Starting and Ending Presentations- Phrases Without looking below, listen to your teacher read out phrases and

hold up the right one of the cards they have given you. If the phrase can be used both at the beginning and end, hold up both. If it is only used in the middle of the presentation, leave both cards down. Label the sections below with Start/ End/ oth/ !iddle. Here is a link for access to todays PowerPoint slides. Here is a list of possible further reading on the topic. You can read more about it via the links on this last slide. I can see that the next presenter is eager to get started, so I need to hand over to my colleague, so Im sure you are all ready for lunch, so !an I have your attention, please" Id like to get started, if I may. #ets make a start. $s %a few of& some of& many of& most of& almost all of' you know, Im (or those of you who dont know me already, I think most of you know me, but Ill introduce myself anyway. )efore I start, I should probably explain that *o explain why I chose this topic, *o give you some background information, +oving on to the next slide& topic& point& section& part of my presentation, *hat leads us on nicely to the next point I want to deal with, which is *he next thing I want to speak about is, )y the end of my presentation, I want to show you that I aim to prove to you that& change your mind about +y purpose in presenting this to you is Id now be interested to hear your views on what I have said. Ill be around all day if youd like to chat about this more. Im sure you have plenty of ,uestions, so please fire away. $nd on that point, I will bring my presentation to a close. If no one else has any ,uestions I will leave it there. *hats about it. !an you see at the back" Is the microphone working" Please let me know if you cant see or hear. and

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-id you know that " Have you ever wondered " I think this is an important& interesting topic because $re there any ,uestions at this stage" )efore moving on, Id .ust like to mention that I think Ive covered that point, so now I want to speak about I can see some familiar faces today. Its nice to see so many familiar faces. Its nice to see so many young people today. *hank you for attending & coming here today. *hank you for finding the time to come and .oin me for this presentation. *hanks for taking the time to Ill try to be finished by Ill try to keep it short. +y presentation will last for approximately Im here today to /hat I want to show you& tell you about& talk to you about& present to you is /ell focus on& look at& examine I hope I have convinced you that If there is one thing Id like you to take away from todays presentation, it is *o recap, I can see you are all & You all seem , so I really didnt expect so many attendees. Id like to thank everyone& you all for coming. I think all this proves that It is ,uite difficult to draw conclusions, but /hat conclusions can we draw from all the information we have seen today" /ell, *hank you for listening. *hanks again for I really appreciate having had this opportunity to share my ideas with you. If you have any ,uestions, Ill be happy to answer them at the end. If you have any ,uestions, please raise your hand and ask at any time. *herell be a 01$ session at the end. Its good to see you %all' here %today'. Id like to %warmly' welcome you %to ' 2n behalf of may I welcome you to Written by Alex Case for UsingEnglish.com 2012

Label the beginning and ending sections above with their functions, e.g. "#etting people$s attention%. !atch these functions to those sections. Starting 3etting peoples attention& 4tarting the introduction Introducing yourself 3iving background information 5xplaining your aim !hecking visuals and sound 3iving a hook 4howing awareness of the audience& !onnecting with the audience 5xplaining when to ask ,uestions *hanking& /elcoming *alking about time 5xplaining the content and structure Ending Inviting %further' ,uestions and comments 4ignalling the end of the presentation or 01$ 3iving further information 5xplaining why you are ending 4ummarising 4tating a conclusion *hanking at the end &dd at least one e'tra sentence to each of those functions.

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Answer key (including suggested extra phrases) Starting Getting peoples attention/ Starting the introduction !an I have your attention, please" Id like to get started, if I may. #ets get started. #ets make a start. Introducing yoursel $s %a few of& some of& many of& most of& almost all of' you know, Im (or those of you who dont know me already, I should probably start by introducing myself. I I think most of you know me, but Ill introduce myself anyway. Gi!ing "ackground in or#ation )efore I start, I should probably explain that I chose this topic because *o explain why I chose this topic, *o give you some background information, Perhaps I should start off by I should probably begin by *he reason why I want to tell you about this is Explaining your ai# )y the end of my presentation, I want to show you that I aim to prove to you that& change your mind about *he purpose& aim of todays presentation is +y purpose in presenting this to you is $hecking !isuals and sound !an everyone hear me" !an you see at the back" Is the microphone working" Please let me know if you cant see or hear. Gi!ing a hook -id you know that " Have you ever wondered " I think this is an important& interesting topic because *here is a famous .oke on this topic which goes Showing awareness o the audience/ $onnecting with the audience I can see some familiar faces today. Its nice to see so many familiar faces. Its nice to see so many young people today. Im sure you are all still tired from lunch, so Written by Alex Case for UsingEnglish.com 2012 and

Explaining when to ask %uestions I will leave ten minutes at the end for ,uestions. I would be grateful if any ,uestions could be left until the end. If anything I say isnt clear, please let me know. If you have any ,uestions, Ill be happy to answer them at the end. If you have any ,uestions, please raise your hand and ask at any time. *herell be a 01$ session at the end. Please feel free to interrupt me at any time. &hanking/ 'elco#ing Its a& my pleasure to welcome you to Its good to see you %all' here %today'. Id like to %warmly' welcome you %to ' #et me begin by welcoming you all %to ' 2n behalf of may I welcome you to /elcome to &alking a"out ti#e Ill try to be finished by Ill try to keep it short. Im going to speak for approximately& about +y presentation will last for approximately Explaining the content and structure Im going to talk to you about Ill start& begin& commence with& by Ill talk about& present& explain& discuss& focus on Id like to start by explaining the title of my presentation. Id like to talk to you today about Im here today to Ive divided my presentation into parts Ive invited you here today to tell you about & share with you. In my presentation today, In this presentation, /hat I want to show you& tell you about& talk to you about& present to you is /ell focus on& look at& examine +y presentation is divided into... *he topic& sub.ect& title of todays presentation is

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Ending In!iting ( urther) %uestions and co##ents /ell now move on to the 01$ stage. $nd now, if anyone has any ,uestions, Id be happy to answer them. I will now answer any ,uestions you may have. Id now be interested to hear your views on what I have said. Id now like to invite ,uestions and discussion. Ill be around all day if youd like to chat about this more. Im sure you have plenty of ,uestions, so please fire away. If anyone still has any ,uestions, Ill be happy to answer them individually. If you have any further ,uestions Please come up and talk to me %individually& afterwards'. Please email me at this address. Signalling the end o the presentation or ()A $nd on that point, I will bring my presentation to a close. If no one else has any ,uestions I will leave it there. #ets leave it there& stop there. *hat brings me to the end of my presentation. *hat is the end of my presentation. *hats about it. Gi!ing urther in or#ation Here is a link for access to todays PowerPoint slides. Here is a list of possible further reading on the topic. You can read more about it via the links on this last slide. *here is a list of original sources on the last page. Explaining why you are ending I can see that the next presenter is eager to get started, so I need to hand over to my colleague. I seem to have run out of time. I think Ive covered everything. Im afraid Ive already overrun my allotted time, so Im sure you are all ready for lunch, so Ive already gone on for too long, so Su##arising I hope I have convinced you that Ive talked about three main areas. If there is one thing Id like you to take away from todays presentation, it is *o recap, *o restate my main point, *o sum up & *o summarise

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Stating a conclusion I think all this proves that In conclusion, It is ,uite difficult to draw conclusions, but *he conclusion I would draw from that would be /hat conclusions can we draw from all the information we have seen today" /ell, &hanking at the end *hank you for listening. *hank you for your kind attention. *hank you very much for your attention. *hanks again for *hanks for your time. I really appreciate having had this opportunity to share my ideas with you. *oth (+ $an "e used at "oth the start and end) I can see you are all & You all seem , so I really didnt expect so many attendees. Id like to thank everyone& you all for coming. 4o& 6ight& /ell& 2kay *hank you for attending & coming here today. *hank you for finding the time to come and .oin me for this presentation. *hanks for taking the time to ,iddle (+ -sed in the #ain "ody o the presentation. not at the "eginning or end) $re there any ,uestions at this stage" )efore moving on, Id .ust like to mention that I think Ive covered that point, so now I want to speak about If everyone is clear on that point, Ill move onto the next If there are no more ,uestions, Ill move on to +oving on to the next slide& topic& point& section& part of my presentation, #ets move onto *hat leads us on nicely to the next point I want to deal with, which is *he next thing I want to speak about is,

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$ards or students to hold up (hotocopy and cut out one of each kind of card per student.

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