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Skills
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Signposting
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| Beginning a presentation
It is common to greet the audience and introduce yourself when giving presentations:
Good morning,/afternoon/evening I'm _________, the new Finance Manager. My name is ________ and I represent _______ Let me take a minute to introduce myself. Let me start by telling you a little about our company. I've already met some of you, but for those I haven't , I'm ______
Introducing the topic
I'm here to talk about . . . Today, I'd like to say a few words about . . . I'm going to give you an overview of . . . The main reason I'm here today is . . . The focus of my remarks is . . . I'd like to introduce . . .
Time consciousness
Thank you for your time Thank you for taking the time to be here I will probably take about . . . minutes This should last only a few minutes I hope to be finished by . . .
Showing organization
I've divided my topic into three sections/parts. They are . . .
This presentation can be divided into the following subtopics:
First, Second Third Finally |
First of all Secondly Thirdly Last |
The first point is . . . The next point is . . . Next, we come to . . . The final point is . . . |
Sequencing
Let's move on to . . . Let's move on to . . . That brings us to . . .
Giving Reasons
This is why . . . The main reason is . . . Therefore, So,
Generalizing
Generally, Usually, As a rule, Most of the time, In most cases,
Highlighting
Actually, In fact, As a matter of fact, In particular Particularly Especially
Giving Examples
For example, For instance, Such as
Summarizing
To sum up To summarize In brief
Concluding
To conclude, In conclusion,
Follow-up
Are/Were there any questions? We have just a few minutes for questions
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