GIVING TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS										
										
1. Introducing the topic										
This morning I’m going to talk about one of the greatest achievements of the 20th century										
Today I’d like to describe my latest invention										
The aim of my presentation this afternoon is to explain how the new system works in practice										
I’ve divided my presentation into three parts										
"First, I’d like to give you an overview of all the changes that take place in our company"										
"Second, I’ll move on to the functions of the new device"										
"Then, I’ll focus on the market analysis that was carried out last month"										
After that I’ll deal with the questions of marketability of the new product										
"Finally, I’ll consider the production costs"										
										
2. Referring to questions										
Feel free to interrupt me if there’s anything you don’t understand										
"If you don’t mind, we’ll leave questions till the end"										
										
3. Introducing each section										
"So, let’s start with the objectives that our company has set itself."										
"Now, let’s move on to the next part dealing with our productivity"										
Let’s turn our attention to the job cuts we have to make										
This leads me to my third point which is the promotion of the new product										
"Finally, let’s consider the question of buying new premises."										
										
4. Summarizing a section										
That completes my description of the new project.										
"So, to summarize, there are five key points which must be considered."										
										
5. Referring backwards and forwards										
I mentioned earlier the importance of taking a decision as soon as possible										
I’ll say more about this later.										
We’ll come back to this point later.										
										
6. Checking understanding										
Is that clear?										
Are there any questions?										
										
7. Referring to visual information										
This diagram shows how the system works										
If you look at this graph you can see the dramatic drop in sales in August.										
I’d like to draw your attention to this chart.										
										
8. Referring to common knowledge										
As you know…										
As I’m sure you’re aware…										
										
9 Concluding										
That concludes my talk.										
That brings me to the end of my presentation.										
If you have any questions I’d be pleased to answer them now										
Thank you for your attention.										
										
10. Dealing with questions										
That’s a good point.										
I’m glad you asked that question.										
Can I get back to you on that later? I’m afraid i don’t have the information at present										
I’m afraid I’m not the right person to answer that.										
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Chronological order										
										
"Secondly, I’d like to consider…"										
"So, just before I finish, let me summarize the main points again."										
		" First,… second…, and finally"								
"Before going on, I’d just like to take a moment to explain…"										
"Right, let’s stop there. If you have any questions, I’d be pleased to try to answer them."										
I’ve divided my talk into three main parts. 										
		"First I’ll talk about…, then I’ll mention…, and finally I’ll say a little about …"								
"To conclude, I’d like to deal briefly with…"										
As I mentioned earlier…										
"OK, let’s move on to the first point."										
"Okay, that’s all I want to say about point A."										
"So, coming back to my original point you can see that…"										
										
										
Synonyms										
										
Let’s move on to the first point by …					"So, let’s start by looking at…"					
If I can just side-track for a moment…					"Before going on, I’d just like to mention…"					
"To conclude, I’d like to deal with…"					"OK, finally I’d like to turn to…"					
To summarize…					"So, to sum up…"					
"OK, I think that covers everything."					"Right, let’s stop here."					
										
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