English Phrases for Presentations
- 1. Giving Presentations Helpful Vocabulary and phrases
- 2. When you first begin a presentation, you should GREET your audience. * How can you greet your colleagues? Before your Presentation…
- 3. When you first begin a presentation, you should GREET your audience. • Hello / Hi Everyone • Good Morning • Good Afternoon • Thank you for coming today. • Thank you for joining today.
- 4. After the greeting, you should introduce the topic of the presentation and talk about each section of the presentation. * How do you introduce your topic & sections?
- 5. After the greeting, you should introduce the topic of the presentation and talk about each SECTION of the presentation. • Today, I will talk about …. (our marketing plan) • I’d like to give an overview of… (this quarters sales) • First, • Second, • Then, • Finally
- 6. After introducing the sections, you should refer to questions before you begin your presentation. * How can you address questions before your presentation? - Do you allow questions during your presentation? - Do you prefer to wait until the end of the presentation for questions.
- 7. After introducing the topics, you should refer to questions before you begin your presentation. • Please feel free to ask questions during the presentation. • If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me. • Please wait to ask questions until the end of the presentation. • I will answer questions after the presentation.
- 8. Time to Begin your Presentation! You should introduce each new section. * How can you introduce new sections?
- 9. You should INTRODUCE each new section. • So, let’s start / begin with… • Let’s move on to… • Now, I would like to talk about… • Please turn your attention to…(this chart, graph) • Finally, I would like to… • Lastly, let’s discuss…
- 10. During your presentation, you will need to refer to visuals * What are different kinds of visuals?
- 11. During your presentation, you will need to refer to VISUALS (visual aids, visual information, graphics) , such as charts, graphs, and diagrams. • This chart/graph/ diagram shows that… • If you look at this graph, you can see that… • This graph is interesting because… • I’d like you to focus your attention to… (these statistics, this graph)
- 12. These are…
- 13. These are…GRAPHS Graphs are always represented on a grid
- 14. These are…
- 15. These are…CHARTS / DIAGRAMS
- 16. Sometimes, you will need to check for UNDERSTANDING. * How do you check for understanding?
- 17. Sometimes, you will need to check for UNDERSTANDING. • Is everything clear? • Are there any questions? • Do you need me to repeat anything?
- 18. When you are finished with presenting you sections, you should CONCLUDE your presentation. * What are some ways to end your talk?
- 19. When you are finished with presenting you sections, you should CONCLUDE your presentation. • That concludes my talk … • This is the end of my presentation… • Thank you for your attention. • If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them • If you have any questions, I will try my best to answer them.
- 20. What can you say if someone asks you a question you don’t know the answer to?
- 21. If you don’t know the answer to a question… you can say: • That’s a great question • That’s a good point. • That’s an interesting question. • I don’t have enough information now… • Can I get back to you later? • I don’t have the information with me now, I will email you.. • Does anyone know more information about this?