How to make a successful presentation.docx

How to make a successful presentation?

Introduction

Good morning/afternoon/evening ladies and gentlemen. My name is Max Mustermann and I am delighted to be here today to talk to you about…

Introducing the topic

Today I would like to outline…

The purpose of my presentation is to introduce our new range of...

I plan to say a few words about…

I intend to discuss ...

I hope to consider the main issues around ...

This presentation focuses on the issue of…

In today’s presentation I’m hoping to … give you an update on… / give you an overview of … 

In today’s presentation I’m hoping to cover three points:

Justifying the topic of your presentation

There are many concerns regarding …

It matters tremendously that…

I am referencing that…

When we are referencing that…we should bear in mind that…

That delivers greater knowledge confidence when we enumerate the major issues…

Then we can get clarity on whether…

It does seem demonstrably true that…

I would even make a statement surpassing simple prediction that…

Giving instructions about questions

Do feel free to interrupt me if you have any questions.

I plan to keep some time for questions after the presentation.

Interrupt whenever you like.

Please save any questions until the end.

We’ll finish off with a question and answer session.

I will be glad to answer any questions that you may have at the end.

At the end I’d be happy to answer any of your questions.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.

Structuring the presentation

First, I would like to dwell on the point of…

Secondly,… etc.

Closing a section of the presentation

So, that concludes [title of the section] … .

So, that’s an overview of … .

I think that just about covers … .

That covers ...

Changing the topic/speaker

This leads me to my next point, which is…

Easing from this point into yet another agenda,...

The second consideration is not dissimilar to our previous point and consists in…

Developing the point

Where does that take us? Let’s look at this in more detail. What does that mean for us?

What I am essentially saying is that…

One of the problem’s contributing factors might be that…

In effect this seems to be…

The explanation is genuinely abound in…

Referring to a previous point made

You may recall that we said … .

Moving to another main point

Turning now to ...

Moving on now to ...

My next point is in regards to …

That brings me to …

My final point is in regard to…

Referring to research

Researchers have identified three key issues here, they are …

Researchers have shown quite conclusively that …

A number of recent studies, notably the ones by … and …, have shown that …

Presenting a point of view

Those in favour of … argue that …

Personally, I think there is overwhelming evidence that ...

Evidence does seem to show that ...

Analysing an argument

Let’s take a closer look at the argument put forward by ... His main contention is that ... but he

fails to consider ...

This point of view is very appealing because ...

Emphasizing important points

It must be remembered that …

It should be emphasised that …

Losing your way

Now, where was I? Oh yes, …

If you’ll bear with me for a moment while I just glance at my notes, right, …

Erm, I’ll just need a minute to sort out the technology and I’ll be with you ...

Summary

Just a quick recap of my main points…

Concluding and summarising the presentation

Well, that brings us to the end of the final section. Now, I’d like to summarise by … .

Conclusion

That brings me to the end of my presentation, thank for listening / for your attention.

That covers all I want/wanted to say today.

Thanking for the attention

Thanks for your attention.

Asking questions to the presenter

Can you repeat your point about ...

Can you suggest some reading on that topic?

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