Module 1.3 Improving the Communication Skills: Oral Presentations

5. Oral Presentation: Layout and Useful Vocabulary

This is the standard structure of a well-organized presentation:

Phase	Purpose	Vocabulary
INTRODUCTION	1. Signaling the start	Good. Let’s begin. Perhaps we should begin … OK, let’s get started. Let’s start.
	2. Greeting the audience	Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Good morning (evening, afternoon) everyone. Hello, everyone (everybody) and welcome to…
	3. Self-identification	My name is … I’d like to welcome you to… on behalf of … For those of you who don’t know me already, I am …
	4. Stating the target	My aim today is to discuss the prospects for… My purpose (objective, aim) today is to present the recent developments in / to inform you about / to describe / to analyze / to explain our position / to brief you on … I’d like to talk to you about … We are here today to decide / agree / learn about … This morning I’m going to be talking to you about / telling you / showing you / reporting on … / taking a look at …
	5. Providing an overview	I’ve divided my presentation into three parts: Firstly / first of all …, Secondly / then / next …, Thirdly / and then we come to …, Finally / lastly / last of all … This talk is divided into four main parts: The subject can be looked at under the following headings: … Let me begin with / Firstly, I’d like to look at…, Then, I’ll be talking about…
	6. Timing	This will take about half an hour. My presentation (talk) will take (last) about 20 minutes.
	7. The policy on questions	I’d be glad to answer any questions at the end of my talk. Perhaps we can leave any questions you may have until the end of the presentation. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to interrupt me at any time. If you have any questions you’d like to ask, I’ll be happy to answer them.
MAIN BODY	8. Providing basic information on the topic	Let’s move on to ... / take a look at ... This leads me to the next point which is ... Let’s examine this in move detail. I’d like to stress / emphasize that ... Let me explain with an example.
CONCLUSION	9. Summary	So, to sum up,… Let me now sum up. Let me just run over the key points again.
	10 . Concluding	Let me end by saying… In conclusion I’d like to say…
	11.Closing courtesies	That concludes my talk. Thank you all for your attention.
	12. Inviting questions	Please feel free to ask questions. If you have any questions or comments, I’ll be happy to answer them.
	13. Closing	Thank you for your attention. Thank you for listening.

Eg.

Perhaps we should begin / OK, let’s get started. Good afternoon/ morning/ evening ladies and gentlemen. It's a pleasure to be here with you today. Before I begin, let me introduce myself. I’ m ... (name), a Bachelor's-degree student majoring in Financial Management in the Department of ... (name) at Novosibirsk State University of Economics and Management. This afternoon I’d like to discuss / report / present… I find the topic challenging because ... So,

I’ve divided my talk into … parts / My talk will be in … parts.

Fist …

Second

Third

Finally

That (my presentation) will take about … minutes. If you have any questions you’d like to ask, I’ll be happy to answer them. OR Perhaps we can leave any questions you may have until the end of the presentation.

þ Этот блок четко прописывается и заучивается НАИЗУСТЬ как эффективный способ привлечения внимания к себе и своему докладу, а также как единственное средство для того, чтобы справиться с волнением первых минут выступления.