EXPRESSIONS ENGLISH PHRASES

FOR YOUR PRESENTATION

POLICE PERSONNEL
Instructor : Raimundo Sousa – ESOL Certificate
 Tips For A Good English Speech

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 WELCOM
No início de cada apresentação,
você deve dar as boas-vindas à sua audiência.
Dependendo de quem você está se dirigindo,

E você deve estender uma saudação mais ou

menos formal.

Examples
▧ Good
morning/afternoon/evening,
ladies and gentlemen/everyone.
▧ Hi, everyone. Welcome to “Name
of the event”.

1. Good morning/afternoon/evening,
everyone!
2. Welcome, ladies and gentlemen!
3. Hello, esteemed
colleagues/clients/partners!
 Stating Name and Position
O nível de formalidade da sua saudação de boas-vindas também
se aplicará à forma como você se apresenta. Personalize-o para
combinar com a sua audiência..

Examples
▧ Let me briefly introduce myself.
M y name is “John Miller”
and I am delighted to be here today
to talk to you about…
▧ First, let me introduce myself.
M y name is “John Miller”
and I am the “Position” of “Company X”.
Today I’d like to talk to you about…
2. My name is [Name], and I'm the [Position] here
at [Company/Organization].
3. I'm [Name], and I work as a [Position] in the
[Department/Division].
 INTRODUC
Após a saudação de boas-vindas e
ING THE a introdução do palestrante, vem a
apresentação do tópico. Aqui estão
TOPIC algumas frases introdutórias úteis:

Examples
▧ Today I am here to talk to you about…
▧ What I am going to talk about today i s …
▧ I would like to take this opportunity to talk to you
about…
▧ I am delighted to be here today to tell you about…
▧ I want to make you a short presentation about…
▧ I’d like to give you a brief breakdown o f …
 INTRODUC
Após a saudação de boas-vindas e
ING THE a introdução do palestrante, vem a
apresentação do tópico. Aqui estão
TOPIC algumas frases introdutórias úteis:

Some more Examples

1. Today, I'll be presenting on [Title/Subject].
2. The focus of today's presentation is [Title/Subject].
3. I'm here to talk about [Title/Subject].
4. The topic of my presentation is [Title/Subject].
 EXPLANATION OF
GOALS
É sempre recomendado apresentar os objetivos da sua
apresentação no início.
Isso ajudará a audiência a compreender seus objetivos.

Examples
▧ The purpose(s) of this presentation
is/are…
▧ M y objective(s) today is/are…
 EXPLANATION OF
GOALS
É sempre recomendado apresentar os objetivos da sua
apresentação no início.
Isso ajudará a audiência a compreender seus objetivos.

1. The objective of this presentation is to [Objective].

2. By the end of this presentation, you will have a clear understanding
of [Objective].
3. I aim to [Objective] through this presentation.
4. Our goal today is to [Objective].
 STRUCTUR
E
Após apresentar o tópico e seus objetivos, forneça uma
visão geral da estrutura da apresentação aos seus
ouvintes. Assim, a audiência saberá o que esperar em
detalhes.

My talk/presentation is divided into “x” parts.

1. Let's begin by looking at [Main Part].
2. The presentation will be divided into [Number] main sections.
3. We'll start off with an overview of [Main Part], followed by a deeper
dive into [Main Part].
4. I'll first discuss [Main Part], then move on to [Main Part], and finally
conclude with [Main Part].
 STARTING
POINT
After all this preparation, you can finally get
started with the main part of the
presentation. The following phrases will help
you with that.

Examples
▧ Let me start with some
general information o n …
▧ Let me begin by
explaining why/how…
▧ I’d like to give you some
background information
about…
▧ Before I start, does
anyone know…
▧ A s you are all aware…
 END OF A
SECTION
If you have completed a chapter or section of your presentation,
inform your audience, so that they do not lose their train of
thought.

Examples

▧ That’s all I have to say

about…
▧ So, that is all about!
INTERIM
CONCLUSION
Drawing interim conclusions is of utmost importance in a presentation,
particularly at the end of a chapter or section.
Without interim conclusions, your audience will quickly forget
everything you may have said earlier.

Examples

▧ To sum u p …
▧ Let’s summarize briefly what we have looked at.
▧ Here is a quick recap of the main points of this
section.
▧ I’d like to recap the main points.
▧ Well, that’s about it for this part. We’ve covered…
 Use one of the following phrases to
move on from one chapter to the next.

TRANSITI
ON

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 EXAMPL
ES
Frequently, you have to give examples in a presentation.
The following phrases are useful in that respect.

Examples :
▧ For example/ For instance,
…
▧ A good example of this is…
▧ A s an illustration,…
▧ To give you an example,…
▧ To illustrate this point…
 DETAIL
S
In a presentation, you may often need to provide
more details regarding a certain issue.
These expressions will help you to do so.

Examples

▧ I’d like to expand on this

aspect/problem/point.
▧ Let me explain more about…
▧ Let me elaborate further o n …
 LINK
S If you want to link to
another point in your presentation,
the following phrases
may come in handy.

Exampl
es

▧ A s I said at the beginning,…

▧ This relates to what I was saying earlier
about…
▧ Let me g o back to what I said earlier about…
▧ This ties in with…
REFERENCE TO THE
STARTING POINT
In longer presentations, you run the risk that after a while the audience may forget
your original topic and objective. Therefore, it makes sense to refer to the starting
point from time to time.

Examples

▧ I hope that you are a little clearer on how we can…

▧ To return to the original question, we can…
▧ Just to round the talk off, I want to g o back to
the beginning when I …
▧ I hope that my presentation today will help
with what I said at the beginning.
 REFERENCE TO
SOURCES
In a presentation, you frequently have to refer to
external sources, such as studies and surveys. Here
are some useful phrases for marking these references.

Examples

▧ Based on our findings,…

▧ According to our study,…
▧ Our data
shows/indicates…
 Presentations are usually
full of graphs and images.

Use the following phrases

to give your audience
an understanding of

GRAPHS AND your visuals.

IMAGES
▧ Let me use a graphic to explain this.
Examples
▧ I’d like to illustrate this point by showing you …
▧ Let the pictures speak for themselves.
▧ I think the graph perfectly shows how/that…
▧ If you look at this table/bar chart/flow
chart/line chart/graph, you can see that…
 To ensure that your presentation does not
sound monotonous, from time to time you
should emphasize certain points.
Here are some suggestions.

Examples

▧ It should be emphasized that…

▧ I would like to draw your attention to this
point…
▧ Another significant point is that…
▧ The significance of this is…
▧ This is important because…
▧ We have to remember that…
PARAPHRAS
E
At times it might happen that you expressed yourself
unclearly and your audience did not understand your point.
In such a case, you should paraphrase your argument
using simpler language.

Examples
▧ In other words,…
▧ To put it more simply,…
▧ What I mean to say is…
▧ So, what I’m saying is….
▧ To put it in another
way….
QUESTIONS DURING THE
PRESENTATION
Questions are an integral part of a presentation.
These phrases allow you to respond to questions
during a presentation.

Examples
▧ Does anyone have any questions or comments?
▧ I am happy to answer your questions now.
▧ Please feel free to interrupt me if you have questions.
▧ If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.
▧ Please stop me if you have any questions.
▧ D o you have any questions before I move on?
▧ If there are no further questions at this point, I’d like
to…
QUESTIONS AT THE END
OF A
PRESENTATION
To ensure that a presentation is not disrupted by questions,
it is advisable to answer questions at the very end.
Inform your audience about this by using these phrases.

Examples

▧ There will be time for questions at the

end of
the presentation.
▧ I’ll g ladly answer any of your
questions at the end.
▧ I’d be grateful if you could ask your questions
after the presentation.
😉 INQUIRIES
After answering a question from the audience,
check that the addressee has understood
your answer and is satisfied with it.

Examples
▧ Does this answer your question?
▧ Did I make myself clear?
▧ I hope this explains the situation for
you.
 UNKNOWN
ANSWER
Occasionally, it may happen that you do not have an answer to a question. That is
not necessarily a bad thing. Simply use one of the following phrases to address the
fact.

Examples
▧ That’s an interesting question. I don’t actually know
off the top of my head, but I’ll try to get back to you
later with an answer.
▧ I’m afraid I’m unable to answer that at the
moment.
Perhaps, I can get back to you later.
▧ Good question. I really don’t know! What do you
think?
▧ That’s a very good question. However, I don’t have
any figures on that, so I can’t give you an accurate
answer.
▧ Unfortunately, I’m not the best person to answer
 SUMMARY AND
CONCLUSION
At the end of the presentation,
you should summarize the important facts once again.

Example
s▧ I’d like to conclude b y …
▧ In conclusion, let me sum up my main points.
▧ Weighing the pros and cons, I come to the conclusion that…
▧ That brings me to the end of my presentation.
Thank you for listening/your attention.
▧ Thank you all for listening. It was a pleasure being here
today.
▧ Well, that’s it from me. Thanks very much.
▧ That brings me to the end of my presentation.
Thanks for your attention.
HANDING
OVER If you are not the only speaker,
you can hand over to somebody else
by using one of these phrases.

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 Thank
s!
Any
questions?

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