17 steps to better presentations (có các câu mẫu ở từng phần) cực hay

Making Better Presentations in English
by A. D. Miles

Making Better
Presentations
in English
by
Andrew D. Miles

Making Better Presentations in English
by A. D. Miles
1. SIGNAL THE START
Start your speech with a phrase that catches the
public’s attention.

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
2. INTRODUCE YOURSELF
Mention your name, position and where you
come from.

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
3. …OR SOMEONE ELSE
Always ask people how they would like to be
introduced.

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
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
5. LIST TOPICS
Make a list of the points you’ll talk about.
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Firstly

To start

Secondly

Initially

Primarily

Then

Next

Last but not least

Finally

To end
Making Better Presentations in English
by A. D. Miles
6. INTRODUCE TOPIC
ONE
Open every topic with an introduction.


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

by A. D. Miles
9. EXPLAIN GRAPHS
Use these expressions to describe graphic aids.

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
10. DESCRIBE TRENDS
Use these expressions to talk about

Increase

Accumulate

Boost

Escalate

Hike

Raise

Rise


Shoot up

Swell

Decline

Diminish

Dip

Drop

Plunge

Shrink

Sink

Slip

Descend
Making Better Presentations in English
by A. D. Miles
11. EXPRESS PROBABILITY
Use these expressions to express certainty.

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
12. COMPARE IDEAS
Use these expressions to describe contrast.

But

However

Nevertheless

Nonetheless

Although

Though

Despite

Despite


On the other hand

Even though

On the contrary

By contrast
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Conversely

Even if
Making Better Presentations in English
by A. D. Miles
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
14. EXPRESS OPINION
Use these expressions to give your opinion.

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
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.
Hold back support

I’d deny support

I would eliminate

We should reject

We must rule out

We ought to discard

Let’s refuse
Making Better Presentations in English
by A. D. Miles
16. FINISH THE SPEECH
Use these expressions to close your
presentation.

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
17. CLOSE THE SPEECH
Use these expressions to wrap up your speech

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
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