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- 2. Parts of Introduction Useful expression Welcoming and greeting the audience ▪ Good morning everyone and welcome to my presentation. ▪ Hello, everyone. First of all, I’d like to say thank you to you all for coming here today. Introducing yourself or yourselves (name, position, responsibilities) ▪ Let me introduce myself. I’m …………….. from …………….... ▪ Let me start by saying just a few words about my own background. I’m …………………………... Saying what your topic/title/subject is (What) ▪ What I’d like to present to you today is... ▪ As you can see on the screen, our topic today is... ▪ The subject/focus/topic/title of my presentation/talk/speech is... ▪ I’m here today to present... Explaining why your topic is relevant for your audience (Why) ▪ My talk is particularly relevant to those of you who... ▪ By the end of this talk you will be familiar with... Presenting the outline/organization/structure of your presentation (Overview) ▪ I’ve divided my presentation into three main parts. ▪ In my presentation I’ll focus on three major issues. ▪ We can break this area down into the following headings: ... ▪ I’ll begin/start off by... Then I’ll move on to... Then/Next/After that, I’ll be looking at... ▪ First/First of all, I’d like to give you an overview of... Secondly/Then/Next, I’ll focus on... Thirdly/And then, we’ll consider... Finally/Lastly/Last of all, I’ll deal with... ▪ This talk is divided into four main parts. ▪ To start with/Firstly, I'd like to look at... Then/Secondly, I'll be talking about... Thirdly... My fourth point will be about... Finally, I'll be looking at... Introduction
- 3. Body (1) Parts of Body Useful expressions / Transitions ***Introducing the first section of your presentation: • Let’s start/begin by looking at… ***Finishing a section and starting a new one: • Well, I’ve told you about… Now I’ll move on to… • Well, we’ve looked at… Now, let’s talk about… • So, that was... Now, let’s… Expanding or elaborating: • Let me tell you a little more about… • Let me give you some more details/information about... Talking about earlier or later points in your presentation: later: • More on this later. • I’m going to talk more about this later. earlier: • Do you remember I said...? • As I said earlier… Recognizing your listeners' prior knowledge: • You might already know that… • I’m sure a lot of you know that… • I’m sure a lot of you know about… • I’m sure a lot of you have heard… Info: https://www.businessenglishresources.com/learn-english-for-business/student-section/student-handouts/signposts-test/
- 4. Body (2) Visual aids • As you can see here... • Here we can see... • If we look at this slide... • This slide shows... • If you look at the screen, you'll see... • This table/diagram/chart/slide shows... • I'd like you to look at this... • Let me show you... • Let's (have a) look at... • On the right/left you can see.. • Take a look at this slide/chart/graphic. You can see that… • Okay, here we can see that… Referring to visual aids It is important to be able to refer to your visual aids appropriately. Info: https://www.eapfoundation.com/speaking/presentations/language/
- 5. The conclusion, like the introduction, has several functions which you need to achieve: Conclusion Sum up the main points of the presentation • To summarise... • So, to sum up... • To recap... • Let me now sum up. Conclude (by giving a 'take-away' message) • Let me end by saying... • I'd like to finish by emphasising... • In conclusion I'd like to say... • Finally, may I say... Close (by thanking the audience) • Thank you for your attention/time. • Thank you (for listening/very much). Invite Questions • If you have any questions or comments, I'll be happy to answer them now. • If there are any questions, I'll do my best to answer them. • Are there any more questions? Info: https://www.eapfoundation.com/speaking/presentations/language/ This is what you can say to sum up…
- 7. Intro. (Welcoming+Greeting) Good morning everyone and welcome to my presentation. Let me introduce myself. (Introducing yourself) My name is Pennapa Jindamai from KMUTT. (What) I’m here today to talk about “Special Electric Guitar”. (Why) By the end of this talk you will know more about its advantages. (Overview) My talk is divided into 4 main parts. Firstly, I'd like to look at an easiness of playing. Then I'll be talking about flexible sound. Thirdly, I’d like to look at its style. Finally, I'll be looking at a guarantee. Body Let’s start by looking at an easiness of playing……………… Next, let’s move on to a flexibility of sound ……………………