Useful Language to Deliver a Presentation

Introducing yourself and your presentation

Good morning / afternoon,...... ladies and gentlemen.

My name is...... and I am responsible for... here at... I’d like to...... say a few words to you today about... talk to you today about...... explain to you today the main features of...... describe the operation of...

Outlining the talk

I've divided my talk into five main parts….The subject can be looked at under five main headings. During my talk I'll be looking at five main areas.

First(ly)... second(ly)... third(ly)... fourth... fifth... finally

Ground rules

If you have any questions...... please feel free to interrupt... I'll be glad to try to answer them at end ol my talk

Starting your first point

To start with... First of all, then... Firstly,... Let me begin by saying...

Finishing a point

Well, that's all I have to say about... So that, then, is... That's all about...

Now we've dealt with...

Starting a new point

Now let's turn to my next point, which is...Let's move on now to...

The next point I'd like to make is...Next we come to...Turning now to...

Leaving the structure

Incidentally... By the way...

Returning to your structure

Coining back to the subject of my talk...To come back to... Referring back

As I was saying earlier... As I mentioned earlier... If you remember, I said at the beginning...

Referring forward

As we will see later.... Later, we'll be looking at... Later, I'd like to look at...

Introducing your last point

And finally,... Lastly,... That brings me to my last point, which is...

Summarizing

So now. I'll just like to summarize the main points.

In brief, we have looked at... Let me sum up.

Concluding

In conclusion,... Well, that brings me to the end of my talk... That's all I have to say for now... Thank you for your attention. Thank you for listening.

Inviting questions

And now, if you have any questions, I'll be glad to try to answer them.

Does anyone have any questions? Are there any questions?

Any questions?

... Yes, your question, please.

Checking that the questioner is satisfied

Does that answer your question? I hope that answers your question.

Inviting further questions

Are there any more questions? Any more questions?

Ending

If there are no more questions, I’d like to thank you for your attention.