Quick Communication Check

1. Introducing a summary or a conclusion

Choose the correct word.

1. That ends / brings / leaves the main part. Now we meet / come to / can do the conclusion.

2. That's really all I wanted / can / think to say. I’d like to recommend / summarize / conclude the three things I have described.

3. Can I finish / recommend / suggest now with some recommendations?

4. To conclude, I'd like to speak / tell / say what I think is the most important thing.

2. Summarizing, concluding and recommending

main

end

conclusion

like

resources

Information

Change the two paragraphs below with words from the boxes.

Okay, I think that is the (a) _______ of the (b) _______ part of my talk. I'd now (c) _______ to say a few words in (d)_______ . What we have to remember is the importance of good research. In order to get good (e)_______ we must provide enough (f)_______ , so I would like to ask for more people and more money. It's as simple as that. Money and people are the vital resources we need. That's all.

summarise

said

concludes

then

described

conclusion

first

That (g)_______ what I want to say so can I (h)_______ the main points? (i)_______ I talked about the objectives of the Calypso project. (j)_______ I (k)_______ the problems, essentially the lack of resources and the time difficulties we had. We also had personnel problems. Finally I (l)_______ that during this time, our competitors have introduced new products. In (m)_______ , therefore, it is now extremely important to launch a new Calypso product during the current year. Thank you for listening.

3. Introducing questions and discussion

Make correct phrases by matching the verb on the left to the correct words on the right.

1. conclude a) your views

2. hear b) my talk

3. have time c) some comments

4. make d) a question

5. ask e) for a discussion

SUMMARY

Presentation Tips

Speech Preparation

Choose topic  Profile the audience, occasion, and location  Gather material  Select material  Organize material  Prepare presentation

aids  Practice  Write  Revise  Rehearse  Present  Questions and answers

Language Note

Presenting at a glance

Introduction
Great	Good morning everyone. Thank you for coming today.
Introduce yourself	My name is…(Andrew White). I’m a…(controller) for…(ABC).
State objective	As you know, today I’m going to talk about…
Outline structure	My presentation will cover 3 main points: _____ _____ _____
Timing	My talk will last about…(15 minutes).
Questions	Please interrupt at any time if you have any questions.
Link	OK. To begin I’d like to look at…
Main Body
Part one	So, the First Part of my presentation is…
Closing first part	So, that’s all I have to say on the First Point. Any questions on that?
Opening part two	OK, let’s move to the Second Section which I have called…
Sequencing	There are three questions to look at here: Firstly… Secondly….Finally…
Closing/moving on	OK, that’s everything on Part Two. I will now move to Part Three.
Highlighting	Here I would like to highlight two items.
Using a visual	As you can see on this chart…
Recommending	I would suggest…
Digressing	Could I digress for a second?
Returning	Let me now return to…
Closing	OK, that’s all I wanted to say on Part Three.
Ending
Signal end	That brings me to the end of my presentation.
Summarise	To sum up, I talked about __________ _____ _____ _____
Conclude	That concludes my presentation.
Invite questions	Do you have any questions?
Handle questions positively	That’s a good question.
Closing	I’m sorry we are out of time.
Thanking	Thank you very much for your attention.

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