HOW TO PRESENT APPARENTLY CONTRASTING DATA

Helpful Phrases:

Although A seems fine, B is better

Although your proposal seems fine, John's is better.

In spite of the evidence, I’d like to say

In spite of the evidence, I'd like to say that you could be wrong.

We could opt for A. On the other hand

We could opt for option A. On the other hand, option B is also interesting.

I like your idea. However, I prefer..

I like your new idea. However, I prefer to continue with the same plan.

Instead of praising

Instead of praising Jim we should be worrying about his future.

HOW TO PRESENT DATA IN ORDER

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Firstly, secondly and to end
Firstly we'll tackle costs; secondly we'll view the balance sheet and, to
end, we'll discuss this year's sales.
To start with, then and to conclude
Henry will start with a presentation. Then he'll answer questions and, to
conclude, we will walk round the grounds so you can see the building.
Initially, next and finally.
We had initially planned to visit France. The next idea was to go to Spain
– though we finally travelled nowhere.
In first place, following on from and to finish
In first place, we never asked her to represent us – so following on from
that we decided to take her to court. Anyhow, we finished it all by reaching
an agreement.
Let us begin by, afterwards and last but not least
Let us begin by setting the goals. We can talk about the budget afterwards
and – last but not least – name a project coordinator.

HOW TO PRESENT EVIDENCE LESS FORMALLY

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Look here

Just look over here. This is the new tractor.

Can you see?

Can you see Joe? He's the third from the left.

Watch this

Watch this scene. Can you spot our product in the background?

We want you to see

We want you to see the difference from the old to the new edition.

Here you have

Here you have the first picture of my wedding.

HOW TO PRESENT EVIDENCE FORMALLY

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I’d like you to see

I‟d like you to see this graph.

Let me show you

Let me show you our new product line.

Please observe

Please observe how the new design is more aerodynamic.

If you watch

If you watch this video closely you'll see it was filmed lat year.

Have a look

Have a good look at this chart.

HOW TO PRESENT THE NEXT ITEM

Helpful Phrases:

Let’s move onto

Let's move onto item two.

We can now

We can now discuss the next topic.

We need to go on

We need to go on. Our next agenda item deals with numbers.

The next item

The next item on my list will only take a few minutes.

Shall we continue?

Shall we continue? The second subject concerns our HR department.

HOW TO PRESENT THE FIRST ITEM

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Let’s start by the beginning

Let's start by the very beginning. Maning Project is our top priority.

First things first

First things first. Now we'll discuss this week's problem.

Item one

Item one in our agenda will be corporate responsibility.

Point A

Point A is our relationship with the clients.

The opening issue

he opening issue today is the number of working hours .

HOW TO EXPLAIN YOUR PURPOSE INFORMALLY

Helpful Phrases:

I want to

I want to let you know I'll stand by you.

I’d just like to

I'd just like to tell you that we'll do what we can.

I’m here to

I'm here to talk about new marketing strategies.

We’re going to

We're going to spend all day reviewing our past projects.

I’ll put it simply.

I'll put it simply. We must decide on what to do about Jen.

HOW TO EXPLAIN YOUR PURPOSE FORMALLY

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The reason

The reason I came here is to discuss our marketing issues.

My aim

My aim now is to increase sales in our branches.

What I’d like

What I‟d like to do is appoint a new CFO.

My objective

My objective is to reduce advertising costs by at least ten percent.

We intend

We intend to redefine our marketing campaign.

HOW TO INTRODUCE A SUMMARY

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To put it briefly

To put it briefly, we have a problem with sales.

In a few words

In a few words, Mark is leaving the company.

In a nutshell

In a nutshell, the contract will be finished next year.

To summarise

To summarise, we face an imminent strike in our Washington facilities.

It all comes down to

It all comes down to Megan's behaviour at the warehouse.

HOW TO START A MEETING

Helpful Phrases:

Let's get started 
Let‟s get the meetings started. Mark, would you like to begin? 
We need to discuss 
We need to discuss whether the campaign is aimed at the right target. 
We will to talk about 
We will talk about the issues involved in our marketing campaign.. 
What brings us here? 
What brings us here today? The hope of finding solutions. 
We will study 
We will carefully study all the projects that were brought forward.

HOW TO SIGNAL THE START OF A SPEECH

Useful Phrases:

Right. Shall we start?

Right Ladies and Gentlemen. Shall we start with our presentation?

OK. Let’s get going.

OK everybody. Let's get going. We only have twenty minutes.

Right then. We are ready

Right then. We are ready. The first point in the agenda is cost-cutting.

Is everybody already here?

Fine. Is everybody here? Le's get on then.

Time to begin

Well, time to begin. We‟ll set off with an outline.