Beginning
I. Opening Remarks开场： Sample Opening Remarks
Presentation常用语
1) Thank you very much, Prof. Fawcett, for your very kind introduction. Mr. Chairman, Ladies and gentleman, Good morning! I consider it a great honor to be asked to speak about …on this session of our symposium.
2) Ladies and gentleman. It’s an honor to have the opportunity to address such a distinguished audience.
3) Good morning. Let me start by saying just a few words about my own background. 4) Good morning, everyone. I appreciate the opportunity to be with you today. I am here to talk to you about…
5) Good morning, everyone. I am very happy to have this chance to give my presentation. Before I start my speech, let me ask you a question. By a show of hands, how many of you own a car?
Expressing Pleasure and Honor 向听众致意
I am very happy/glad/pleased to be here in Hong Kong. I am honored/privileged to be here (with you this afternoon). I am proud to be here on this special occasion.
It’s a very great pleasure for me to be able to attend this conference.
I consider it a great honor to be asked to speak about …on this session of our symposium/ at this conference..
It is a great pleasure to be given the honor of first speaker on this important topic. Others 细节，如确认话筒音量
Can you hear me all right? Is my voice too loud?
Reference to the Audience 与听众呼应 I can see many of you are from …department. I know many of you are familiar with this topic.
You all look as though you’ve heard this before.
I understand that you’ve all traveled a long way./ After hours of conference, you must feel a little tired. Now I’d like you to see an interesting topic…
II. Introducing the Subject and the outline of the Presentation引入话题 Background Information
I would like to start by briefly reviewing the history of open heart surgery. Let us start with the theoretical basis of this new technique. To begin with, we have to consider the principle.
I think it would be best to start out by looking at a few slides.
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I should like to preface my remarks with a description of the basic idea.
May I begin with a general outline of this project?
The first thing I would like to talk about is the definition of the terms I shall use in my lecture. The first point I'd like to make is the historical background of the invention. First, I shall explain to you why this new program is correct and feasible. Topic
I shall devote my talk to the surgical treatment of coronary disease. I want to confine my talk to the latest developments in civil engineering. Today, I am going to give a talk on the application of computers in medicine. My topic today will deal with the observation of supernova.
In today's talk, I' 11 restrict myself to the etiology of 15-epa~i;s.
In my presentation this morning, I' 11 limit myself to three major points only. I take the liberty of restricting my discussion mainly to highway bridge construction. Now, I would like to address myself to the most important aspect of this problem. Among the many languages, I shall mention only BASIC.
What I am going to present today is the methodology and the data analysis. I'm not going to say much about that except to discuss the literature on that topic. Outlining
My talk today consists of two parts. One is... and the other is... I've divided my presentation into four parts.
I shall first talk about ... and then touch on... and finally discuss ...
The subject can be looked at under the following headings: ... (Pointing to the PowerPoint display) I would like to divide my talk into two parts. The first part deals with…, the second part concerns...
My presentation will be given in four parts. The first part deals with ... The second part relates to... The third part concerns ... And the last part discusses… Purpose/Objective
The purpose of this presentation is to... This talk is designed to…
Expressions on Other Occasions
Correcting the Title of the Presentation
First of all, I would like to mention that the title of my presentation should be ...
Please allow me to correct a mistake in the title of my speech which appeared in the program. Instead of... it should read...
Reading. Another Person's Paper
Sometimes you are selected to read another person's paper, as he or she is absent.
I shall read a paper by Dr. Li from Guangzhou, china, who regrets that he could not be here. The title of his paper is...
I'm going to read the paper by Dr. Wang. It's a great pity that, because of a health problem, he could not be here.
I was asked by the author to read his paper. He apologizes for not being able to come here. The next speaker, Prof. Zhang, regrets that she could not be here and has submitted her paper to me. I am not sure if I can present it as well as she expected.
I am not sure whether I' 11 be able to be very confident in answering specific questions. However,
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I am somewhat familiar with his work, so I' 11 try my best.
Developing
I. Announcing the Beginning of the Speech Text To begin with, I would like to talk about a principle.
I think it would be best to start out by looking at some pictures.
The first thing I would like to talk about is the definition of the terms which I’11 use in my presentation.
II. Shifting to the Next Main Point Well, let's move on to the next point.
We will now come to the second problem.
Turning to the next question, I' 11 talk about the stages of the procedure.
As the second topic, I shall stop here. Now let’s turn our attention to the third topic.
So much for the methodology of our experiment. I would now like to shift to the discussion of the results.
Now, let's move away from the first part and switch over to the next part of my presentation. That's all for the introduction and now we can go on to the literature review. Next, I would like to turn to a more difficult problem.
The next point I'd like to talk about is the feasibility of this project. That brings me to my second point.
I am glad that we can now leave this rather boring subject of mathematic deduction and go into a more attractive one, that is the application of the formula. III. Resuming the Topic
Let' s come back to what I said in the first part of my speech.
Getting back to the subject of the problem of theoretical considerations we can find that... I want to return to the first part of my presentation.
Now, to get back to the effect of temperature, you may be aware that the problems have been solved.
This brings me back to the question of security.
At this point I would like to refer again to the question of methods in the first part of my lecture. Referring again to the first question, I think... Referring to the Coming Point I'll deal with it later.
I' 11 touch upon that point in a moment. I shall tell you in detail shortly.
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IV. Introducing the Supporting Materials
I think this part is the most difficult, so I'll explain it in greater detail.
I think this part of my paper is most important, so I plan to spend more time on it. Please allow me to deal with this matter more extensively.
Being the most important part of my presentation, I will elaborate on it with more slides. I' 11 expand this topic with drawings and figures. Indicating the Points Briefly
Limited by the time available, I can only give you a very brief account of this matter.
I don't think that I should describe the methods in detail, because they are included in the handout. I will not go into detail on it.
This point has been talked about repeatedly in this symposium, so I am not going to spend too much time on it.
Let's go through the following points very rapidly.
I just want to outline for you what I experienced in using this new drug.
I shall not go over all these explanations. My time is running short. So I'’11 be brief. It is sufficient to say that these experiments were poorly designed and without controls. V. Repairing a Slip of Tone
The first of such experiments began in 2000, rather than 1999. May I have the lights, I mean the slides.
The temperature increased, I shall say decreased. The population is 13 million, sorry, 31 million.
The exchange rate dropped from 2.5 to 1.8, I beg your pardon, 1.9.
As you can see from the first row, excuse me, the second row, that the output increased two fold. VI. Expressions Concerning Audio-Visual Aids Could we have the lights off? And the first slide, please. Lights off, first slide, please. Dim the lights, and first slide, please.
The slide is not so clear. Please darken the room a little more. Could you please turn on the lights, please? Now, we can have the lights on. Please switch on the lights.
Lights on, please.
I apologize that this slide is not so clear, but I hope you can still make out the general idea. Sorry for the small print. I'm sorry we left a figure out here.
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VI. Explaining the Contents on the Slides This slide demonstrates... On this slide, you can see... This curve in this slide shows... This figure in this slide exhibits... This table on this slide presents... This diagram on this slide depicts... This chart on this slide displaces ... The picture on this slide shows ...
The photomicrograph on this slide shows ... The flow-chart on this slide points out...
The circuit diagram on this slide represents~...~ Indicating the Sources of the Content in a This figure is taken from.., by Dr. Li.
This diagram is after that of Prof. Wang with some modification VII. Demanding to Show the Next Slide May I proceed to the next slide, please? I think we can move on to the next slide. Let me show you the next slide.
Now, we can go on to the next slide. ' Next slide, please. Next, please. Next!
VIII. Returning to the Previous Slide
To make a comparison, can we return to the first slide, please?
Let's go back. No, not this one. One back. Back one more. Yes, that’s it. Thank you. May I go back two slides, please? Could you return to the second slide? May we have the previous slide again? IX. Correcting a Mistake
Sorry, this one is in the wrong order. May I have the next one?
Oh, this slide is misplaced. Please skip over it. Yes, this is the correct one. I'm afraid I didn't ask for this slide. Can we go back to the previous one? Please. No, not this one. Next, please. Yes, this is the one I need. Thank you. I'm afraid you may have lost one slide which is a flow chart of the procedure. Sorry, there seems to be one slide missing.
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X. Indicating the Speed of Running Slides Let's go through the following slides rapidly.
The following three slides we will go through quickly without explanation. Wait a minute, please. I want to say more about this slide.
Because of the shortage of time, I' Il have to omit the following slides. Time is up, let's come to the last slide directly.
Would you please skip the next slid-e and go on to the table? Next, next. Go ahead... That's it.
Ending
I. Signaling the Beginning of the End Part Let’s look at what I have talked about.
Well, that brings me to the end of my presentation. This last slide is a brief summary of what I have talked about.
Before I stop/finish, let me just say...
To close my speech, I' 11 show you the last slide. Now I'd like to summarize my talk.
To summarize, I have talked about three aspects of the cancer problem: ...
Finally, as a summary statement, I would like to sum up the major points I have made. II. Summarizing
Let me just run over the key points again. I'll briefly summarize the main issues. In conclusion,… In closing,… In a word,… To sum up ... In brief,… Briefly....... All in all,… Finally,… III. Concluding
As you can see, there are some very good reasons ...
To sum up, my conclusion is that the present program is the best one. In conclusion ...
Let me conclude my talk with the following comments.
Allow me to conclude by listing out all the factors influencing the efficacy.
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In conclusion, I would like to point out the following aspects. I'd like to leave you with the following conclusion. IV. Quoting
Let me close by quoting Dr. Einstein, the famous physicist, who said that… I would like to come to a close by quoting what Sir Newton once said... Therefore, I would suggest that we...
I'd like to suggest...
As far as I'm concerned, the only solution to the problem is... V. Closing
That's all, thank You.
That's the end of my presentation. So much for my speech, thank you. Thank you for your attention.
Thank you for your listening.
Other Expressions that May Be Useful in the End Part of the Speech
Sorry, I see the red light is shining so I have to skip the last part and jump to the conclusion. Mr. Chairman is signaling me, I have to stop here and leave out the remaining part to spare time.
Asking and Answering Questions
I. Inviting Questions So, let's throw it open to questions.
Now I' d like to answer any questions, if you have any. Now I am ready to answer your questions, if any. I'd be glad to try and answer any questions. Are there any questions? Any questions? II. Raising Questions
Signaling Your Intention to Ask a Question
I want to ask Dr. bi a question.
I have a guest ion for Dr. Anderson. Mr. Smith, I have a question to ask you. There is a question I'd like to ask Prof. Li. A question for Mr. Liu.
One question, Dr. Wei.
Could I ask you a question, Prof. Li?
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May I venture to ask Prof. Zhang a question?
Expressing Your Attitude
Before asking your question, you can express your positive attitude or make a comment on
the speaker's presentation. For example,
Dr. Johnson, I was fascinated by your description of your study, but what will happen if...
Mr. Li, you did splendid work! Just one question. Asking the Specific Question
You mentioned very briefly that you used two experiments that were the same. Would you please elaborate on that point?
Would you be so kind as to give me more information about the method of your
experiment?
Would you tell me the reason why you set such a high temperature? III. Response to Questions
Asking for Repetition
Pardon, I couldn't hear what you said.
I beg your pardon, I didn't catch what you said.
I'm sorry I forgot your first question. Would you be so kind as to say it again? I'm not quite surge what your question is.
I didn't quite get the last point of your question.
You mean, there may be some mistake in the calculation? Are you referring to the significance of the difference?
Are you suggesting that the temperature might have affected the results? If I understand you correctly, you are saying/asking... I didn't quite catch that.
Could you go over that again? I'm not sure what you're getting at.
Welcoming the Question
Welcome the question by saying \"thank you\" or commenting on it saying \"That’s a good question\" or \"That's a challenging question.\"
This is a very good question.
Thank you for that question.
I'm glad this question has been brought up- I appreciate that question. This is a hard question.
This is an interesting question.
This is a big question.
I'd be delighted to answer your question. I'll try to answer this question very briefly. In answer to your question, I would say that... I can only provide a partial answer to that question. Let me try to answer your questions one by one. My answer to your first question is...
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May I answer your second …first?
I have only a partial answer to your question.
Thank you for that question. This is a challenging question and I'm afraid I can only
provide a partial answer to it. Anyway, I'll try my best to answer it. Repeating or Paraphrasing the Question Questioner: Have you tried it on human bodies?
Presenter: This gentleman would like to know whether we have tried this on human bodies. Responding to Difficult or Challenging Question
Question: So what happens if the new budget isn't approved?
Answer (1): We've spent two months preparing the new budget. It's a good budget and we're confident we'll get approval to put it into practice.
Answer (2): There is too much supposition in the question for me to give a sound answer. Responding to Improper Question
I appreciate your interest in my research, but I just don't want to talk about it now. Let's talk about something else.
I'd rather not say.
Why do you want to know?
Responding to the Questions You Do Not Know
If you don't know the answer to a particular question, simply admit that you don't know. Say something like this:
\"I'm sorry. I don't happen to know the answer to that question, but I'll be happy to check into it for you.\"
Referring Back to the Questioner
Did I answer your question? Did I answer you satisfactorily?
Did your question get answered?
I don't know whether this answered your question. I don't know if this is a satisfactory answer. I hope this may serve as an answer to Dr. Li. I hope this answers ~0ur question.
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