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How to give a presentation I

Giving a presentation
Bernard Vartan is the CEO of Vartan
Technologies. He is giving a presentation on the
company's performance in the past year at a
management meeting.

Read lines from Bernard's presentation below.

Good day, everyone. I'd like to thank you all for

coming here today.

I am here today to talk about our company's

performance last year and where our company is
headed in the coming year.

My presentation consists of three main

points. First, I will present our sales figures.

Second, I will talk about our future projects.

Third, …
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Let's begin with our first topic, which is sales

figures. This year, our sales increased by 15
percent.

I'd like to wrap up our discussion on sales

with a word of thanks to all of you who worked
hard.

Let's now move on to the next topic, which is

our future projects. One of our projects is the
opening of a new office branch in London.

Phrases for greeting the audience

Good morning, gentlemen.

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.

Hello. Thank you for being here.

Thank you, (name), for that introduction.

Phrases for opening the presentation

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First of all, I'd like to thank you all for coming

here today.

My name is (name), and I am the (your

position) at (your company).

Phrases for introducing the subject

In this presentation, I’d like to talk about …

In this presentation, I’d like to talk about milk

production.

The purpose of this presentation is to show

…

The purpose of this presentation is to show the

latest trends in eLearning.

I'd like to begin by giving you some

background on …

I'd like to begin by giving you some background

on our company.
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I'd like to focus my presentation on …

I'd like to focus my presentation on the future of

Company ABC.

Phrases for stating the purpose of the

presentation
I am here today to talk about …

I am here today to talk about milk.

My intention is to convince you that …

My intention is to convince you that eLearning is

the way to go.

The aim of my talk is to show you that …

The aim of my talk is to show you that the market

is shifting to mobile learning.

I'm going to talk about …

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I would like to talk about …

The purpose of my presentation is to inform

you about …

Phrases for stating the main points

My presentation consists of three main
points.

I'd like to cover four main points in my talk

today.

I will address three separate issues in my talk

today.

Phrases for sequencing ideas

First, … Second, … Third, … Last (but not
least), …

First of all, … Next, … Then, … After that, …

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Phrases for closing a point

If nobody has anything else to ask/add …

Thanks for your comments and questions. If

nobody has anything else to add, let's leave this
topic.

I'd like to wrap up our discussion on …

I'd like to wrap up our discussion on packaging.

Phrases for starting the next point

Let's move on to …

Next, let's turn to …

Now, I'd like to talk about …

Let's move on to the next item.

Now we come to the question of …

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Phrases for referring to visual aids

Please refer to the visuals in front of you.

Let's take a look at the next slide.

The table clearly shows that …

I have here a table that shows …

As you can see from this chart, …

We can see from this chart that …

You will notice from this graph that …

SUMMARY

To give a well-organized presentation, you may

follow these tips:

Greet the audience

Good day, ladies and gentlemen.
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Thank you for that introduction, (name).

Open the presentation

First of all, I'd like to thank you for coming here
today.
I will first introduce myself. My name is (name),
and I am the (your position) at (your company).

Introduce the subject

In this presentation, I'd like to talk about milk
production.
I'd like to begin by giving you some background on
our company.

State the purpose of the presentation

The purpose of my presentation is to convince you
that eLearning is the way to go.
The aim of my talk is to inform you about the
benefits of financial literacy.

State the main points

My presentation consists of three main points.
I will address three separate issues in my talk
today.

Sequence ideas
First,... Second,... Third,... Last (but not least),...

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Close a point
I'd like to wrap up our discussion on packaging.
If there are no more questions, let's proceed to the
next point.

Start the next point

Now, I'd like to talk about financial planning.
Let's move on to managing corporate culture.

Refer to visual aids

Please refer to the visuals in front of you.
Let's take a look at the image on the slide.

You may use conjunctions and conjunctive

adverbs during the presentation:

Conjunctions
while...
because...
even if...
in that...

Conjunctive adverbs
in addition...
however...
for example...
therefore...
finally...
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