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    The document provides examples of useful expressions and language that can be used in various parts of an oral presentation, including welcoming the audience, introducing the topic, explaining the structure, concluding, thanking the audience, and signaling transitions. Some key parts and expressions include welcoming the audience, introducing the subject/topic, explaining how the material will be divided, concluding by summarizing the main points, thanking the audience, and inviting questions.

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    The document provides examples of useful expressions and language that can be used in various parts of an oral presentation, including welcoming the audience, introducing the topic, explaining the structure, concluding, thanking the audience, and signaling transitions. Some key parts and expressions include welcoming the audience, introducing the subject/topic, explaining how the material will be divided, concluding by summarizing the main points, thanking the audience, and inviting questions.

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    The document provides examples of useful expressions and language that can be used in various parts of an oral presentation, including welcoming the audience, introducing the topic, explaining the structure, concluding, thanking the audience, and signaling transitions. Some key parts and expressions include welcoming the audience, introducing the subject/topic, explaining how the material will be divided, concluding by summarizing the main points, thanking the audience, and inviting questions.

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    Giving Departmental Presentations

    5.3 Mastering the Mechanics of Language


    (A) The basics of presentation lingo Here are useful expressions that you can use in various key
    parts of your oral presentation. Pay attention to the language that other experienced presenters use and continue adding to
    the list or modifying your language.

    To welcome your audience:


    Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Good afternoon, everyone.
    Good morning, and welcome to my presentation on.. .. How's everyone today?

    Try adding some of your own expressions:

    To warm up an audience:
    [Conduct a poll] How many of you have ever ...? I'd like to start by ....
    I'll begin by. ...

    Try adding some of your own expressions:

    To introduce the subjectltopic:


    I'm pleased to be here today to talk to you about .... The purpose of my presentation is.. ..
    Today, I'm going to talk about my recentlcurrent research on .... The topic of my presentation is.. ..
    Thank you for this opportunity to share with you my research on ....
    Thank you for your (kind) introduction. As X just explained, I am here to talk to you about.. ..

    Try adding some of your own expressions:

    To explain the division of material:


    Time does not allow me to cover all aspects of my research in 20 minutes, so I intend to focus on....
    In today's talk, I plan to examinelcover the following three issues: 1.. ., 2.. ., and 3.. ..
    ...I hope to provide answers to three questions that people often ask about ....Those questions are as follows ....
    Try adding some of your own expressions:

    To give instructions about asking and answering questions:


    Do feel free to interrupt me if you have any questions.
    1'11try to answer all of your questions after the presentation.
    Please save your questions until the end of my presentation.

    Try adding some of your own expressions:


    56 Academic Communication Skills: Conversational Strategies for International Graduate Students

    To provide a note of finality:


    To conclude ..../In conclusion .... Now, to sum up.. ..
    Now, I'd like to recap .../close by .... Finally.. ../In closing....
    Before opening the floor to questions, let me briefly summarize what I have covered.
    Let's summarize briefly what we've looked at/covered/considered ....
    We've considered/examined the three points.. . (A, B, and C). In the future, we may want to consider (E) and (F).
    That brings me to the end of my presentation.

    Try adding some of your own expressions:

    To thank your audience:


    Thank you (for your courteous attention).
    Thank you very much for your inputlquestions this morninglafternoon.

    Try adding some of your own expressions:

    To invite questions:
    Now, I'll try to answer any questions that you may have.
    Now, I'd be pleased to answer any questions that you may have.
    Are there any questions?

    Try adding some of your own expressions:

    To signal transitions between sections:


    Next, let's move on to .... Turning now to ....
    Now, I'd like to shift our attention to .... The first issue leads us to the second issue about.. ..
    So far, we have discussed .... Next, I want to focus on.. ..
    So far, we have considered.. . Now, I'd like to draw your attention to ....
    Now that we understand X, let us begin to consider Y.
    Before moving on to the next category, let me give one more example.
    Let's go on to the next aspect/characteristic of.. ..
    So that explains the procedure, but what benefits does it have?

    Try adding some of your own expressions:

    To use rhetorical questions as transitional devices:


    Where does this leave us? Where do we go from here?
    What can we expect from this?

    Try adding some of your own expressions:

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