Presentations and Talks Tips

Preparing for your Presentations or Talks:

• Develop outlines of the key points;
• Focus on clarity;
• Plan your time well;
• Put background information or data on a separate hand-out;
• Remember your listeners’ need – you may decide to stop and take a break;
• Use visuals with little text, and avoid turning the lights off, especially after lunch;
• Plan to arrive early and check your equipment;
• Practice the presentation before, especially if it’s a group presentation.

Useful Presentations Phrases:

• Today I’m going to talk about…..
• First, I’d like to outline……, then I’ll focus on…., finally, I’ll go over….
• If you don’t mind, we’ll leave any questions till the end.
• I’ll say more about this later.
• As you can see, this graph/diagram shows….
• Sales/Profit rose/increased sharply/slightly last….
• Unfortunately, they/it fell/decreased sharply/slightly last….
• They/It remained/stayed the same last…..
• Are there any questions?
• I’m glad you asked me that.
• That brings me to the end of my presentation.
• Thank you for your attention.