Derek Callan’s “40 phrases for presenting in English”
Parts of a presentation
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Vocabulary Bank
Introduction (1)
Welcoming your
audience/Greetings (1’06)
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- Good morning/afternoon
and welcome to my
presentation.
Introduction (2)
Giving an overview
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- Today, I’m going to focus
on (a passage from the
book “The Boy in the Striped
(straypt) Pyjamas”)
- My passage starts on page
X and ends on page Y.
Introduction (3)
Questions (2’53)
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- There'll be plenty of time
for questions at the end of
my presentation.
- If you have any questions
during the presentation, feel
free to interrupt at any time.
Body of the presentation (1)
“Signposting phrases
are…” (3’33)
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Introducing your first
point (3’58)
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- I’d like to begin by ….
telling you, showing you,
etc.
- Let’s start with ...
- So, let’s get started.
Body of the presentation (2)
Finishing one topic (4’33)
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- That concludes my
first/second point.
Body of the presentation (3)
And continuing with
another (4’40)
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- Now, let’s move on to my
next topic, which is …
- Let’s turn now to …
Details
Going into detail (5’22)
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- Let me expand on this
point.
Purpose
Reminding your audience
why the topic is relevant &
important (5’38)
- As I said at the
beginning/before, ...
Derek Callan’s “40 phrases for presenting in English”
Conclusion (1)
Summarising (6’11)
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- So that brings me to the
end of my presentation.
Conclusion (2)
Concluding (6’54)
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- To conclude, I’d like to say
…
Conclusion (3)
Thanking the audience
and inviting them to ask
questions (7’06)
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- Thank you very much for
your attention/time.
- Thank you for listening.
- If you have any questions,
I’d be happy to answer them
now.