| Greeting the audience |
Good morning, everyone ... |
| Expressing the purpose |
Today I'm going to talk about ... I'm here today to ... |
| Giving the structure |
First I will discuss ... Secondly I'll talk about ... Lastly, ... First I will look at ... Then I'll move on to ... and finally I'll talk about how ... |
| Handling questions |
At the end of the talk, there will be a chance to ask questions. Please leave any questions until the end, when I'll do my best to answer them. |
Sources: Deakin Study Support. (n.d.). Language tips for oral presentations and EAP (English for Academic Purposes) Foundation. (2022). Language for presentations.
| Starting |
I'd like to start by ... Let's start by considering ... |
| Introducing a new point |
Let's now turn to ... The next point is ... This leads me to my next point ... I'd now like to explain ... |
| Giving examples |
Let me give you an example ... ... for instance ... A good example of this is ... |
| Referring to your slides or visual aids |
Here we can see ... This chart/diagram/table shows ... On the right you can see ... |
| Referring to research |
In their 2021 article, Antchak and her co-authors argue ... According to a study by Lin and Lee in 2020, ... Hit and his co-writers define ... as ... in their book about strategic management |
| Summing up and concluding |
To summarise ... Let me now sum up ... To recap the main points ... In conclusion, ... Finally, may I say ... |
| Closing |
Thank you for your attention/time. Thank you for listening. |
| Questions |
Thank you. Are there any questions? If you have questions, I am happy to answer them now. That's a really good question that I am not sure I can answer now, but it would be interesting to look into it.
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