Main Body of Presentation

1. Beginning the main body "Now let's move to the first part of my talk, which is about …" "So, first…" "To begin with…" "I'd like to start by..." "First of all, I'll..." 2. Finishing a subject: "Well, I've told you about..." "That's all I have to say about..." "That's all (I want to say for now) on …" "We've looked at..." 3. Starting another subject: "Let's move to (the next part which is) " "Now we'll move on to..." "Now I want to describe... " "Let me turn now to..." "Next..." "Finally, let’s consider ... "

4. Finishing the main body of the presentation "Right, that ends (the third part of) my talk. " "That's all I want to say for now on ... " Ordering: "Firstly...secondly...thirdly...lastly..." "First of all...then...next...after that...finally..." "To start with...later...to finish up..." Giving examples: "For example,..." "A good example of this is..." "Let me illustrate, … " "As an illustration, ..."

Quick Communication Check

1. Signaling the different parts of the presentation

Match the word or phrase on the left with a word or phrase on the right that has a similar meaning.

1. First…. a. Now we come to ...

2. Then… b. I've finished talking about .

3. Finally… c. To begin with ...

4. That’s all on… d. After that ...

5. Now let’s turn to… e. Lastly ...

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2. Listing and sequencing

Complete the examples of listing below.

There are (a) _______ things to talk about. The (b) _______ is design.

The (c) ______ is quality. Then the (d) _______ one is communication.

then

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another

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I think there're (e) _______ problems to address, (f) _______ is competition. (g) _______ is customer needs. (h) _______ the (i) _______ issue is marketing.

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Now I'm going to show you (j) _______ examples. Number one from India. Two, from South America and the (k) _______ from North Africa. The (l) _______ example is from Australia and the (m) ______ one is from Russia. Okay, (n) _______ example, India. Here you can see ...

3. Linking

Complete the phrases below (1-6) to link parts of a talk.

1. That c_______ the introduction. Let's 1_______ now at the first part.

2. That's a_____ on the theory. Now we c_______ to the practice.

3. Now that I've e_______ the background. L_______ look next at the present situation.

4. A_______ this then, we can t_______ to the next part. This is about money.

5. So that's the e_______ of the main part of my talk. I'd like to m_______ on to the conclusion.

6. I've f_______ talking about the home market. N_______ I’d like to g_______ on to talk about the overseas market.

Language Note

Conclusion

Use the conclusion to:

1. Begin the summary and/or conclusion "I'd like to end by emphasising the main point(s)." "I'd like to finish with ... - a summary of the main points." - some observations based on what I've said." - some conclusions / recommendations." - a brief conclusion." 2. a. Sum up: "In conclusion,..." "I'd like to sum up now..." 2. b. Give recommendations: "In conclusion, my recommendations are..." "I would suggest / propose / recommend the following strategy." 3. Signal the end "That concludes (the formal part of) my talk." "That brings me to the end of my presentation."

3. Invite questions and/or introduce discussion "(Thanks for listening)." Now I'd like to invite your comments. " "Now we have …(half an hour) for questions (and discussion)." "Right. Now, any questions or comments? " "Do you have any questions?" "I’d be glad to answer any questions. " "Yes, the gentleman/lady sitting there…" [points] "So, now I'd be very interested to hear your comments." 4. Close If there are no more questions, I’ll finish there. 5. Thank your audience: "Thank you (very much) for your attention." "May I thank you all for being such an attentive audience." "I hope that this has been useful."

Dealing with questions:

"That’s a (very) good/complex/difficult/an interesting question."

"Thank you for asking that question."

"As I said/pointed out/explained earlier…"

"Does that answer your question?"/ "Is that OK?"

"Is that clear now?" / "Can we move on?"

"Does that make sense"? / "Do you see what I mean? "

"I'm afraid I can't give you an answer to that question at the moment."

"I don’t have the figures with me."

"That’s not really my field/area, I’m afraid."

"I’m afraid that question goes beyond the subject of today’s presentation."

"I’d be glad to discuss that with you personally after the presentation."