Signposting a Presentation - English - Presentation
Subject: English
Subject Code: HUM 4101
Topic: Presentation For English
Lecturer: Md. Arif Moinuddin Chy
Signposting a Presentation
Section
of presentation
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Signpost
language
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Introducing
the topic
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The
subject/topic of my talk is .
I'm going to talk about ... My topic today is… My talk is concerned with ... |
Overview
(outline of presentation)
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I’m
going to divide this talk into four parts.
There are a number of points I'd like to make. Basically/ Briefly, I have three things to say. I'd like to begin/start by ... Let's begin/start by ... First of all, I'll... … and then I’ll go on to … Then/ Next ... Finally/ Lastly ... |
Finishing
a section
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That's
all I have to say about...
We've looked at... So much for... |
Starting
a new section
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Moving
on now to …
Turning to... Let’s turn now to … The next issue/topic/area I’d like to focus on … I’d like to expand/elaborate on … Now we'll move on to... I'd like now to discuss... Let's look now at... |
Analysing
a point and giving recommendations
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Where
does that lead us?
Let's consider this in more detail... What does this mean for...? Translated into real terms... Why is this important? The significance of this is... |
Giving
examples
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For
example,...
A good example of this is... As an illustration,... To give you an example,... To illustrate this point... |
Summarising
and concluding
|
To
sum up ...
To summarise... Right, let's sum up, shall we? Let's summarise briefly what we've looked at... If I can just sum up the main points... Finally, let me remind you of some of the issues we've covered... To conclude... In conclusion ... In short ... So, to remind you of what I’ve covered in this talk, … Unfortunately, I seem to have run out of time, so I’ll conclude very briefly by saying that ….. I'd like now to recap... |
Paraphrasing and clarifying
|
Simply put...
In other words....... So what I’m saying is.... To put it more simply.... To put it another way.... |
Invitation
to discuss / ask questions
|
I’m
happy to answer any queries/ questions.
Does anyone have any questions or comments? Please feel free to ask questions. If you would like me to elaborate on any point, please ask. Would you like to ask any questions? Any questions? |
· Prepare a short presentation on the following
topic and speak for 3-4 minutes.
Presentation Topic:
Traffic Jam in Chittagong
(bahaddarhat to Agrabad)
Time: 3-4 minutes Full Marks: 10
Follow this structure:
Introduction
|
Just introduce
the topic
|
I'm going to talk about
...
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Body 1: Reasons
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Talk about at
least 2-3 reasons
|
Basically/ Briefly, I
have three things to say. Let me start with ‘reasons for traffic jam’
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Body 2: Results
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Talk about at
least 2-3 results
|
Let’s turn now to
Results…
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Body 3: Solutions
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Talk about at
least 2-3 solusions
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Now we'll move on to solutions for this problem…
The first solution is…
The second is |
Conclusion
|
Just sum up..
|
Let's summarise briefly
what we've looked at...
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Notes:
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Try to give
examples
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Keep you English
simple
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0Once finished,
ask the audience for any questions.
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