getting better through series of techniques

1. Making Better
Presentations
in English
by
Andrew D. Miles
Making Better Presentations in English
by A. D. Miles

2. 1. SIGNAL THE START
Start your speech with a phrase that catches the
public’s attention.
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Right ladies and gentlemen
Shall we begin?
Fine everybody. Let’s get started
OK Guys. Are you all ready?
Making Better Presentations in English
by A. D. Miles

3. 2. INTRODUCE YOURSELF
Mention your name, position and where you
come from.
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I’d like to introduce myself. I am Steve Platt,
Chief of Maintenance for Motorway Inc.
I am Dr. Jack Smith from Barcelona. I work as a
research assistant in our R&D facility.
My name is John Styles. I run Riversoft’s
European operations.
Making Better Presentations in English
by A. D. Miles

4. 3. …OR SOMEONE ELSE
Always ask people how they would like to be
introduced.
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I’d like you to meet Dr Grant. She’s the Head Surgeon
at Houston Memorial Hospital.
Let me introduce John Oats. He comes from the
Helsinki branch and will be joining our sales team.
This is Arthur Spleen, from Marketing.
Making Better Presentations in English
by A. D. Miles

5. 4. EXPRESS PURPOSE
Start by saying why you’re here.
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I’m here today to…
What I’d like to do is…
My objective is to…
My aim now is to…
Making Better Presentations in English
by A. D. Miles

6. 5. LIST TOPICS
Make a list of the points you’ll talk about.
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Firstly
To start
Secondly
Initially
Primarily
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Then
Next
Last but not least
Finally
To end
Making Better Presentations in English
by A. D. Miles

7. 6. INTRODUCE TOPIC ONE
Open every topic with an introduction.
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I’d like to review…
I want to go over…
We are going to analyse…
I plan to examine…
Making Better Presentations in English
by A. D. Miles

8. 7. LINK EFFECT TO CAUSE
Use these expressions if you want to
highlight the effect over the cause.
The loss was due to negligence.
 The loss was caused by negligence.
 The loss resulted from negligence.
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Making Better Presentations in English
by A. D. Miles

9. 8. LINK CAUSE TO EFFECT
Use these expressions if you want to
highlight the cause over the effect.
Mismanagement led to losses.
 Mismanagement resulted in losses.
 Mismanagement caused losses.
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Making Better Presentations in English
by A. D. Miles

10. 9. EXPLAIN GRAPHS
Use these expressions to describe graphic aids.
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I´d like you to see this graph. It shows…
Please observe this matrix. You’ll see that…
Have a look at this model. What’s wrong with it?
Let me show you a chart that summarises…
Making Better Presentations in English
by A. D. Miles

11. 10. DESCRIBE TRENDS
Use these expressions to talk about
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Increase
Accumulate
Boost
Escalate
Hike
Raise
Rise
Shoot up
Swell
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Decline
Diminish
Dip
Drop
Plunge
Shrink
Sink
Slip
Descend
Making Better Presentations in English
by A. D. Miles

12. 11. EXPRESS PROBABILITY
Use these expressions to express certainty.
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Surety: sure, definite, doubtless, inevitable, without
question, unmistakable, certain.
Likelihood: Probable probable, likely, seeming,
expected.
Possibility: possible, conceivable, feasible.
Doubt: doubtful, improbable, unlikely, questionable,
remote, dubious, unsure.
Impossibility: impossible, unfeasible, unrealisable,
unattainable, not viable.
Making Better Presentations in English
by A. D. Miles

13. 12. COMPARE IDEAS
Use these expressions to describe contrast.
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But
However
Nevertheless
Nonetheless
Although
Though
Despite
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Despite
On the other hand
Even though
On the contrary
By contrast
Conversely
Even if
Making Better Presentations in English
by A. D. Miles

14. 13. REINFORCE IDEAS
Use these expressions to emphasize ideas.
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Furthermore
in addition
as well as
Besides
Too
Moreover
Additionally
likewise
Making Better Presentations in English
by A. D. Miles

15. 14. EXPRESS OPINION
Use these expressions to give your opinion.
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My opinion is
I would say
In my view
It seems to me that
From my angle
I see it as
Making Better Presentations in English
by A. D. Miles

16. 15. RECOMMEND / REJECT
Give support
I urge you to
approve
 We are for the idea
 We back your point
 We support the plan
 I would go ahead
 I’ll stand by you.
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Hold back support
I’d deny support
 I would eliminate
 We should reject
 We must rule out
 We ought to discard
 Let’s refuse
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Making Better Presentations in English
by A. D. Miles

17. 16. FINISH THE SPEECH
Use these expressions to close your
presentation.
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Move to action:
Now’s the time to / We’d better move.
Refer back to…:
Going back to our figures / As I said before
Summarise:
To sum up / To recapitulate
Making Better Presentations in English
by A. D. Miles

18. 17. CLOSE THE SPEECH
Use these expressions to wrap up your
speech
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Asking for questions
Have you got any query? / Would you like to ask?
Thanking
Thank you for / It’s been a pleasure to
Introduce the next speaker
Now, I’ll leave you with / I’d like to introduce
Say goodbye
Goodbye / Good afternoon, everyone
Making Better Presentations in English
by A. D. Miles