Useful sentences for presentation
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This document provides useful phrases for structuring an English presentation in three parts: introductions, body, and conclusion. For introductions, it offers greetings and ways to introduce yourself and the topic. The body section lists transitional phrases for changing topics or speakers. It concludes with phrases for inviting questions, summarizing main points, and thanking the audience.
Useful sentences for presentation
- 1. In the following pages you will find useful phrases to provide you with the basic structure of a presentation in English. Introduction On behalf of Company I would like to welcome you here today. My name is Max Mustermann and I am the CFO of Global Travel. Hi, I'm Max and I am the head of markteing of Global Travel. 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… I'd like to introduce my colleague Max Mustermann. Hi everyone, I'm Max from Accounts and today I'd like to talk to you about… Introducing the topic Today I am here to talk to you about… As you all know, today I am going to talk to you about… I would like to take this opportunity to talk to you about… I am delighted to be here today to tell you about… Today I would like to outline… Structuring the presentation My talk is divided into x parts. I'll start with / Firstly I will talk about… / I'll begin with then I will look at … next… and finally… I will be glad to answer any questions that you may have at the end. Beginning the presentation I'll start with some general information on… I'd just like to give you some background information about… Before I start, does anyone know…? As you are all aware / As you all know…
- 2. Changing the topic/speaker Right, let's move on to… This leads me to my next point, which is… I'd now like to look at / consider… Now I will pass you over to /hand over to Max Mustermann. Does anyone have any questions before I move on? Summary To sum up… So to summarise the main points of my talk… Just a quick recap of my main points… Inviting questions Does anyone have any questions? I will be happy to answer your questions now If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask If you have any further questions, I will be happy to talk to you at the end. Conclusion I'd like to conclude by… That brings me to the end of my presentation, thank for listening / for your attention. Thank you all for listening, it was a pleasure being here today. Well that's it from me. Thanks very much. Signposting Function Language Introducing the subject • I'd like to start by...
- 3. • Let's begin by... • First of all, I'll... • Starting with... • I'll begin by... Finishing one subject... • Well, I've told you about... • That's all I have to say about... • We've looked at... • So much for... ...and starting another • Now we'll move on to... • Let me turn now to... • Next... • Turning to... • I'd like now to discuss... • Let's look now at... Analysing a point and giving recommendations • Where does that lead us? • Let's consider this in more detail... • What does this mean for ABC? • Translated into real terms... Giving an example • For example,... • A good example of this is... • As an illustration,... • To give you an example,... • To illustrate this point... Dealing with questions • We'll be examining this point in more detail later on... • I'd like to deal with this question later, if I may... • I'll come back to this question later in my talk... • Perhaps you'd like to raise this point at the end... • I won't comment on this now... Summarising and concluding • In conclusion,... • Right, let's sum up, shall we? • I'd like now to recap... • Let's summarise briefly what we've looked at... • Finally, let me remind you of some of the issues we've covered...
- 4. • If I can just sum up the main points... Ordering • Firstly...secondly...thirdly...lastly... • First of all...then...next...after that...finally... • To start with...later...to finish up...