This document provides useful phrases for structuring a presentation in 3 parts: introducing yourself and the topic, presenting the content, and concluding. It includes phrases for welcoming the audience, introducing yourself, saying the topic, structuring the presentation into parts with an introduction, body, and conclusion, discussing handouts, answering questions, and closing the presentation by thanking the audience.

1. Useful phrases for presentation
Welcoming audience
• Good morning/afternoon
ladies and gentlemen.
Thank you for coming here
today.
• Hello, everyone.
• First, I am going to talk
about ..
• Then, we will show you ..
• Finally, we will answer your
questions.
Introducing yourself
• Let me introduce myself. I’m
….. from …
• For those of you who don’t
know me, my name’s ….

2. Saying what your topic is
• Today’s topic is …
• Today we are going to
present …
• The subject of my
presentation is …
Structuring a presentation
• I’ve divided my presentation
into … parts: x,y,z.
• First, I’ll begin by explaining ….
• Then/Next, we will show you ..
• After that, I’ll move on to my
next point.
• Finally, we will answer your
questions.
• My presentation should take
about ….. minutes

3. Handouts
• I’ll be handing out copies of
the PowerPoint slides at the
end of my talk.
• Does eveybody have an
handouts/brochure? Please
take one and pass them on.
Questions
• There will be time for
questions after my
presentation.
• If you have any questions,
feel free to interrupt me at
any time.
• Feel free to ask questions at
any time during my talk.

4. Closing
• To finish ..
• To sum up, ….
• Thank you very much for
listening. Are there any
questions?
Speakers
• Now, I’ll hand over to my
colleague.
• Let me start with ..