Linking phrases are like the skeleton which holds your presentation together.
Not only do they improve the flow and help guide the audience, but by memorizing them they can also help you remember the general structure of your presentation, giving you increased confidence.
To help you memorize, I recommend saying the linking phrases on their own from the beginning to the end of your presentation while you practice.
I also suggest memorizing the introduction word for word. By doing this, you will get off to a great start, which will settle your nerves and transmit a positive first impression.
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35 Powerful Presentation Phrases in English for Engaging Your Audience
Your palms are sweating.
For a moment, your mind goes blank.
All eyes are on you.
That moment right before you start presenting – as you take in your audience – is usually the scariest. The nervousness lessens with practice, but even the most frequent public speakers still get butterflies in their stomach sometimes. Whether you’re facing an entire room of people or looking at everyone through your laptop screen, giving a presentation can still be intimidating – or exciting, once you move beyond the fear.
There’s an extra layer of challenge too if you have to speak in your non-native language. For a more professional-sounding and engaging presentation, we’ve compiled some of the most useful English presentation phrases below.
We’ll also explore what else you can do to make even more of an impact on your audience. With the right intonation, body language, and gestures, you’ll really be able to catch their attention and emphasize your points.
If this sounds interesting to you, you should check out the Creativa business meeting mastery course . There’s an entire video episode about giving a stunning presentation. You’ll learn about how to structure your ideas, deliver a report, and conclude a discussion. It covers not only fluent native phrases but also body language demonstrations that you can apply to your work right away.
On top of this, the course has plenty of other engaging, high-quality video episodes that help you present your best self in English. Curious about it? You can access a free video here .
Delivering a Powerful Presentation
To lay the groundwork for your presentation in English, here’s what you’ll have to do first:
Consider the audience
You’re probably always going to need slides, but every presentation will be different – and the audience that you’ll be presenting to won’t always find the same points interesting. Because of this, you’ll have to tailor your message to them. What style of presentation would be a good fit? For example, some audiences would want to see a lot of number-crunching, while others might be looking for more personal storytelling .
Prepare a structure
Structure is key in presentations. People have short attention spans, and they can be forgetful. At the end of the day, your goal is for them to remember at least the main points in your presentation. What message do you want to convey? Since you might be discussing a lot of information, you can make it more digestible by ensuring that there’s a logical progression and then ending with a summary.
Whatever your topic is, it’ll benefit from having a well-defined structure to guide your audience from start to finish. For a cheat sheet on this, scroll down here to download a free PDF worksheet with exercises about structuring your presentation so you can be clear and convincing. This way, you can have a presentation that’s strong in all sections – beginning, middle, and end.
Key Business Phrases
Once you’ve decided on the style and message of your presentation, you can take it up a notch by including certain English presentation phrases all throughout. Let’s break it down from start to finish:
Introduction
This is when you’ll be warming up your audience before you proceed to your main points.
Greeting the audience
If you’re presenting to people who aren’t too familiar with you, you can quickly introduce yourself and mention your role or company.
- Good morning, everyone. I’m glad to be able to present to all of you.
- Hello, everyone! It’s nice to see all of you today. I’m [name], the [position] from [company].
Describing your topic
After greeting the audience, you’ll be explaining to them what your presentation is all about. To set their expectations, you might show them an outline of the talk and mention if there’ll be any activities such as breakout discussions.
- I’ll be talking about…
- I’ll be talking about our financial metrics over the past year.
- The topic of this presentation will be…
- The topic of this presentation will be major trends in the logistics industry.
- I’ll be discussing first the [first topic], next [second topic], and finally [third topic].
- I’ll be discussing first the project’s ideation process, next our initial trial, and finally, presenting our results.
Addressing questions and technical concerns
People might be wondering if they can ask questions during your presentation, so you can clarify this at the start. If you’re providing handouts or presenting online, it’s useful to ask people to alert you about any technical concerns.
- Please feel free to ask any questions during the talk.
- For questions, there will be a Q&A section at the end.
- Can all of you see and hear me properly? Please let me know if you have any technical difficulties during the presentation.
The body will make up the bulk of your presentation. Ideally, you would go through each of your points logically while letting your audience know when you’re moving on to the next section.
The longer your presentation, the more important it is to use sequencing phrases. These act as cues that let your audience know where you are in the presentation. You can think of these as similar to detour signals that make the audience much more likely to get your meaning.
- First, let’s discuss the…
- First, let’s discuss the initial spark for this idea.
- Moving into [the next item / point] …
- Moving into item 4, we can see that this is a major pain point for our target market.
- This leads us to the next…
- This leads us to the next section, where we’ll be looking at the facts and figures.
Linking is closely related to sequencing. Similar to writing, you can have a smoother presentation by connecting your ideas rather than suddenly jumping from one point to another. You can also refer back to points that you’ve mentioned before to make your presentation more cohesive.
- In connection to what I said earlier…
- In connection to what I said earlier about growing our online presence, we can now look into potential social media campaigns.
- What this means is…
- What this means is that most of our growth is coming from a certain sector. Let’s analyze the data for this in the next section.
- This ties in with…
- This ties in with our survey findings about user reactions. I’ll go into detail about changes we’ve made to the app as a result.
Giving examples
To fully convey your point, you can bring up specific examples and case studies. These are much more memorable as well as engaging because you can tell these in the form of a story.
- For example…
- For example, costs were reduced significantly when we switched to the following materials.
- To demonstrate this point…
- To demonstrate this point, I’ll be showing you a video of a business that used this problem-solving method.
- Here’s an example of…
- Here’s an example of a seasonal product that our customers loved.
Showing visuals
Visuals naturally attract people’s attention. If you’re using slides for your presentation, take the opportunity to include images, diagrams, infographics, or even charts.
- As you can see from this…
- As you can see from this photo, we’ve redesigned our office space.
- Here’s a diagram / picture / chart that shows…
- Here’s a diagram that shows a high percentage of people are comfortable with online shopping.
- If you look at this…
- If you look at this infographic, you can see that the new color palette comes off as fun and casual.
Citing data
Citing data from research makes your presentation more persuasive. When you’re talking about results that you’ve achieved, try to bring up actual numbers – this can go a long way towards impressing your audience.
- According to this study…
- According to this study from [journal], 65% of eCommerce companies are looking for more efficient payment methods.
- Based on our research…
- Based on our research, the most enthusiastic buyers of wellness products in this city are in the 20 to 30 age range.
- Looking at the data…
- Looking at the data, you’ll notice that there’s been an 18% spike in sales since we migrated our platform.
Restating an idea
Sometimes you’ll want to restate an idea so it’s easier to understand. This also serves to emphasize it. Because of the repetition, people are more likely to remember it compared to if you’d only mentioned it once.
- In other words…
- In other words, partnering up with this client can make our operations more efficient and seamless.
- Another way of saying this is…
- Another way of saying this is that there might actually be more demand than supply by next year.
- What I mean is…
- What I mean is we’re already more than halfway to our business objective.
Handling technical issues
When you’re presenting on video call, all kinds of glitches can happen. Someone might have connection issues, you might have to figure out an app feature you’ve never used before, or background noises might keep interrupting your call. The phrases below can be very handy in these kinds of situations.
- If you can’t hear me, can you type in the chat, please?
- Could everyone mute their mic? There’s a lot of background noise.
- Sorry. The call dropped. I’m back through.
Concluding the Presentation
By this time, the hardest part is already over! Still, you’ll have to wrap up your presentation nicely by going over the key takeaways during the conclusion. Your audience might also have questions that they’ll want you to address.
Summarizing the presentation
Out of everything that you’ve discussed, what would you like people to get out of it? A short summary towards the end serves to highlight your main ideas.
- To wrap up…
- To wrap up, I’d like to point out three major takeaways.
- As a summary…
- As a summary of this report update, I would say we have seen a positive uptick in our workflow and productivity.
- All in all…
- All in all, we believe we’ve seen good results for this stage of our progress.
Thanking the audience
Similar to your greeting at the start, it’s common to address your audience again towards the end by thanking them for their time.
- Thank you for listening!
- Thank you to everyone for being here.
- I’d like to thank you all for coming here.
Addressing questions
If you’re open to questions from your audience, you can have a short question-and-answer session after your presentation.
- Do you have any questions or clarifications?
- Feel free to ask me about any of the points I made during the presentation.
- Let me know if you have any questions.
Practice is Crucial
When you’re all set with the content of your presentation, the next step is to practice your delivery. Regardless of how well you know the topic of your presentation, practicing it at least once will help you be more confident. You’ll discover potential issues that you can fix too before you go live.
Do a run-through
The most basic way to practice is to do a run-through of your entire presentation . Set a timer on your phone, open up your slides, then start talking – all while imagining that you’re already presenting to your audience. Since you’re acting as if it’s in real-time, this means avoiding any pauses where you have to look up information.
A run-through can pinpoint any weaknesses in your presentation, and you’ll notice any parts where you might be uncomfortable talking. You’ll also be able to see how much time you’ve spent so you can pace yourself accordingly.
Record yourself
A more intensive version of the run-through basic would be to record yourself presenting. You can either record your voice or take a full video of yourself. People often notice that they use filler words a lot such as “um” or “uh.” You’ll also be able to check your pronunciation and whether you sound confident and natural all throughout.
Since body language can make or break your delivery, watching a video of yourself presenting is an incredibly effective way to improve your performance. Do your facial expressions match what you’re saying? Are you maintaining good posture throughout and making efforts to connect with the audience?
When you combine a confident, approachable body language with the right business vocabulary, your ideas shine through better than ever. You can get a play-by-play of how exactly to do this with the Creativa business meeting mastery course . It features video sections that are all about making powerful transitions and expressing your points clearly during presentations. You’ll learn about specific native English phrases and gestures so you can move fluidly from one idea to the next.
Together with the other episodes, the course dives deep into how you can be a strong communicator during professional meetings. For a preview, check out this free episode .
Presenting on Video Call
Technical issues happen often enough in face-to-face presentations, but they’re even more frequent during video calls. To avoid any awkward delays when you’re presenting, get comfortable with the platform that you’ll be using.
If it’s a face-to-face presentation, double-check your slides and make sure any images or videos are showing properly. For video calls, try doing a test call on the app or even call up a friend to practice. You can also get familiar with the app’s basic features, such as screen-sharing or inviting people to breakout rooms.
But sometimes, even when you’ve practiced your presentation perfectly on video call, the unexpected can still happen. Scroll down here to download a free worksheet that we made precisely for dealing with technical issues in presentations. You’ll get an extensive list of English phrases to use for all sorts of video call glitches, along with practical tips for handling them in the moment. With enough preparation, you’ll be able to roll with surprises and conquer even video call presentations.
Let’s explore some of the most common glitches (and how you can deal with them gracefully!):
Situation 1: You’re having a hard time hearing other people because of their laggy connection.
For a presentation to work, everyone needs to have a decent internet connection. If someone’s connection drops, they won’t be able to see or hear you properly, and you won’t understand what they’re trying to say, either. In this case, let them know right away that you can’t hear them. You can also ask them to talk to you over chat instead.
Example Phrases:
- [Name], you’re cutting in and out. Would you mind reconnecting?
- Audio problems – can you type it on chat instead?
Situation 2: You get disconnected from the call.
In the case that it’s your connection that’s faulty, you might have to disconnect then reconnect your call. This can be awkward because it interrupts the flow of your presentation. Alerting your audience using certain English phrases can reassure them while getting you back on track with what you were saying.
- Sorry, guys, dropped call. But I’m back.
- Connection problems, everyone. Gonna log out and back in.
Situation 3: People are having a hard time figuring out how to turn on their audio or video.
Another reason why you’d want to be really familiar with the video platform is you might have to coach people when they experience glitches. It’s almost expected that a few people might accidentally forget to turn on their mic while speaking. Alternatively, they might have issues with turning on their camera.
- I can’t see you, [name]. [Give instructions on how to turn on their video.]
- I can’t see you, Fatima. Look for the camera icon and make sure there’s no red line through it.
- Typing in chat: “Make sure your mic’s unmuted.” [Clarify how they’ll know if they’re unmuted.]
- Typing in chat: “ Make sure your mic’s unmuted. There should be no red lines through it.
The best presentations excel in all three areas: content, structure, and delivery.
Including some of the key English phrases above will upgrade your performance. Aside from setting a professional tone, these English presentation phrases set the pace for your audience so they’re aware of where you are in the discussion. Your message will sound clearer, and your audience will be able to follow your ideas better.
The basic rules for presentations are the same, whether you’re on a video call or stepping in front of a stage. With the tips above, you’re all set to prepare an amazing presentation in English.
37 Useful Phrases For Presentations In English
- Post author: Harry
- Post last modified: 07/02/2024
- Post category: Business English Vocabulary
- Reading time: 10 mins read
Here you will learn at least 37 useful phrases for presentations in English. Improve your business English skills and feel confident when making presentations in English.
Presentation phrases for setting the scene, recapping, ending a presentation in English and more.
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List of phrases for presentations in English
useful phrases for presentations in English
Hi there, this is teacher Harry, and welcome back to my English lessons where I try to help you to get a better understanding of the English language.
Okay, so what are we going to cover in the lesson today? Well, all of us, myself included, have to make presentations, from time to time to staff or to bosses, or to clients or customers, whoever it may be. And if you’re using English, not as your native language, then it can be a bit of a challenge. You might feel lacking in confidence. You might feel that you’re not up to the other guys.
But you can do it.
So I’m going to give you some useful phrases that you can use in relation to presentations.
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setting the scene
You might just simply say at the presentation particularly if it’s online,
- It’s good to see you all here.
- It’s great that you could join me.
- I’m very pleased to be here.
- I’m very pleased to be talking to you today.
- I’m very pleased to be presenting to you today.
- I’m glad you could all make it.
- Thank you all for coming.
- Thank you all for joining in.
- Thank you all for coming together on Zoom.
Whatever it might be, you can adjust the words to suit the media and the medium by which you’re presenting to your guests. Staff, colleagues, clients.
common phrases for starting off presentations
And then if we talk about other useful expressions and phrases.
It’s a good idea to spend 30 seconds introducing yourself.
So my name is Harry, I work in this department, I’d like to talk to you today about…
- The topic of my presentation today is….
- I’m planning to tell you about today….
- I’d like to introduce you to….
So in those sorts of expressions, you’re setting the scene again, you’re telling them exactly what you’re going to cover. And that’s a really good idea in a presentation because then everybody knows what’s going to be spoken about.
My name is Harry, I work in the marketing department. My presentation today is about a new product. The presentation is probably going to take about 20 minutes. And if you have any questions, then please ask them as we go through the presentation.
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Introducing a talk.
Now, if you want to introduce the talk, you could say:
- What I’d like to do in this presentation is…
- First of all, I’ll give you a brief overview of…
A brief overview of the product, a brief overview of the background, a brief overview of our plans.
- Okay, then I’ll talk about….
- And after that, I’d like to show you some market research.
- After that, I’d like to show you our projections.
- After that, I’d like to show you this specific plan for the launching of this product.
So you go step by step by step.
referring to visuals
So in any presentation, visuals are really important, and they can help you.
And they can also support you if you’re a little bit lacking in confidence about the presentation itself.
And you perhaps don’t want to be the focus of everything.
So the type of phrases you might use in that context would be something like:
- You will notice on this chart…
- If you look at this slide, we can see…
- Have a look at these figures…
As I said, it helps you, it supports you and enables you to just sort of hide a little bit behind those slides that focus on the screen, not specifically on you.
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Finishing off a section.
And when you want to finish off in relation to those sort of aspects, you might just summarise by saying,
- Well, that’s all I wanted to say on that particular topic.
- If you’ve got any questions, I’d be happy to take them now.
- To summarise what I said is…
- If you want to contact me offline, just send me an email.
- As I promised, I’ve now finished the presentation, it only took 20 minutes.
- I appreciate you watching and listening and your attention.
- If I have any questions, I’ll be happy to answer them now.
- Have you any questions?
So again, helpful information directly in them, how they can get in touch with you after your presentation.
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Checking and moving on.
So during the presentation, we want to make sure that the people are listening, but you also don’t want to spend too much time on each particular point.
So you check their understanding so far, and then you move on. So you might say to the people,
- Does that sound okay to you?
- Do you follow that?
- Is it clear?
- Can I clarify anything else?
- If not, let’s move on.
- Let’s look at the next slide.
- Now, let’s move on to the really important topic of…
- Let’s turn to the topic of budgets.
So you pinpoint exactly what you want to cover. When you’re going to cover it and then you move on. So you check that they understand it.
I also find in these types of presentations, particularly if they’re a bit longer than a few short slides, that it’s a good idea to do some recapping.
To recap means to go over what you’ve done before. Not a huge amount of detail because you don’t want to bore them by going through everything, but you recap quite quickly.
- Before I move on…
- I’m going to recap quickly…
- Let me summarise briefly…
- Here’s a quick recap of what we’ve covered today.
- I’d like to recap the main points.
- Let me go over the main points for you once more.
All of those good, acceptable expressions and words that you can use.
coming to an end
And then when you come to the end of the presentation, you want to sign off, you want to finish them. We can say,
- Well, this is my key point.
- This is the key point in all of this, so let me finish on this.
- This is what I want to say to sum up in a few words.
- I’d like to finish now by thanking you all for your kind attention.
- I look forward to joining you again soon.
- I look forward to any questions.
- I look forward to receiving your emails.
- I’d be happy to take any questions now.
All nice and polite ways of informing people that this is the end.
So there’s somebody out there in the audience who’s asleep, they’ll probably wake up at that point when you say and finally or, in conclusion
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The latest language learning tips, resources, and content from oxford university press., useful phrases for giving a presentation in english.
- by Oxford University Press ELT
- Posted on April 21, 2023 February 2, 2024
Giving a presentation in English can be challenging, but with these helpful phrases, you can feel confident and ready to make a good presentation in English.
Starting your presentation
So how to start a presentation in English? Begin by saying hello and welcoming everyone. You can also thank the audience for being there with you.
The beginning of the presentation is one of the most important parts because you need to make sure your audience is interested from the start.
You could tell a short story, give a fact, or simply tell the audience a little bit about yourself, e.g. ‘ Let me start by telling you a little bit about myself …’
Then, introduce what your presentation is about by giving an opening statement or an overview of your session. For example, ‘Today, I am going to talk to you about …’ or, ‘Today, we’ll be looking at/focusing on …’.
You can also tell the audience, ‘ If you have any questions, please raise your hand and I’ll be happy to answer them’ … or ‘ We’ll have time at the end for questions.’
Presenting the topic
When you get into the main part of giving your presentation in English, remember that what you’re saying to your audience is new information. Speak slowly, organise your ideas, and make sure your pronunciation is clear. You can learn more about boosting your pronunciation here .
Use expressions to order your ideas and introduce new ones. You can use words and phrases to sequence like, firstly/first of all, secondly, then, next, following this, and lastly/finally.
If you want to introduce the opposite point of view, you can use language like however, on the other hand, contrary to this and then again.
It’s a good idea to link what you are saying back to previous things you have said. This shows you have a well-organised presentation and also helps keep people engaged. For example, ‘as I said previously/at the beginning …’, ‘as you may remember’ and ‘this relates to what I said about ….’
Highlighting information during your talk
When you are giving a presentation in English, you might want to highlight a particular piece of information or something that’s important. You can use phrases such as ‘Let’s focus on …’, ‘I want to highlight …’, ‘Pay attention to …’, ‘Let’s look at …’, ‘I want to briefly address …’, or ‘Now, let’s discuss ….’ You can use these phrases after your sequencing words to help you with your structure.
You can also highlight information by asking your audience their opinion of what you are saying or having them engage with the presentation in some way. For example, you could ask a question and have the audience raise their hands if they agree, or disagree, or if you want to find out how many of them have experience with the situation you’re discussing. Asking questions is a good way to make sure you still have the audience’s attention after you’ve been speaking for a while.
You can also highlight information on your visuals if you’re using them. Use bright, impactful pictures and colours, and don’t include too much writing on your slides.
Finalising the talk
At the end of the presentation, you should summarise your talk and remind the audience of the things you have discussed, and the new information you have given them. You can say things like ‘In summary, we have looked at …’, ‘I’d like to finish by …’, and ‘We’re coming to the end of the presentation. We’ve discussed …’.
You can then ask the audience for any questions you haven’t already answered.
What are your experiences of giving a presentation in English? Do you have any other tips to add? Share below!
Billie Jago is an ELT writer and teacher trainer, specialising in digital & assessments. She is the founder of the professional development podcast ELTcpd and co-founder of the digital ELT content agency, otterelt .
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before You start your presentation ,try please to mention the time duration . sometimes people should be informed so that we can take a coffe break or cigarettes break in order to make evry one happy with the topics
Here is the tip I would add according to my experience :
end your presentation on a positive note, for example with a funny sentence /image /meme / an inspirational quote, in short something that will make your talk pleasant to remember.
Valentina T.
You need to chill out and show calmness and confidence. You should rehearse your presentation on the stage some time before its previously stated time.
Clear, cogent & commanding. Thanks.
I think to get better respond to presentation you can do some mistakes in it and then explain it the end or in the next presentation. Because if anyone would like to learn something also should show involvement.
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English Presentation Structure (Introduction, Closing) & useful Phrases
02.21.20 • #powerpoint #presentation #english.
When giving a presentation in english, there are certain guidelines you should follow. Maybe you haven't got a lot of experience presenting - or you would simply like to refresh your already existing knowledge - we're here to teach you the basics about presenting and provide you with a free list of useful phrases and the basic structure you can in your presentation!
1. Structure
The general structure of a presentation is the following:
- Introduction
It is up to you to design these three parts. Using videos or everyday-examples can be a great way to introduce the audience to the topic. The important thing is that you capture the audience's attention from the beginning by making an interesting introduction. The main part is where you present your topic, ideally divided into sections. You can be creative with it - incorporate images, videos, stories or interactive polls . We generally recommend using different kinds of elements, as that makes the presentation more lively. Make sure your main part is well structured, so your audience can follow. In the conclusion, you should give a short summary of the points you made without adding any new information. You can also make an appeal to your audience in the end.
2. Useful Phrases
Here you'll find several phrases that you'll need in every presentation. Of course, you should adapt them and use them in a context that is suitable for your setting. The phrases are divided into subcategories so you can find what you're looking for more easily.
Starting your Presentation
In your introduction, you should:
Welcome your audience
Good morning/afternoon/evening everyone!
Ladies and gentlemen, I welcome you to my presentation about...
Introduce yourself
I am ... (from company ...) and today I would like to introduce you to the topic of ...
My name is ... and I am going to talk about ... today.
Icebreakers (for audience engagement)
Icebreaker polls are an amazing way to engage your audience instantly. They function as a fun and playful element at the beginning, giving you the perfect start you need to give a successful presentation. Click here to read our detailed post about icebreaker polls!
Mention the presentation topic and the reason for giving the presentation
I am grateful to be here today and tell you you about...
I would like to take this opportunity to talk about ...
I am here today to talk to you about ...
The reason why I am here today to talk about ... is ...
The purpose of this presentation is to ...
My goal today is to ...
Hopefully, by the end of the presentation, you will all know more about ...
Give a short overview of the content
To make it as understandable as possible, I divided my presentation into ... parts. In the first part, I will concentrate on ..., the second part will be about ..., ...
First of all, I will give you a short introduction, then we will move on to ...
... and finally, I will give you some insights to ...
Here are a few phrases that you could use during the whole presentation, but especially in the main part.
Engage your audience
In order to raise the audience's attention and improve their engagement, it is extremely important to make contact with them. A great way to do so is by adding interactive elements such as polls. If you would like to know more about this topic, read our article on How To Boost Audience Engagement . You can also use a software like SlideLizard , which allows you to conduct live polls, do Q&A sessions with your audience, share your resources and many more benefits that take your presentation to the next level.
Please raise your hand if you ...
Have you ever thought about ... ?
I would like to do a poll about ...
Please ask any questions as soon as they arrive.
On one hand, … on the other hand…
Comparing … with …, we can see that…
Clearly, … makes more sense than …
Whereas Option A is …, Option B is …
Making new points
Firstly,… Secondly,…
What also has to be mentioned is…
Next, I would like to bring up the topic of…
That being said, now we are going to take a look at…
Let's move on to the next topic.
On the next slide,…
The last thing I would like to mention is…
We made a whole blog post about how to pose questions in your presentation: The Right Way to do a Question Slide .
Talking about images or videos
In this image you can clearly see that ...
We are now going to take a look at a picture/video of ...
I'm going to show you a video by ... about ... now.
I've prepared a video about ...
Talking about statistics and charts
I am now addressing this graph that refers to the results of study XY.
In the graph on this slide, you can see that ...
The average is at ...
This graph clearly shows that the majority ...
According to this graph, the focus should be on ...
What that study tells us for practice is that we should ...
Emphasizing
I would like to emphasize the importance of ...
Moreover, it has to be said that ...
I want to stress the importance of ...
We always have to remember that ...
This is of high significance because ...
That part is especially important because ...
When something goes wrong
I am sorry, but it seems like the projector isn't working.
Could someone please help me with ...?
Is anybody here who knows how to ...?
Could someone give me a hand with ...
I would like to apologize for ...
I apologize for the technical problems, we are going to continue in a minute.
I am sorry for the inconvenience.
End of Presentation
In the conclusion, you should...
Sum up the main points
In conclusion I can say that…
To sum up the main points,…
With all mentioned aspects taken into consideration, I can say that…
Make an appeal
So please, in the future, try to be conscious about...
Please take a moment to think about...
I would like to encourage you to...
Thank your audience and say goodbye
It was a pleasure being here today.
Thank you for listening and goodbye.
Thank you for being such a great, engaged audience. Goodbye.
Thank you so much for listening, see you next time.
What is the structure of a presentation?
Your presentations should always have an Introduction, a Main part and a Conclusion.
What is a good way to begin a presentation?
You can start by introducing yourself, giving an overview of your topic, telling a little story or showing the audience an introductory video or image.
What are good phrases to use in English presentations?
There are many phrases that will make your presentation a lot more professional. Our blog post gives you a detailed overview.
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Hybrid event.
When an event consist of both virtual and in-person parts, this is called a hybrid event. This type of event is popular as it combines the benefits of both online and live events.
Break-out-Room
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Audience Demographics
Audience Demographics are the characteristics of listeners like age, gender, cultural backgrounds, group affiliations and educational level. The speaker has to consider all these characteristics when adapting to an audience.
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Vocabulary and Phrases for Making Presentations in English
Here’s a step-by-step guide for making presentations in English. You’ll find the phrases you need for each step of your presentation.
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.”
The main body of the presentation
During your presentation, it’s a good idea to occasionally remind your audience why your presentation and ideas are important or relevant.
“As I said at the beginning…” “This, of course, will help you (to achieve the 20% increase).” “As you remember, we are concerned with…” “This ties in with my original statement…” “This relates directly to the question I put to you before…”
Keeping your audience with you
Remember that what you are saying is new to your audience. You are clear about the structure of your talk, but let your audience know when you are moving on to a new point. You can do this by saying something like “right”, or “OK”. You can also use some of the following expressions:
“I’d now like to move on to…” “I’d like to turn to…” “That’s all I have to say about…” “Now I’d like to look at…” “This leads me to my next point…”
If you are using index cards, putting the link on the cards will help you remember to keep the audience with you. In addition, by glancing at your index cards you will be pausing – this will also help your audience to realise that you are moving on to something new.
Phrases for introducing visuals
It’s important to introduce your visual to the audience. You can use the following phrases:
“This graph shows you…” “Take a look at this…” “If you look at this, you will see…” “I’d like you to look at this…” “This chart illustrates the figures…” “This graph gives you a break down of…”
Give your audience enough time to absorb the information on the visual. Pause to allow them to look at the information and then explain why the visual is important:
“As you can see…” “This clearly shows …” “From this, we can understand how / why…” “This area of the chart is interesting…”
Summarising
At the end of your presentation, you should summarise your talk and remind the audience of what you have told them:
“That brings me to the end of my presentation. I’ve talked about…” “Well, that’s about it for now. We’ve covered…” “So, that was our marketing strategy. In brief, we…” “To summarise, I…”
Relate the end of your presentation to your opening statement:
“So I hope that you’re a little clearer on how we can achieve sales growth of 20%.” “To return to the original question, we can achieve…” “So just to round the talk off, I want to go back to the beginning when I asked you…” “I hope that my presentation today will help you with what I said at the beginning…”
Handling questions
Thank the audience for their attention and invite questions.
“Thank you for listening – and now if there are any questions, I would be pleased to answer them.” “That brings me to the end of my presentation. Thank you for your attention. I’d be glad to answer any questions you might have.”
It’s useful to re-word the question, as you can check that you have understood the question and you can give yourself some time to think of an answer. By asking the question again you also make sure that other people in the audience understand the question.
“Thank you. So you would like further clarification on our strategy?” “That’s an interesting question. How are we going to get voluntary redundancy?” “Thank you for asking. What is our plan for next year?”
After you have answered your question, check that the person who asked you is happy with the answer.
“Does this answer your question?” “Do you follow what I am saying?” “I hope this explains the situation for you.” “I hope this was what you wanted to hear!”
If you don’t know the answer to a question, say you don’t know. It’s better to admit to not knowing something than to guess and maybe get it wrong. You can say something like:
“That’s an interesting question. I don’t actually know off the top of my head, but I’ll try to get back to you later with an answer.” “I’m afraid I’m unable to answer that at the moment. Perhaps I can get back to you later.” “Good question. I really don’t know! What do you think?” “That’s a very good question. However, we don’t have any figures on that, so I can’t give you an accurate answer.” “Unfortunately, I’m not the best person to answer that.”
What to say if things go wrong during your presentation
You think you’ve lost your audience? Rephrase what you have said:
“Let me just say that in another way.” “Perhaps I can rephrase that.” “Put another way, this means…” “What I mean to say is…”
Can’t remember the word?
If it’s a difficult word for you – one that you often forget, or one that you have difficulty pronouncing – you should write it on your index card. Pause briefly, look down at your index card and say the word.
Using your voice when making presentations
Don’t speak in a flat monotone – this will bore your audience. By varying your speed and tone, you will be able to keep your audience’s attention. Practise emphasising key words and pause in the right places – usually in between ideas in a sentence. For example “The first strategy involves getting to know our market (pause) and finding out what they want. (pause) Customer surveys (pause) as well as staff training (pause) will help us do this.”
Don’t forget – if you speak too fast you will lose your audience!
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Presenters’ Secret Weapon: 32 English Phrases for Smooth Q&A
Let’s face it… At the end of a presentation, the questions can be terrifying for many speakers as they can’t be controlled and are hard to prepare for. For non-native speakers, particularly, it’s essential to be well prepared, and part of this preparation means knowing the phrases to handle questions!
In this lesson, you will learn the ‘Top 32 ways to handle Presentation Questions using Business English.’ Watch the lesson and then read the article for examples.
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CLARIFYING QUESTIONS The presenter checks that they’ve understood the question from the audience correctly. A customer has called to the office and you pick up the phone.
- “I’m sorry, could you repeat your question please?”
- “So, if I understood you correctly, you’d like to know whether [there will be redundancies in our organisation?”]
- “So, in other words, you would like to know whether [the database purchase will ensure efficiency?”]
- “Does that answer your question?”
- “I’m afraid I didn’t quite catch that.”
- “If I could just rephrase your question. You’d like to know [if these security standards are the minimum?”]
CHECKING WHETHER THE AUDIENCE MEMBER IS SATISFIED An audience member has asked a question. The presenter answers and then checks to see that they’ve understood.
7. “Does that answer your question?”
8. “Is that clearer now?”
9. “Is that the kind of information you were looking for?”
RESPONSES TO GOOD QUESTIONS The presenter acknowledges that an audience member has asked a good question.
10. “Good point.”
11 “I’m glad you asked that.”
12. “That’s a very good question.”
ADMITTING YOU DON”T KNOW Sometimes the presenter might not know the answer to an audience member’s question.
13. “I don’t know the answer to your question, but I’ll aim to find out for you.”
14.. “Sorry I don’t know that off the top of my head.”
15. “Sorry, that’s not my area of expertise but I’m sure [Steve Beesley from the Research Department] could answer your question.”
16. “I’m afraid I’m not in a position to answer that question at the moment.”
RESPONSES TO IRRELEVANT QUESTIONS Sometimes an audience member will ask a question that is not relevant to the presentation, and the presenter responds accordingly.
17. That’s not really my area of expertise.”
18. “Well, I think that goes beyond the scope of my expertise.”
19. “To be honest, I think that raises a different issue.”
AVOID GIVING AN ANSWER The presenter may get a difficult or awkward question and avoid answering.
20. “ If you don’t mind, could we discuss that on another occasion?”
21. “I’m afraid that’s not really what we’re discussing today.”
22. “Well actually, I’d prefer not to discuss that today.”
POSTPONING QUESTIONS The presenter assures the audience member that there will be an opportunity to revisit the question later on in the session.
23. “If you don’t mind, I’ll come back to this point later on in the presentation.”
24. “Can we get back to this point a bit later?”
25. “I will definitely answer your question towards the end of the presentation.”
26. “Would you mind waiting until the Question and Answer session at the end?”
27. “Perhaps we could go over this after the presentation?”
SUMMARISING AFTER INTERRUPTIONS An audience member interrupted and asked a question. Therefore, the presenter needs to remain composed in directing the audience back to the presentation.
28. “So, now I’d like to go back to what we were discussing earlier.”
29. “Before we go on, let me summarise the main points we’ve discussed.”
CLOSING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS The presenter gives the audience the option to ask any final questions.
30. “I think we have time for one more question…”
31. “So, if there are no further questions, [it’s time to end my presentation and thank you all for coming today.”]
32. “If there are no further questions, I’ll finish there. Thank you very much.”
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Hi every body ….. I’m new here plz anyone help me to understand the process of learning here…. i want to improve my English skills….. so plz guide me…. i shall be very thankful to you for this kindness…
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thanx mr Benjamin
Thank you for this useful lesson and for your helpful explanation.
Dear teachers,
Please let me know if the following sentence is grammatically correct. “Some people are that stupid I’m starting to wonder how they made so far.” I’ve been having hard times figuring it out for myself. Thank you in advance.
Thanks Benjamin. I did just 6/10, but I’ll still trying
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I really appreciate what you do, and If you don’t mind I’d like to ask you to explain the passive voice with questions coz It’s a little confused me. just with questions not all.
In practice, do pattern drills, exercise 7 on “How to make a strong presentation” 1. Begin with / by (start off) Benjamin’s video fitly begins with an elegant flair. 2. Base on Most Benjamin’s video is based on teaching the non-English speaking student. 3. Come up with I’d like you to come up with those Benjamin’s video to improving English day by day. 4. Deal with I’ll deal with the future, my English to be as well as native English speaker. 5. Move on Well , let us move on to the next item . 6. Refer to All of the audience could referred to the transcript of Benjamin’s video. 7. To conclude My conclusion: keep learning English, let’s love and go for it.
You did a great JOB. :)
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Very helpful lesson. Thanks Benjamin.
All of teachers here are good!
Thanks Benjamin, useful lesson !
Clear and loud, got it.
thank you Ben. look for your next lessons
I got 10/10. thanks a lot!! As always, you always and will be my favorite teacher! :)
Thank you, Benjamin your lesson is useful.But difficult to remember then use for speaking.
Hi Benjamin, thank you for this great lesson. I did 8 right. I learn more and more every day! Thank EngVid, thanks all teachers!
Thank you very much Mr Ben! I really love the way you teach. You´re so unpredictable that make lessons much more interesting!!
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Thanks Teacher Benjamin for these tips.
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Positive lesson and nice tie!
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Great class! Good tips! Thanks Benjamin! Love your acent by the way!!… ;)
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Thank you, Benjamin. This is a very useful lesson. I got 100.
Hi Benjamin! “deal with” is a little bit confusing phrase. An eng-eng dictionary says “(Commerce) to do business with” that means “cooperate with” for me. As I understand from your lesson the phrase is something like ” to act in return or in answer”, that is for me a bit different from “to do business with”. I may be mistaken. Hope for your answer. Thanks for your informative lesson!
You’re right, nanajie. To deal with someone – to buy goods or services from someone, or to sell them to someone – e. g. We have dealt with the company for years. But in general, to deal with means to face something, or manage, they are closely related.
thank you for good lessons! ;)
i’d like to start by thanking Benjamin for interesting lessons here.very helpful,i got 10 out of 10.
Thanks for the class and I really appreciate at all these topics.
Hi dears Thanks for your efforts , i have a suggestion if you accept , you make me very happy. what is the best method for transelation from English to other language ? thanks
The best method is to become an interpreter. Regards.
Thanks Ms Ronni and Emma
Thank you for the lesson.
Thank you :)
Thanks, Benjamin, for this lesson!
It’s really useful to guide presentations.
I really liked this lesson, Mr. Benjamin,let me tell you,you have great teaching skills. Your name is really cool by the way refer to a American hundred bill. (:
Wow! This is a very great platform to learn for the people like me, thank you …..
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Good lesson! Thanks teacher.
Good lesson! SirI’am new students pz help to me learn English thank you
You are really an amazing teacher!!! I love your lessons!
Thank you. Excellent lesson
Thank you, Benjamin
Dear Benjamin i’m really appreciate your job, thank you so much. I adore British accent and your lessons.
Thanks Benjamin! I love the way you speak. You speak clearly so I can understand it well. :D
Thanks Benjamin ^-^
Good one…
thank you Benjamin. it was a nice lesson
thank you very much!
I would like to begin by thanking you for teaching us. Your accent is excellent. But I have to deal with my speaking problem. If anybody help me to improve my english please find me on skype: [email protected]
Thank you Benjamin for your nice teaching.
1. Begin with / by (start off) When I was young, there was no problems to just start off an exercise without any stretching. However, I always got injured without stretching now.
2. Base on I want to base myself on Netherland for my first job.
3. Come up with The most important thing in scientific paper is to come up with a novel idea.
4. Deal with I’m now having a hard time to deal with my girlfriend’s obsession to me.
5. Move on I’m gonna move on English grammar study after finishing this.
6. Refer to My diagnosis of the ailment is referred to the book “blablabla”.
7. To conclude I conclude this practice by expressing thank to Benjamin.
If any people who find an error or better expression, I always welcome to hear your advice.
Thank you Mr. Benjamin.
It’s very usefull video! Thank you Benjamin.
This is very a helpful lesson. I’ve got 8/10 points in quiz so i think i will watch the video once again to make sure I remember all things :)
Thank you !
thanky Mr. Benjamin.
Thanks for these great points.
thank you for these informations. I think it will help many people (include me) in presentation cases. Bravo :)
Information is uncountable noun, so you do not need to add “s” behind information.
i got 9 out of ten, its difficult if you don’t analyze the sentence..
Nice and every good presentation, thank you Mr. Benjamin
I’d like to conclude this lesson by saying that it was just awesome and very important to me! Thank you!
Thank you, I will use this words in my next presentation.
I am interested in learning english well, I understand that english is not my native language
Thank you for your lesson, Benjamin. It’s really helpful.
I’d like to thank everybody here about these lessons, I hope to be successful.
Thanks ….
100%!!! Thanks for this lesson
Hi All… Nice to joint in here due to I’m just. Please kindly support me to more good english lesson.
very useful lesson. Thank you so much.
Hi, I really enjoy my first lesson here. It is very great topic since my job is giving presentation to my team.
I really enjoyed this lesson. Good job, Benjamin. Thanks a lot.
Thank you so much!!!!!
Thank you teacher for this great lesson :) :)
I’d like to thank you for your effort, really enjoying to listen to you
Thank you so much teacher
Thanks, Excellent tips, when I have the opportunity I will put it on practice.
hi i want to learn your lessons but i cant enter and
didnt open your shigt.please help me. this is my email.h. h.askari.f@gmail
I’d like to learn more on Business English, Could you please let me know how can I find more materials in this regard?
10/10 thta’s the good way to begin with
Dear Ben I’ll start off by noticing that you’ll be the perfect protagonist in a thriller/horror film. All kidding aside your lesson was very useful. Thanks you very much Ben :D
thank you so much,that was really helpful. btw i really like your accent
Great Lesson!
Thank you, Benjamin. I’m so happy that I’ve got 10 correct out of 10.
What a good lesson. Thank U Benjamin!
refer to this lesson i’d like to say thats gonna be really rewarding for me / thanks a lot
Thanks alot really it’s uesful lesson God bless you
Very good !!!
useful lesson. Thanks alot. I get 9 out of 10. =)
I got 100 point but actually, I’m confused about “refer to” which is not related about “page” and “to conclude” exactly. Could you give us more examples ? Thanks in advance …
Excellent lesson!
You helped me a lot this video is really very useful!
Hello, i’m a new user. I’m very happy of this video, thank you Benjamin ;-)
thanks Benjamin Excellent lesson!
thanks Benjamin
Thank you… It’s amazing lesson.
I’ve got 100 percent!!! Thank you for the lesson!!!!
Very good &grafic!
Great! I got 10/10. Thanks a lot
what a nice tie benjamin.
Benjamin, I have a mistake. You need second R in “I’ll be referring that to”
good lessons, thank’s teacher.
Good Teacher, thanks Ben!
Thank you so much for the teaching.
Benjamin was a very good lesson, with the information that you gave us I could improve my english and the presentatio of the result in the company that I work, the lesson add value to me. Many thanks
thank u benj for fluent speaking and clear ,specially with sentence sample ,thanks again
Sorry, it’s a be little hard to understand your lesson. I think he can improve his explanation because is not that all clear
I appreciate for your lecture. I got 100 points from your quiz!
THank you, Benjamin! 100% is unexpecting for me. Your lessons are very interesting. I always watch your lectures with pleasure. Best regards, Olga
Don’t we double the consonant when putting refer at the ing form as well as the ed form ?
Benjamin has very interesting lessons to learn.
Very good lesson, and that’s ok in my test that was very difficult…
It will help me a lot thank you
Thank you Benjamin
Thanks Sir..
thanks teacher for this useful lesson!
THANKS, ALL THE BEST FOR YOU, EASY USEFUL LESSON
Thanks Benjamin for useful lesson!
Thank you, Benjamin.
I’d like to begin my comment by thanking you Mr Benjamin for your useful lesson and the way that you gave us information based on making them easily to understand, i appreciate your effort to make kind of those lesson. really you gave me a courage to start making presentations in english language, especially in mathematics because i’m assistant professor of mathematics at university and i have to try make great presentation for my students. i conclude today’s comment by thanking again you Mr for all these tips and i wish all the best for all person who use this website to improve their English level.
Thank you so much for this lesson ! I just love your clarity, your pace and your volume, like Gill says !
thank you for this wonderful lesson
1o/1o well done,Benjamin greetings from Kazakhstan 13 Dec2o21:)
it’s great thank you
Got a 9/10! Great class, thanks!
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10 Tips for Giving a Great Presentation in English
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Giving the perfect oral presentation in English requires practice. Remember that even great orators like Steve Jobs, Abraham Lincoln, Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King became excellent public speakers through years of dedicated practice.
When preparing your presentation in English, we recommend you watching and listening to the recordings of their public speeches as an example. Check out our video lesson and some other useful tips for giving a great presentation below.
1. Think About the Details in Advance
Giving a presentation in front of an audience is always stressful. Thinking about such details as the location of the presentation, equipment, materials, timing, your appearance and outfit will help you avoid nervousness.
2. Do Your Homework
Effective preparation requires consideration of the following things:
- Ask yourself what the presentation is all about, its title and its goal
- Think about who your audience is
- Figure out what your main message is
- Think about the structure of the presentation: the opening, the main part and the summary
- Make it easier for the audience and yourself: use simple language
- Prepare yourself for questions. Think about what questions the audience might ask
- Usually an orator has a maximum of 15 minutes to present. So, make the presentation simple, have no more than 20 slides using a font that is legible from a distance
- Don’t put large blocks of text in your presentation. No one will be interested in reading it; people prefer visual material. So think about images, graphs and videos that support your idea, but don’t overwhelm the audience with too many visual aids
3. Introduce Yourself and Set the Theme
At the beginning of the presentation, it’s important to introduce yourself, giving your full name, position and company you represent. Some people also include their contact information on the first slide. That’s in case you want someone from the audience to contact you after your presentation. After the introduction, don’t forget to state the topic of your presentation.
Useful phrases in English:
“Hello, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming…” “The topic of today’s meeting is…” “Let’s get the ball rolling” “Shall we get started?”
4. Provide an Outline or Agenda of Your Presentation
Providing an outline of the presentation is a must, as people want to know why they should listen to you. That’s why the opening part is very important. It should be cheerful, interesting and catchy. You should know it by heart, so you don’t lose track of your thoughts even if you are nervous.
“I’d like to give you a brief outline of my presentation…” “Here is the agenda for the meeting…” “My presentation consists of the following parts…” “The presentation is divided into four main sections…” 5. Explain When the Listeners Can Ask Questions
A Question & Answer period (Q&A) usually takes place at the end of the presentation, so you have enough time to deliver the main message of your speech without being interrupted by multiple questions. If you want the audience to ask questions during or after the presentation, say so.
“There will be a Q&A session after the presentation” “Please feel free to interrupt me if you have any questions” “I will be happy to answer your questions at any time during the presentation”
6. Make a Clear Transition in Between the Parts of the Presentation
Using transition words and phrases in English makes your presentation look smooth and easy to follow.
“I’d like to move on to another part of the presentation…” “Now I’d like to look at…” “For instance…” “In addition…” “Moreover…” “This leads me to the next point…”
7. Wow Your Audience
If you are not excited by your presentation, your audience will not be excited either. When presenting, you should plan to wow your audience. Use adjectives and descriptive words as they will help to attract the audience’s attention and make your speech more vivid and memorable.
“The product I present is extraordinary.” “It’s a really cool device” “This video is awesome” “This is an outstanding example”
8. Make Your Data Meaningful
If you need to present numbers or some comparative analysis of algorithms for integration, use some visuals to present it. You can use charts, graphs or diagrams to make your data meaningful and visually attractive. Remember that pie charts are good for representing proportions, line charts to represent trends, column and bar charts for ranking.
“Here are some facts and figures” “The pie chart is divided into several parts” “The numbers here have increased or gone up” “The numbers change and go down (decrease)” “The numbers have remained stable”
9. Summarize
At the end of the presentation, briefly summarize the main points and ideas. Provide the audience with your opinion and give them a call to action, let them know what you want them to do with the information you’ve shared. End of the presentation by thanking all the listeners and inviting them to the Q&A.
“Let’s summarize briefly what we’ve looked at…” “In conclusion…” “I’d like to recap…” “I’d like to sum up the main points…”
10. Practice
Try rehearsing your presentation using the above tips. Practice in front of a mirror or with your friends, parents or spouse. The more you practice, the better. While practicing, try not to use crutch words (examples: uhhhhh, ahhhh, so on, you know, like etc.)
Good luck with your presentation!
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Phrases for your presentations
Greet. Introduce yourself and the topic.
Show the presentation structure
Talk about timing, questions and handouts
Introduce your first topic
transitions
Sequence your ideas
Highlight information
Explain details.
Explain your visuals
Connect to something previously said
Restate and summarize.
Make reference to information
Conclude your talk.
- Good morning/afternoon/evening, everyone/everybody and welcome to my presentation. First of all, let me thank you all for coming here today.
- Welcome to (event)
- First, let me introduce myself. I am/My name is .... I am a (job title)... from/at (company/institution).
- Let me start by saying a few words about my own background.
- The topic of my presentation is...
- Today, I would like to talk to you about...
- As you can see on the screen, our topic today is......
- This morning/afternoon I'm going to take a look at...
- My talk is particularly relevant to those of you who....
- This talk is designed to act as a....
- In my presentation I’ll focus on three major issues.
- I'm going to focus on/look at/deal with three main points.
- I've divided my presentation into three main parts
- This presentation is structured as follows...
- The subject can be looked at under the following headings...
- We can break this area down into the following fields...
- First of all, I'll talk about... Second, I'll look at... Finally, I'll explain/show/tell you about...
- My presentation will take about X minutes.
- It will take about X minutes to cover these issues.
- If you have any questions, I am happy to answer them.
- There will be... (time) for questions/a Q&A session at the end of my presentation.
- I would appreciate it if you could leave any questions you may have until the end of my presentation.
- If you don’t mind, I'd like to leave questions until the end of my talk.
- If you have questions during the presentation, feel free to interrupt at any time.
- I’ll be handing out copies of the slides at the end of my talk.
- I can email the PowerPoint presentation to anyone who would like it.
- Don’t worry about taking notes, I’ve put all the relevant statistics on a handout for you
- So, let's get started
- Let me start by giving you some background information.
- Let's start with...
- My first point concerns...
- First of all, I’d like to give you an overview of....
- I would like to begin by telling you/showing you...
Sequencing: Let’s move on to… Turning our attention now to… Next, I’ll focus on.....and then we’ll consider.... Then I’ll go on to highlight what I see as the main points of.... That concludes my second point, let's turn now to Finally, I’d like to address the problem of/raise briefly the issue of......
- I’d like to put the situation into some kind of perspective.
- I’d like you to think about the significance of this figure here.
- The significance of this is…
- This is important because…
- We have to remember that …
- Let me expand on this point.
- I would like to elaborate on this point.
- Let me elaborate further.
- I’d like to discuss in more depth the implications of....
- I’d like to make more detailed recommendations regarding....
- As you can see on this chart...
- Take a look at this diagram...
- This graph clearly shows...
- I would like to illustrate this point by showing you a graph...
- This chart shows you a breakdown of...
Connecting: As I said at the beginning, … This relates to what I was saying earlier… This ties in with what I said at the start of my talk...
- In other words, …
- To put it simply, …
- What I mean to say is …
- So that brings me to the end of my presentation. We looked at three main points.
- We spoke about...
- I explained/showed you...
- Based on our findings, …
- According to our study, …
- Our data shows …
- I’d just like to finish with the words of a famous scientist/ politician/ author...
- In conclusion/To conclude, I would like to say that...
- Before we finish, I would like to leave you with one final thought.
- Thank you for your attention. Now I am happy to answer any questions you might have.
- Thanks for listening.
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Useful English phrases for a presentation
Presentations have the advantage that many standard phrases can be used at various points. Perhaps you wish to welcome the audience, introduce the speaker and the topic, outline the structure, offer a summary, or deal with questions. In all these situations, you can apply a number of useful expressions that will make your presentation a linguistic success.
At the beginning of each presentation, you should welcome your audience. Depending on who you are addressing, you should extend a more or less formal welcome.
Good morning/afternoon/evening, ladies and gentlemen/everyone.
On behalf of “Company X”, allow me to extend a warm welcome to you.
Hi, everyone. Welcome to “Name of the event”.
Introducing the speaker
The level of formality of your welcome address will also apply to how you introduce yourself. Customize it to match your audience.
Let me briefly introduce myself. My name is “John Miller” and I am delighted to be here today to talk to you about…
First, let me introduce myself. My name is “John Miller” and I am the “Position” of “Company X”.
I’m “John” from “Company Y” and today I’d like to talk to you about…
Introducing the topic
After the welcome address and the introduction of the speaker comes the presentation of the topic. Here are some useful introductory phrases.
Today I am here to talk to you about…
What I am going to talk about today is…
I would like to take this opportunity to talk to you about…
I am delighted to be here today to tell you about…
I want to make you a short presentation about…
I’d like to give you a brief breakdown of…
Explanation of goals
It is always recommended to present the goals of your presentation at the beginning. This will help the audience to understand your objectives.
The purpose of this presentation is…
My objective today is…
After presenting the topic and your objectives, give your listeners an overview of the presentation’s structure. Your audience will then know what to expect in detail.
My talk/presentation is divided into “x” parts.
I’ll start with…/First, I will talk about…/I’ll begin with…
…then I will look at…
and finally…
Starting point
After all this preparation, you can finally get started with the main part of the presentation. The following phrases will help you with that.
Let me start with some general information on…
Let me begin by explaining why/how…
I’d like to give you some background information about…
Before I start, does anyone know…
As you are all aware…
I think everybody has heard about…, but hardly anyone knows a lot about it.
End of a section
If you have completed a chapter or section of your presentation, inform your audience, so that they do not lose their train of thought.
That’s all I have to say about…
We’ve looked at…
So much for…
Interim conclusion
Drawing interim conclusions is of utmost importance in a presentation, particularly at the end of a chapter or section. Without interim conclusions, your audience will quickly forget everything you may have said earlier.
Let’s summarize briefly what we have looked at.
Here is a quick recap of the main points of this section.
I’d like to recap the main points.
Well, that’s about it for this part. We’ve covered…
Use one of the following phrases to move on from one chapter to the next.
I’d now like to move on to the next part…
This leads me to my next point, which is…
Turning our attention now to…
Let’s now turn to…
Frequently, you have to give examples in a presentation. The following phrases are useful in that respect.
For example,…
A good example of this is…
As an illustration,…
To give you an example,…
To illustrate this point…
In a presentation, you may often need to provide more details regarding a certain issue. These expressions will help you to do so.
I’d like to expand on this aspect/problem/point.
Let me elaborate further on…
If you want to link to another point in your presentation, the following phrases may come in handy.
As I said at the beginning,…
This relates to what I was saying earlier…
Let me go back to what I said earlier about…
This ties in with…
Reference to the starting point
In longer presentations, you run the risk that after a while the audience may forget your original topic and objective. Therefore, it makes sense to refer to the starting point from time to time.
I hope that you are a little clearer on how we can…
To return to the original question, we can…
Just to round the talk off, I want to go back to the beginning when I…
I hope that my presentation today will help with what I said at the beginning…
Reference to sources
In a presentation, you frequently have to refer to external sources, such as studies and surveys. Here are some useful phrases for marking these references.
Based on our findings,…
According to our study,…
Our data shows/indicates…
Graphs and images
Presentations are usually full of graphs and images. Use the following phrases to give your audience an understanding of your visuals.
Let me use a graphic to explain this.
I’d like to illustrate this point by showing you…
Let the pictures speak for themselves.
I think the graph perfectly shows how/that…
If you look at this table/bar chart/flow chart/line chart/graph, you can see that…
To ensure that your presentation does not sound monotonous, from time to time you should emphasize certain points. Here are some suggestions.
It should be emphasized that…
I would like to draw your attention to this point…
Another significant point is that…
The significance of this is…
This is important because…
We have to remember that…
At times it might happen that you expressed yourself unclearly and your audience did not understand your point. In such a case, you should paraphrase your argument using simpler language.
In other words,…
To put it more simply,…
What I mean to say is…
So, what I’m saying is….
To put it in another way….
Questions during the presentation
Questions are an integral part of a presentation. These phrases allow you to respond to questions during a presentation.
Does anyone have any questions or comments?
I am happy to answer your questions now.
Please feel free to interrupt me if you have questions.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.
Please stop me if you have any questions.
Do you have any questions before I move on?
If there are no further questions at this point, I’d like to…
Questions at the end of a presentation
To ensure that a presentation is not disrupted by questions, it is advisable to answer questions at the very end. Inform your audience about this by using these phrases.
There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
I’ll gladly answer any of your questions at the end.
I’d be grateful if you could ask your questions after the presentation.
After answering a question from the audience, check that the addressee has understood your answer and is satisfied with it.
Does this answer your question?
Did I make myself clear?
I hope this explains the situation for you.
Unknown answer
Occasionally, it may happen that you do not have an answer to a question. That is not necessarily a bad thing. Simply use one of the following phrases to address the fact.
That’s an interesting question. I don’t actually know off the top of my head, but I’ll try to get back to you later with an answer.
I’m afraid I’m unable to answer that at the moment. Perhaps, I can get back to you later.
Good question. I really don’t know! What do you think?
That’s a very good question. However, I don’t have any figures on that, so I can’t give you an accurate answer.
Unfortunately, I’m not the best person to answer that.
Summary and conclusion
At the end of the presentation, you should summarize the important facts once again.
I’d like to conclude by…
In conclusion, let me sum up my main points.
Weighing the pros and cons, I come to the conclusion that…
That brings me to the end of my presentation. Thank you for listening/your attention.
Thank you all for listening. It was a pleasure being here today.
Well, that’s it from me. Thanks very much.
That brings me to the end of my presentation. Thanks for your attention.
Handing over
If you are not the only speaker, you can hand over to somebody else by using one of these phrases.
Now I will pass you over to my colleague ‘Jerry’.
‘Jerry’, the floor is yours.
We hope that our article will help you in preparing and holding your next presentation. It goes without saying that our list is just a small extract from the huge world of expressions and phrases. As always, the Internet is an inexhaustible source of further information. Here are the links to two websites that we would recommend to you in this context.
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Today Im going to teach you key vocabulary and phrases to use in a presentation, speech, or sales pitch. Ill give you my tips for giving a good presentation, and show you how to structure your presentation using language that is intelligent and clear. Youll find it especially helpful if you are shy or nervous when it comes to public speaking.
Useful phrases in English: "I'd like to give you a brief outline of my presentation…". "Here is the agenda for the meeting…". "My presentation consists of the following parts…". "The presentation is divided into four main sections…". 5. Explain When the Listeners Can Ask Questions.
Useful Phrases for Presentations Public Speaking in English Introduction & Main Body Introducing the main topic I would like to begin by looking at … Let's get started, shall we? So, let's begin… Moving on to another part of the presentation So, we've looked at… and now I'd like to… Having looked at…, let's move on to…
Language tips for oral presentations . Useful phrases to introduce your presentation The aim of your introduction is to get the attention of your audience. Take a moment to welcome your audience and introduce yourself before you begin. Introduce your presentation topic and give a brief outline of what you will cover and the purpose of your ...
Write out the whole presentation and learn every word by heart. Write out the whole presentation and read it aloud. Use very informal language. Only look at your note card. It's important to look up at your listeners when you are speaking. Exam speaking: Oral presentation - tips
Giving a Presentation - Useful Phrases. Let's do English ESL presentation, public speaking. This theory sheet contains a number of useful phrases for oral presentations in class for intermediate and a….
Good morning/afternoon/evening, everyone/everybody and welcome to my presentation. First of all, let me thank you all for coming here today. Welcome to (event) 2. Introducing yourself. First, let me introduce myself. I am/My name is .... I am a (job title)... from/at (company/institution).
Here are some useful introductory phrases. Today I am here to talk to you about…. What I am going to talk about today is…. I would like to take this opportunity to talk to you about…. I am delighted to be here today to tell you about…. I want to make you a short presentation about…. I'd like to give you a brief breakdown of….
Useful expressions for oral presentations Useful expressions for oral presentations. Paula Gómez Cernadas. Member for 4 years 3 months Age: 16+ Level: Advanced. Language: English (en) ID: 693276. 04/02/2021. Country code: ES. Country: Spain. School subject: English as a ...