Useful English Phrases for Presentations: Introductory, Structural, and Concluding Remarks, Summaries of Mathematical Statistics

Download Useful English Phrases for Presentations: Introductory, Structural, and Concluding Remarks and more Summaries Mathematical Statistics in PDF only on Docsity! USEFUL ENGLISH PHRASES FOR YOUR PRESENTATION Instructor : Kasama Kowin, International Relations, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital Tips For A Good English Speech Clarity 2 Pace Volume INTRODUCING THE SPEAKER Examples ▧ Let me briefly introduce myself. My name is “John Miller” and I am delighted to be here today to talk to you about… ▧ First, let me introduce myself. My name is “John Miller” and I am the “Position” of “Company X”. Today I’d like to talk to you about… ▧ I’m “John” from “Company Y” and today I’d like to talk to you about… The level of formality of your welcome address will also apply to how you introduce yourself. Customize it to match your audience. INTRODUCING THE TOPIC Examples ▧ Today I am here to talk to you about… ▧ What I am going to talk about today is… ▧ I would like to take this opportunity to talk to you about… ▧ I am delighted to be here today to tell you about… ▧ I want to make you a short presentation about… ▧ I’d like to give you a brief breakdown of… After the welcome address and the introduction of the speaker comes the presentation of the topic. Here are some useful introductory phrases. EXPLANATION OF GOALS Examples ▧ The purpose(s) of this presentation is/are… ▧ My objective(s) today is/are… It is always recommended to present the goals of your presentation at the beginning. This will help the audience to understand your objectives. END OF A SECTION Examples ▧ That’s all I have to say about… ▧ So, that is all about! If you have completed a chapter or section of your presentation, inform your audience, so that they do not lose their train of thought. INTERIM CONCLUSION Examples ▧ To sum up… ▧ Let’s summarize briefly what we have looked at. ▧ Here is a quick recap of the main points of this section. ▧ I’d like to recap the main points. ▧ Well, that’s about it for this part. We’ve covered… Drawing interim conclusions is of utmost importance in a presentation, particularly at the end of a chapter or section. Without interim conclusions, your audience will quickly forget everything you may have said earlier. 12 TRANSITION Use one of the following phrases to move on from one chapter to the next. LINKS Examples ▧ As I said at the beginning,… ▧ This relates to what I was saying earlier about… ▧ Let me go back to what I said earlier about… ▧ This ties in with… If you want to link to another point in your presentation, the following phrases may come in handy. REFERENCE TO THE STARTING POINT Examples ▧ I hope that you are a little clearer on how we can… ▧ To return to the original question, we can… ▧ Just to round the talk off, I want to go back to the beginning when I… ▧ I hope that my presentation today will help with what I said at the beginning. In longer presentations, you run the risk that after a while the audience may forget your original topic and objective. Therefore, it makes sense to refer to the starting point from time to time. REFERENCE TO SOURCES Examples ▧ Based on our findings,… ▧ According to our study,… ▧ Our data shows/indicates… In a presentation, you frequently have to refer to external sources, such as studies and surveys. Here are some useful phrases for marking these references. PARAPHRASE Examples ▧ In other words,… ▧ To put it more simply,… ▧ What I mean to say is… ▧ So, what I’m saying is…. ▧ To put it in another way…. At times it might happen that you expressed yourself unclearly and your audience did not understand your point. In such a case, you should paraphrase your argument using simpler language. QUESTIONS DURING THE PRESENTATION Examples ▧ Does anyone have any questions or comments? ▧ I am happy to answer your questions now. ▧ Please feel free to interrupt me if you have questions. ▧ If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. ▧ Please stop me if you have any questions. ▧ Do you have any questions before I move on? ▧ If there are no further questions at this point, I’d like to… Questions are an integral part of a presentation. These phrases allow you to respond to questions during a presentation. QUESTIONS AT THE END OF A PRESENTATION Examples ▧ There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation. ▧ I’ll gladly answer any of your questions at the end. ▧ I’d be grateful if you could ask your questions after the presentation. To ensure that a presentation is not disrupted by questions, it is advisable to answer questions at the very end. Inform your audience about this by using these phrases. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION Examples ▧ I’d like to conclude by… ▧ In conclusion, let me sum up my main points. ▧ Weighing the pros and cons, I come to the conclusion that… ▧ That brings me to the end of my presentation. Thank you for listening/your attention. ▧ Thank you all for listening. It was a pleasure being here today. ▧ Well, that’s it from me. Thanks very much. ▧ That brings me to the end of my presentation. Thanks for your attention. At the end of the presentation, you should summarize the important facts once again. 26 HANDING OVER If you are not the only speaker, you can hand over to somebody else by using one of these phrases. Thanks! Any questions? 27