Presentation Phrases (assembled by Robert C Thomas) Beginning a presentation Good morning,/afternoon/evening Im _________, the new Finance Manager.

My name is ________ and I represent _______ Let me take a minute to introduce myself. Let me start by telling you a little about our company. Ive already met some of you, but for those I havent , Im ______ Im happy to be here. Im glad to have this opportunity to . . . Today, Id like to talk (to you) about . . . My topic today is . . . The focus of my remarks is . . . Id like to share some thoughts on (topic) Main p oin ts Let me start by . . . First, let me tell you about . . . Ive divided my topic into (three) parts: (They are . . .) Introducing the topic Im here to talk about . . . Today, Id like to say a few words about . . . Im going to give you an overview of . . . The main reason Im here today is . . . The focus of my remarks is . . . Id like to introduce . . . Time consciousness Thank you for your time Thank you for taking the time to be here I will probably take about . . . minutes This should last only a few minutes I hope to be finished by . . . Giving examples For example, / For instance, Let me illustrate, / To illustrate, In conclusion, / To conclude, To summarize, / To sum up, Expressing Appreciation Thanks. / Thank you. We appreciate your... Forward-Looking Statements What are your plans for the future? What are your projections for the next quarter? What do you expect to achieve (in the near future)? What are your (sales) projections for next six months? What are your goals for the coming year? We expect to / that . . . We plan to . . .We project that . . . We hope to . . . We should . . . We will be (Verb+ing) . . . If all goes as planned,

Our projections are . . . / According to our projections, Organization Ive divided my topic into three sections/parts. They are This presentation can be divided into the following subtopics: First / Second / Third / Fourth Finally First of all / Secondly / Thirdly Last The first point is . . . The next point is . . ./ Next, we come to . . . The final point is . . . Sequencing Lets move on to . . . That brings us to . . . Giving Reasons This is why . . . The main reason is . . . Therefore, So / Since, Generalizing Generally, Usually, As a rule, Most of the time, In most cases, Highlighting Actually, In fact, As a matter of fact, In particular Particularly Especially Giving Examples For example, For instance, Summarizing To sum up To summarize In brief Concluding To conclude, In conclusion, Follow-up Are / Were there any questions? We have just a few minutes for questions