Preparing a presentation

PREPARING A PRESENTATION
INTRODUCING YOUR PRESENTATION:
* Good morning//Good evening//Ladies and Gentlemen//Everybody
* First of all, I’d like to thank (BRI.. BLA BLA quien sea) forinviting me to give this presentation
* Presentation of yourself – my name is Laura Alonso and I’m working as a researcher in BRI…. BLA, BLA
* The subject of tour presentation (students orientationfor instance)
QUESTIONS
a) If you have any questions, please feel free to interrupt me any time during the presentation
b) Ask them at the end of the presentation
c) I’ll be glad toanswer them (a) or (b)
SIGNPOSTING - INDEX
Tell them what the structure of the presentation will be
* First of all, I’m going to give you some background information to (university orientation forinstance)
* Secondly Ill say a few words about ….
* Then I’m going to talk to you about………
* After that I’m going to share with…. Some interesting data on…………
* In addition to this………..or additionally………. Or also………….
* And finally I’m going to describe/show to you a prototype of……………..

BRIDGING (COMENTING IDEAS)
* Let me start commenting that………
* On the one hand wehave………… and on the other hand we have…………..
* I’ve told you about….. And I’d like to move on to………. (bla bla)
* Let’s begin by……..
* Now I’d like to move on to……………
* I’d like nowto talk about my next point which is…………
* Let me turn now to…………..
* However…..
* Therefore………
* Whereas……….

GIVING DETAILS (A) //AND// LAYING ENPHASIS (B)
A)
* That’s aninteresting point due to… because……….
* In other words…
* As a result……….
* As an example…………
* As an Illustration………..
* To give an example…………..
* Translated into real terms………..* What does it mean for the future of……….
B)
* I should also mention that……..
* It’s worth (or worthy, no estoy muy segura..) pointing out that……..
* Highlighting that……….
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