Useful language
Below you will find idiom that may be useful in your talk. Make sure you know what
an expression means and how to use it before you include it.
Introduction
Get people's attention
Good morning ladies and gentlemen. May I have your attention, please?
Welcome your audience
Welcome to my talk on …
It is a real pleasure for me to be here with you today.
Introduce yourself
First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is …
Tell them what you are going to tell them
In the next four minutes I would like to tell you (something) about …
The subject of my talk today is …
Outline your presentation
Let me briefly introduce my presentation. First …. Then ….
The main points of my presentation of today are: ….
Questions
I’m quite willing to answer any questions you might have during/after my talk.
I would prefer to answer your questions after my talk.
How long the presentation takes
I hope to conclude my talk in … minutes.
Other
Please tell me if I am going too fast/slow of if something is unclear.
Main part
Drawing the audience’s attention to a visual aid
Please allow me to draw your attention to …..
Please have a look at this diagram.
Supporting your claim with evidence
Recent research by .., has shown that ….
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Conjunctions
Contrast
All sorts
Despite the fact that …..
Although …
Even though …
However, …
On the other hand …
At the same time …
In contrast to ….
In other words …
For example, …
Apart from this, …
As far as … is/are concerned …
As I have shown you before, …
Moreover, …
Above all, …
Of course, …
Certainly, …
Furthermore, …
Needless to say, …
Besides, …
Comparison
In comparison to …
Compared to …
In relation to …
With respect to …
Expressing opinion
In my view …
I believe …
I feel …
Summarizing/Concluding
In brief …
Conclusion
In the past … minutes we have seen that …
Finally, I’d like to sum up the main points of my talk.
To end, please allow me to give you a summary of the main points of my talk.
Inviting questions
I hope/am convinced/trust/can imagine that you have questions
I’d be very pleased to answer any questions that you may have.
If you’d like, I will take questions now.
Responding to questions
That's a very interesting question.
Let me answer your first question.
I understand your view. However, I
think that …
Can I get back to you about that?
I'm afraid I can't answer that.
As I said earlier, …
I think that is a very different issue.
Thanking your audience
Thank you very much for your many questions.
With this I have come to the end of my presentation. Thank you.
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