![]() CATEGORIES: BiologyChemistryConstructionCultureEcologyEconomyElectronicsFinanceGeographyHistoryInformaticsLawMathematicsMechanicsMedicineOtherPedagogyPhilosophyPhysicsPolicyPsychologySociologySportTourism |
Understood but irrelevant or impossible to answer in the time availableStructure The Introduction Greeting Good morning\afternoon ladies and gentlemen Subject I plan to say a few words about I’m going to talk about The subject of my talk is The theme of my presentation is I’d like to give you an overview of
Structure I’ve divided my talk into (three) parts My talk will be in (three) parts I’m going to divide First Second Third In the first part Then in the second part Finally
Timing My talk will take about ten minutes The presentation will take about two hours
Policy on questions\discussion Please interrupt if you have any questions After my talk there’ll be time for a discussion and any questions
The main body Ending the introduction So that concludes the introduction That’s all for the introduction
Beginning the main body Now let’s move to the first part of my talk, which is about So, first To begin with
Listing There are three things to consider. First… There are two kinds of… The first is… We can see four advantages and two disadvantages. First, advantages… One is… Another is… A third advantage is… Finally On the other hand, the two disadvantages. First…Second… Linking: Ending parts within the main body That completes/concludes… That’s all (I want to say for now) on…
Linking: Beginning a new part Let’s move to (the next part which is…) So now we come to… Now I want to describe…
Sequencing There are (seven) different stages to the process First/then/next/after that/then(x)/after (x) there is y, last There are two steps involved The first step is… The second step is… There are four stages to the project. At the beginning, later, then, finally. I’ll describe the development of the idea. First the background, then the present situation, and then the prospects for the future.
The end of the presentation Ending the main body of the presentation. Right, that ends (the third part of) my talk. That’s all I want to say for now on…
Beginning the summary and/or conclusion I’d like to end by emphasizing the main points. I’d like to finish with… - a summary of the main points - some observations based on what I’ve said - some conclusions/recommendations - a brief conclusion.
Concluding There are two conclusions/recommendations. What we need is… I think we have to… I think we have seen that we should… Inviting questions and/or introducing discussion That concludes (the formal part of) my talk. (Thanks for listening)… Now I’d like to invite your comments. Now we have (half an hour) for questions and discussion. Right. Now, any questions or comments? So, now I’d be very interested to hear your comments.
Handling questions Understood but difficult or impossible to answer That’s a difficult question to answer in a few words. It could be… In my experience I would say I don’t think I’m the right person to answer that. Perhaps (MR Holmes) can help. I don’t have much experience in that field.
Understood but irrelevant or impossible to answer in the time available I’m afraid that’s outside the scope of my talk/this session. If I were you I’d discuss that with I’ll have to come to that later, perhaps during the breaks as we’re short of time.
Not understood Sorry, I’m not sure I’ve understood. Could you repeat? Are you asking if…? Do you mean…? I didn’t catch (the last part of) your question. If I have understood you correctly, you mean…? Is that right?
Date: 2016-03-03; view: 2029
|