HELPFUL SENTENCE STARTERS WHEN GIVING A PRESENTATION

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Callan, D. (2020). 40 Phrases For Presenting In English - Business English. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgFNTuRYtKE
Welcoming your audience
● Good morning/afternoon/evening everybody and welcome to my presentation.
● My name is (name) and I’m a (job title) at (company name)
● The topic of my presentation is …
● Today, I’d like to talk to you about …
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Giving an overview
● I’m going to focus on/look at/deal with 3 main points.
● I’ve divided my presentation into 3 main parts.
● First of all, I’ll talk about ….
● Second, we’ll look at …
● And finally, I’ll explain/show you/tell you about
Timing
● My presentation will take about … (number of minutes)
Questions
● There'll be plenty of time for questions at the end of my presentation.
● I’d appreciate it if you could leave any questions you may have until the end of my
presentation.
● If you have any questions during the presentation, feel free to interrupt at any time.
Introducing your first point
● I’d like to begin by …. telling you, showing you, etc.
● Let’s start with ...
● So, let’s get started.
Finishing one topic
● So that covers everything I want to say about …
● That concludes my first/second point.
And continuing with another
● Now, let’s move on to my next topic, which is …
● Let’s turn now to …
● Moving on to …
Referring to graphs & charts
● As you can see on this chart, …
● Take a look at this chart.
● This graph clearly shows …
● This graph highlights the importance of …
Going into detail
● Let me expand on this point.
● I’d like to elaborate on this point for a few minutes.
Reminding your audience why the topic is relevant & important
● As I said at the beginning, ...
● This relates to what I was saying earlier …
● This ties in with what I said at the start of my talk/presentation.
Summarising
● So that brings me to the end of my presentation.
● We looked at 3 main points.
● First, I showed you, spoke about …
● Then, we looked at …
● And finally, I explained/told you about …
Concluding
● To conclude, I’d like to say …
● Before I finish, I’d like to leave you with one final thought …
Thanking the audience and inviting them to ask questions
● Thank you very much for your attention/time.
● Thank you for listening.
● If you have any questions, I’d be happy to answer them now.