Giving PresentationsHelpful Vocabulary and phrases

When you first begin a presentation, you should GREET your audience.

* How can you greet your colleagues?

Before your Presentation…

When you first begin a presentation, you should GREET your audience.

• Hello / Hi Everyone• Good Morning• Good Afternoon• Thank you for coming today.• Thank you for joining today.

After the greeting, you should introduce the topic of the presentation and talk about each section of the presentation.

* How do you introduce your topic & sections?

After the greeting, you should introduce the topic of the presentation and talk about each SECTION of the presentation.

• Today, I will talk about …. (our marketing plan)• I’d like to give an overview of… (this quarters sales)

• First,• Second,• Then, • Finally

After introducing the sections, you should refer to questions before you begin your presentation.

* How can you address questions before your presentation? - Do you allow questions during your presentation? - Do you prefer to wait until the end of the presentation for questions.

After introducing the topics, you should refer to questions before you begin your presentation.

• Please feel free to ask questions during the presentation.• If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me.

• Please wait to ask questions until the end of the presentation.• I will answer questions after the presentation.

Time to Begin your Presentation!

You should introduce each new section.

* How can you introduce new sections?

You should INTRODUCE each new section.

• So, let’s start / begin with…

• Let’s move on to…

• Now, I would like to talk about…

• Please turn your attention to…(this chart, graph)

• Finally, I would like to…

• Lastly, let’s discuss…

During your presentation, you will need to refer to visuals

* What are different kinds of visuals?

During your presentation, you will need to refer to VISUALS (visual aids, visual information, graphics) , such as charts, graphs, and diagrams.

• This chart/graph/ diagram shows that…

• If you look at this graph, you can see that…

• This graph is interesting because…

• I’d like you to focus your attention to… (these statistics, this graph)

These are…

These are…GRAPHS

Graphs are always represented on agrid

These are…

These are…CHARTS / DIAGRAMS

Sometimes, you will need to check for UNDERSTANDING.

* How do you check for understanding?

Sometimes, you will need to check for UNDERSTANDING.

• Is everything clear?

• Are there any questions?

• Do you need me to repeat anything?

When you are finished with presenting yousections, you should CONCLUDEyour presentation.

* What are some ways to end your talk?

When you are finished with presenting you sections, you should CONCLUDEyour presentation.

• That concludes my talk …

• This is the end of my presentation…

• Thank you for your attention.

• If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them

• If you have any questions, I will try my best to answer them.

What can you say if someone asks you a question you don’t know the answer to?

If you don’t know the answer to a question… you can say:

• That’s a great question• That’s a good point.• That’s an interesting question.

• I don’t have enough information now…

• Can I get back to you later?

• I don’t have the information with me now, I will email you..

• Does anyone know more information about this?