How to make a presentation. Presentation consists of four parts: introduction (opening), body, summary and closing.

Presentation consists of four parts: introduction (opening), body, summary and closing.

There are 3 main points to be covered in the introduction:

1) to introduce the topic;

2) to state how the subject is to be developed; and

3) to get the audience interested in what you are going to say.

A. Language expressions to introduce a topic.

1.

- I am going to talk to you about....

- I should like to face the question of....

- I should like to take a look at...

- We shall now have a look at...

- We shall now get acquainted with...

- My purpose is to show....

2.

- I intend to divide this talk into three parts. Firstly,..., then...., and finally...

- What I have to say can be put into/under three main headings...

- I'd like to look at....from several different angles....

- It seems to me that there are three main points (items) to consider....

Language expressions and sentences which are used within the body of the message. Examine the suggested transition phrases and decide what communicative function they have (e.g. to move to the next stage, to stress something, to conclude a talk, etc.).

A.

In dealing with the first point (in considering the first point) it can (may) be stated (claimed, said)

To return to the first point....

It will be most useful to start with....

B.

I shall begin by considering..., after that I shall attempt to...

I'm going to divide this talk into four parts.

Firstly... Secondly... Thirdly... And finally...

С.

I shall be happy to answer any questions.

If you would like to know more, I shall be glad to answer any questions...

You are welcome with your questions.

Any questions are welcome.

D.

For the purpose of illustrating this point...

It might be useful to mention here that...

To illustrate this point...

As an example of this...

It has been proved (shown) that...

I support (back up) this opinion (statement, view)...

I can quote X (X can be quoted)...

Thus (hence) as a result of this evidence (of these facts), it can be seen that...

What results (emerges, follows) is that...

What may result (emerge, follow) is that...

What seems to result (emerge, follow) is that...

F.

On this note I shall conclude my talk.

In conclusion, however, I should like to say (add) that...

The most important conclusion to be drawn from this is that...

To sum it up…

In the end I'd like to say…

G.

Another point with which I want to deal is....

These are not the only factors to be considered, however.

On the other hand, there are other points of view on (aspects to the problem).

It is useful to return to...

There are other (further) concepts which are important for us.

Looking ahead I can say that...

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