MAKING A PRESENTATION

• Anyone with two or three ideas can

transform those ideas into an oral
presenation. All (that) they have to
do is to follow certain steps that help
them organize their ideas and
present them in a smooth and
coherent way.
• Below are some steps of making a
presentation
• The first thing we should do to start
our presentation is to greet the
audience and then introduce the
purpose (objective, goal, aim) of the
presentation. Here are some common
phrases that we can use to introduce
our presentation:
 1-Purpose: Objective, aim, goal
When you greet your audience, choose one of the alternatives below.

Good morning/afternoon/ evening ladies and

gentlemen. Thanks for coming. My name is …….
and I am here today to give you a presentation.
. 1.The aim (goal) of this presentation is to talk
about communication.
2. The objective of my presentation is to explain the
concept of communication.
3.The topic (theme, subject matter) of my
presentation is communication.
4.This presentation seeks to/ aims to explain
the term communication
 2-Structure (plan, outline)
Once you introduce the purpose, you can move to talk about the structure
(outline) of your presentation. You can do that as is shown below:

1.This presentation falls into three parts

2.My presentation is divided into three
parts
3.This presentation is composed of four
parts
4.This presentation includes three sections
My presentation consists of three sections.
5.This presentation contains three
sections
3. Content of each part:
The next thing to do is to introduce the content of each of the sections in your
presentation. Consider the phrases below: If you use ’part’, you have to continue using
it; again, if you use ‘section’, continue using it for the sake of consistency.

The first section/part is a definition of

the term communication ……..
The second section/ part talks about
the objectives of
communication…….
The third section/ part deals with the
difference between types of
business communication…..
4-Introducing each point:
Having introduced the purpose, structure and content of each of the sections or parts,
then you can start introducing each point in details. You can proceed like this.

• First, let’s start with a definition of

communication…… Communication can be
defined as…..
• Now, let’s look at the approaches to quality.
There are different objectives of
communication….
• Finally, Let us move to the situations where
communication is importance………
Communication is important in many
situations……
Other useful expressions used in making
presentations:
Introducing the presentation
Good morning/afternoon, ladies and gentlemen
The topic of my presentation today is….
Today, I am going to talk about……
If you have any questions, I would be happy to
answer them at the end of the presentation.
• Giving an overview of the presentation
This presentation deals with (talks about,
discusses) three main points…….
My presentation is divided into three main
sections……
First of all, I will……. Then, I will move on to
examine.. And finally, I’ll discuss the skills of a
civil engineer
• Transition expressions
Moving on to the next point……
Now, I’d like to look at…….
The third area which needs to be considered..
And finally, my last point is…..
Referring to visual aids
As you can see from this chart/table/, it is
clear that…
This graph/table/chart shows……
• Concluding the presentation
Finally…….
To sum up…
As this presentation has clearly shown…..
Thank you for your attention. Are there any
questions?
• Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Thanks
for coming. My name is FZ and I am here
today to give a presentation. The topic of my
presentation is business. My presentation
falls into (is divided into) three sections. The
first section is a definition of business. The
second section deals with production and
distribution. The last section, on the other
hand, is concerned with sale and profit.
• First, let us start with a definition of
business. Business can be defined as
a complex term which includes many
activities, namely ( à savoir)
production, distribution and sale.
The major goal of business is to
make profit.
• Now, let’s move to production and
distribution. Production is the creation of
services from ideas and the conversion of
raw materials into finished or semi-finished
goods. Distribution, in contrast, refers to the
organized movement of goods and services
from the place of manufacturing to the
market place in order to make them
available and easily accessible to consumers.
• Finally, let’s talk about sale and profit.
Sale is the exchange of goods and
services in return for money. Profit
refers to the economic surplus, i.e., the
money that remains after the payment
of all expenses or charges.
• Thank you for your attention. Are there
any questions?