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12 February 2022, 10:04 PM

Opening:

Good morning/afternoon, ladies and gentlemen/everyone.

Introduction:

My purpose/objective/aim today is...

What I want to do this morning/afternoon/today is...

I'm here today to...

The aim of this presentation is... / My presentation today is about...

Today I'd like to talk about...

Outline:

My talk will be in two (three, four) parts: First,…after that,… then,… finally,…

I'll begin by looking at... Then, I’ll move on to...Towards the end I ...

This talk is divided into four main parts.

To start with/Firstly, I'd like to look at...

Then/Secondly, I'll be talking about...

Thirdly...

My fourth point will be about...

Finally, I'll be looking at...

My presentation/talk will take/last about 15 minutes.

At the end of my talk, there will be a chance to ask questions. / I'll be happy to answer any questions you have at the end of my presentation.

Figures and Tables:

As you can see here...

Here we can see...

If we look at this figure/table, we will see...

This figure/table shows...

This table/diagram/chart/slide shows...

I'd like you to look at this...

Let me show you...

Let's (have a) look at...

On the right/left you can see...

Looking at the chart you can see...

As you can see from the graph,...

The graph/chart shows...

The ​-axis is..., and the ​ axis is...

The line in red is...

Transitions:

Let's now move on to/turn to...

I now want to go on to...

This leads/brings me to my next point, which is...

I'd now like to move on to/turn to...

So far we have looked at... Now I'd like to.

Giving examples:

Let me give you an example...

Such as...

For instance...

A good example of this is...

Conclusions/Summary/Take-Home Messages:

I'd like to finish by emphasising...

Let me end by saying...

In conclusion, I'd like to say...

Finally, may I say...

Summing up...

To summarise...

So, to sum up...

To recap...

Let me now sum up.

What I'm trying to say is...

Let me just try and sum that up before we move on to...

So far, I've presented...

Closing:

Thank you for your attention/time.

Thank you (for listening/very much).

Questions:

If you have any questions or comments, I'll be happy to answer them now.

If there are any questions, I'll do my best to answer them.

Are there any more questions?

That’s a good point…

Can we get back to it later?

I’m afraid I’m not the right person to answer this question.