Mini Presentation

Traditional three-part structure for a presentation

A Introducing the presentation

B Explaining the structure of the presentation

- Presenting the first part

- Presenting the 2nd part
- Presenting the final part
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C Ending the presentation

Match the following expressions to its stage.

Expression Stage

Today I’d like to tell you about….

So that brings me to the end of my
presentation.
Are they any questions
Ok, let’s move on to look at…
Good morning and thanks for coming.
Here you can see…
Finally I’d like to talk about…
If you have any questions, I’ll be happy
to answer them at the end.
Then, I’ll give an overview of …
One thing I’d like to point out is…
Take a look at this chart, which shows…
In my brief presentation we’ll begin by
looking at…
Thanks for listening.
First of all there’s …/ and finally there’s…

To help your audience understand your presentation, it’s helpful to

put short pauses between your phrases.

(This is an example)/ (of a simple paragraph)/ (to demonstrate the principle)/

(of logical thoughts unit.). /(When we speak,)/ (unless it is in very relaxed
conversation)/ (we normally group related words together)/ (This can
sometimes be difficult)/ (if we are speaking)/ (a foreign language)/ (The
slightest lapse of memory)/ (the slightest mistake)/ (can create pauses)/(in
appropriate places)/ (When this happens again and again)/ (the effect can be
very disturbing)/ (and audience may have trouble)/ (following the
development of your ideas).