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Signposting Language for presentations

1. Introducing the topic


The aim of this presentation is... / My presentation today is about... /
Today I'd like to talk about...

2. Listing the points


My talk will be in two (three, four) parts: First,…after that,… then,… finally,…
Firstly,... Secondly,... Thirdly,… Finally,...
I'll begin by looking at... Then, I’ll move on to...Towards the end I ...

3. Changing the topic


Now I'd like to turn to... / Now let's look at...

4. Focusing your audience’s attention


What is interesting/important is... / Notice/Observe that

5. Referring backwards/forwards
I mentioned earlier… / We’ll come back to this point later…
John discussed this in his part on… earlier

6. Referring to visuals
Looking at the chart you can see... / As you can see from the graph,...
The graph/chart shows...

7. Checking understanding
Is that clear? / Are there any questions?

8. Speaker’s attitude
I believe/think that... / It seems to me that... / The point I'm trying to make here is
It's important/interesting to notice...

9. Referring to common knowledge


As you know…. / As I’m sure you are aware… / It is commonly known that…/

10. Dealing with questions


That’s a good point… / Can we get back to it later?
I’m afraid I’m not the right person to answer this question.

11. Ending the presentation


So, to sum up... In conclusion (we can say that)...
If you have any questions, I’ll be pleased to answer them.

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Signposting in Presentations
Greeting the audience
• Good morning/afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
• Good morning/afternoon, everyone.

Expressing the purpose


• My purpose/objective/aim today is...
• What I want to do this morning/afternoon/today is...
• I'm here today to...

Giving the structure


• This talk is divided into four main parts.
• To start with/Firstly, I'd like to look at...
• Then/Secondly, I'll be talking about...
• Thirdly...
• My fourth point will be about...
• Finally, I'll be looking at...

Giving the timing


• My presentation/talk/lecture will take/last about 20 minutes.

Handling questions
• At the end of my talk, there will be a chance to ask questions.
• I'll be happy to answer any questions you have at the end of my presentation.

Visual aids
• As you can see here...
• Here we can see...
• If we look at this slide...
• This slide shows...
• If you look at the screen, you'll see...
• This table/diagram/chart/slide shows...
• I'd like you to look at this...
• Let me show you...
• Let's (have a) look at...
• On the right/left you can see...

Transitions
• Let's now move on to/turn to...
• I now want to go on to...
• This leads/brings me to my next point, which is...
• I'd now like to move on to/turn to...
• So far we have looked at... Now I'd like to...

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Signposting in Presentations
Giving examples
• Let me give you an example...
• Such as...
• For instance...
• A good example of this is...

Summarising
• What I'm trying to say is...
• Let me just try and sum that up before we move on to...
• So far, I've presented...

Digressing
• I might just mention...
• Incidentally...

Summing up
• Summing up...
• To summarise...
• So, to sum up...
• To recap...
• Let me now sum up.

Concluding
• Let me end by saying...
• I'd like to finish by emphasising...
• In conclusion, I'd like to say...
• Finally, may I say...

Closing
• Thank you for your attention/time.
• Thank you (for listening/very much).

Questions
• If you have any questions or comments, I'll be happy to answer them now.
• If there are any questions, I'll do my best to answer them.
• Are there any more questions?

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