====== Word List on Presentations ====== ===== Introduction ===== * I want to give you a short presentation about ... * My presentation is about ... * One of my hobbies is ... * The country that fascinates me most is ... * I'd like to tell you something about ... * I have always been interested in ... so today I want to tell you something about it. * I think everybody has heard about ..., but hardly anyone knows a lot about it. * That's why I'd like to tell you something about it. * That's why I chose the topic for my presentation. * Did you know that ...? * Did you know why ...? Well, in my presentation about ... you will find out about that. * OK, I'd like to begin by introcing myself * I'd like to start by giving you a brief run-down of what I'll be covering today * In the first part of my talk, I'll be looking at... * Then I'll go on to... * Before we go on, I'd just like to highlight a few things. * I'd like to start by outlining the main aims and objectives of this talk * Firstly, let me explain the main aim of this presentation. * Please feel free to interrupt at any point. ==== If working with a quiz or questions on the topic ==== * I've prepared a little quiz on the topic. * I'll now give you some questions that you can answer during my presentation. * Pay attention. * You can take notes. * In the end, there will be a quiz on the topic. * After the presentation there will be a quiz. * In the end, I will test your knowledge on the topic. ===== Introducing sub-topics ===== * Let me begin by explaining why / how ... * First / Now I want to talk about ... * First / Now I want to give you an insight into ... * Let's (now) find out why / how ... * Let's now move to ... * As I already indicated ... * Another aspect / point is that ... * The roots of ... go back to ... * ... began when ... * Legend has it that ... * As you probably know, ... * You probably know that ... * Maybe you've already heard about ... * You might have seen that already. * At the beginning there was / were ... * Many people knew / know ... * Hardly anyone knew / knows ... * ... hit the idea to ... * ... was the first to ... * It is claimed that ... * One can say that ... * I have read that ... ==== Signposting ==== * If we look at the next slide * This slide illustrates how... * The most important point here is... * If you look at this diagram, you can see that... ==== Moving from topic to topic ==== * Now, if we consider * Moving on the next slide * This leads me to the next point. * So we've seen how X, now let's look at Y ==== Pictures and graphics ==== * Let me use a graphic to explain this. * The graphic shows that ... * As you can see (in the picture) ... * In the next / following picture, you can see ... * Here is another picture. * The next picture shows how ... * Let the pictures speak for themselves. * I think the picture perfectly shows how / that ... * Now, here you can see ... ===== Conclusion ===== * ... has a great influence on today's life. * Unfortunately, ... is hardly known today. * ... should not be forgotten. * ... has really impressed me. * I hope that one day ... * We should not forget ... * All in all I believe that... * Summing up / Finally it can be said that ... * Let me close by quoting ... who said, »...« * That was my presentation on ... * I am now prepared to answer your questions. * Do you have any questions? ==== Summarize ==== * So, what are the main points wee hightlighted ? Well, firstly * OK, let's go over the main points again * To summarize, by focusing on X, we can see that * In other words, the key issues to remember are ==== closing ==== * OK, I think this is probably a good time to finish * That just about brings it to an end * Does anyone have any questions? * Thanks for being such a good audience ==== Dealing with questions ==== * Thanks, that's a really interesting point * Yes, that's a valid point, but * Can I get back to you on that one ? * I'm provably not qualified to answer that * Does anyone else have any views about that ? ==== If working with a quiz or questions on the topic ==== * Well, let's find out now how much you've learned. * Let's check how much you can remember from my presentation. * Are you ready for the quiz? * Let's do the quiz. * Okay, let's answer the questions now. * Question number one / two / three ... * Next question. * Who can tell me ...? * Exactly. * That's correct. / That's right. * That's not correct. * Try again. * I'll give you a hint.