Phrases to use during Office Presentations
Giving office presentations can seem like a daunting task. Sometimes you might get confused which phrases you should use in the middle of the office presentation that will help you sail from one topic to other. Also, during an office presentation, there are different parts like introduction, giving handouts, question session, conclusion etc.
To make sure that you use the correct phrases at the suitable time, here are some office presentation phrases that you can use!
Introduction
You can use these phrases to welcome your audience and give a brief about the meeting:
- Everyone, good morning/afternoon, and welcome to my presentation. First and foremost, I’d like to thank everyone for coming today.
- Let me begin by telling you a little bit about my background.
- Today’s topic, as you can see on the screen, is……
- My presentation is especially relevant to those of you who…
- This talk is intended to serve as a jumping-off point for further discussion.
- This morning/afternoon, I’m going to look into the most recent developments in…..
Roadmap of the presentation
You can use these phrases to explain the proceedings of the presentation and take the audience through the stucture of the meeting:
- My presentation will last approximately 45 minutes and will be divided into four sections. Section 1 will go over…
- I’m going to keep things brief because we only have 45 minutes to discuss this massive subject. This presentation will be divided into four parts. To begin…
- I thought it would be useful to provide a road map of what I intend to cover. This presentation will be divided into four parts.
- In today’s presentation, I’ll look at four different aspects of (topic). First and foremost…
Handouts
You can use these phrases to give out crucial handouts to the members of the meeting:
- Is everyone in possession of a handout or a copy of my report?
- At the end of my presentation, I’ll be handing out copies of the slides.
- I can send the PowerPoint presentation to anyone who requests it.
- Don’t worry about taking notes; I’ve prepared a handout with all of the pertinent statistics for you.
Highlighting information
You can use these phrases to pinpoint specific important points of the presentation:
- I’d like to put the situation into some sort of context.
- I’d like to go over the implications of… in greater detail.
- I’d like to make more specific recommendations about…
- I’d like you to consider the significance of this figure in this context.
- Whatever angle you take, the underlying trend is undeniable.
Introducing Visual Aids
You can use these phrases to direct the attention of the audience towards specific infographics relevant to the meeting:
- If you look at this graph, you’ll notice…
- We can see how… from this chart.
- As you can see from this infographic, our research indicates that This chart depicts the results of a recent experiment that we conducted. The y-axis denotes… while the x-axis represents…
Questions
You can use these phrases to engage the audience into asking questions related to the meeting:
- I am happy to answer any questions you may have.
- If you don’t mind, I’d like to postpone questions until the end of my presentation/there will be time for a Q&A session at the end…
- If you have any questions, please feel free to interrupt.
- Put your hand up if anything is unclear, and I’ll do my best to answer your question.
- I’d be delighted to answer any questions at the end of my presentation.
Sequencing phrases
You can use these phrases to provide a structure to the meeting:
- My first point is about…
- First and foremost, I’d like to provide you with an overview of…
- Next, I’ll concentrate on…..and then we’ll think about…
- Then I’ll go on to emphasise what I believe to be the main points of…
- Finally, I’d like to discuss the issue of…..
- Finally, I’d like to briefly bring up the subject of…
Giving examples
You can use these phrases to give examples that will complement the points discussed in the meeting:
- As an example…
- This is exemplified by…
- To demonstrate my point…
- This makes me think of…
- As an illustration…
- Let me explain further…
Thank your audience
You can use these phrases to use thank your audience:
- Thank you very much for taking the time to read this.
- Thank you all for coming; I had a great time speaking with you today and hope you found this session useful.
- Thank you for taking the time to listen; please contact me via my website or email if you have any further questions.
Conclusion
You can use these phrases to conclude the meeting:
- I’d like to conclude with the words of a famous scientist/politician/author……
- Let’s go out there and make opportunities for…!
- That concludes my presentation for today. To refresh your memory, here are the main takeaways. First and foremost…
- That brings my presentation to a close. I hope you’re a little clearer on (the topic) Now, to tie everything together, consider the following factors the next time you think about (the topic)….. That’s all I have to say!
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