25 POWERFUL BUSINESS ENGLISH PRESENTATION PHRASES TO IMPRESS

YOUR AUDIENCE

INTRODUCTION  On behalf of Company, I would like to welcome you here today.

 My name is John/Jane Smith and I am the CFO of Global Travel.
 Hi, I’m John/Jane and I am the head of markteing of Global
Travel.
 Good morning/afternoon/evening ladies and gentlemen. My name
is John/Jane Smith and I am delighted to be here today to talk to
you about…
 I’d like to introduce my colleague John/Jane Smith.
INTRODUCTION TOPIC  Today I am here to talk to you about…
 As you all know, today I am going to talk to you about…
 I would like to take this opportunity to talk to you about…
 I am delighted to be here today to tell you about…
 Today I would like to outline…

PRESENTATION  My talk is divided into x parts.

STRUCTURE I’ll start with…/First I will talk about…/I’ll begin with…
 I will look at…
 next…
 and finally…
 I will be glad to answer any questions that you may have at the
end.

BEGINNING THE  I’ll start with some general information on…

PRESENTATION  I’d just like to give you some background information about…
 Before I start, does anyone know…?
 As you are all aware/As you all know…

CAHNGING TOPIC/  Right, let’s move on to…

SPEAKER  This leads me to my next point, which is…
 I’d now like to look at/consider…
 Now I will pass you over to/hand it over to Joe Bloggs
 Does anyone have any questions before I move on?

INVITING QUESTIONS  Does have anyone have any questions?

 I will be happy to answer your questions now.
 If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.
 If you have any further questions, I will be happy to talk to you at
the end.

SUMMARY  To sum up…

 So to summarise the main points of my talk…
 Just a quick recap of my main points…

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GREETING YOUR AUDIENCE
1. Good morning/afternoon/evening,
everyone.
2. Welcome to [name of event].
Sample sentence: Welcome to our 3rd Annual
Sales Leadership Conference.
3. First, let me introduce myself. I am
[name] from [company].
BEGINNING YOUR PRESENTATION
4. Let me start by giving you some
background information.
5. As you’re aware, …
Sample sentence: As you’re aware, the CEO
of DHL Express has often said that globalization
is here to stay.
TRANSITIONING TO THE NEXT TOPIC
6. Let’s move on to…
Sample sentence: Let’s move on to our second
sales strategy.
7. Turning our attention now to…
Sample sentence: Turning our attention now
to the results of our 2016 customer survey.
PROVIDING MORE DETAILS
Use these phrases to tell your audience that
you’ll be giving them a more detailed
explanation of the topic. Both the words
‘expand’ and ‘elaborate’ mean to explain more
fully.
8. I’d like to expand on…
Sample sentence: Now I’d like to expand
on my point about increasing our market share.
9. Let me elaborate further.
LINKING TO ANOTHER TOPIC
When making reference to a point you made
earlier, or to remind your audience about
something you said before, use these phrases to
that link.
10. As I said at the beginning, …
Sample sentence: As I said in the beginning,
we’ll see an increase in profit if we follow these
five steps.
11. This relates to what I was saying
earlier…
Sample sentence: This relates to what I was
saying earlier about increasing production to
meet the year-end demand.
12. This ties in with…
Sample sentence: This ties in with the way
we’ve been doing business for the past 20 years.
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EMPHASIZING A POINT
13. The significance of this is…
The word “significance'” is similar in meaning
to “importance.”
Sample sentence: The significance of this is, if
we complete this project on schedule, we’ll have
more people available to work on the next
project.
14. This is important because…
Sample sentence: This is important
because any marketing effort we put in now will
help to boost demand for our products in the
long run.
15. We have to remember that …
Sample sentence: We have to remember
that people are our most important resource.
MAKING REFERENCE TO INFORMATION
16. Based on our findings, …
Sample sentence: Based on our findings, 74%
of our market is made up of teenagers who find
our clothing line stylish and upbeat.
17. According to our study, …
Sample sentence: According to our study, 63%
of working people in this city go directly to the
gym after work.
18. Our data shows …
Sample sentence: Our data shows that more
than 23% of men in this town who used to drive
to work now prefer to save money and the
environment by cycling instead.
EXPLAINING VISUALS
19. I’d like to illustrate this point by
showing you…
The word “illustrate” means “show,” usually
with examples, data or visuals.
Sample sentence: I’d like to illustrate this
point by showing you a chart of the number of
people in each age group who prefer to shop
online.
20. This chart shows a breakdown of …
Sample sentence: This chart shows a
breakdown of the ingredients we use in our
gluten-free products.
RESTATING YOUR POINT
21. In other words, …
Sample sentence: In other words, we need to
change our current design to make it more
attractive to older children.
22. To put it simply, …
Sample sentence: To put it simply, we’ll need
you to work harder at making this launch a
success.
23. What I mean to say is …
Sample sentence: What I mean to say is that we
need to change the way we market our products.
CONCLUDING YOUR PRESENTATION
24. In conclusion, let me sum up my
main points.
25. Thank you for your attention. Now I
am happy to answer any questions you
might have.
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