Useful language for making a presentation

1.    MAKING A START - Introducing yourself and your talk

Greeting, name, position:

- Good morning. My name’s (…). I’m ( the manager … ).

- Ladies and gentlemen. It’s an honor to have the opportunity to address such a distinguished audience.

- Good morning. Let me start by saying just a few words about my background. I started out  in ...

- Welcome to (…). I knew I’ve met some of you, but just for the benefit of those I haven’t, my name’s (…). 

Title / subject

- I’d like to talk (to you) today about …

- I’m going to present  the recent …

                     explain our position on …

                     brief you on …

 inform you about / describe…      

  - The subject of my talk

       focus            presentation    

       topic             paper (academic)       

                               speech (usually to public audience)

Purpose / Objective

- We are here today to decide …

                                  agree …

                                  learn about …

- The purpose of this talk is to update you on …

                                       put you in the picture about …

                                      give you the background to …

- This talk is designed to act as a springboard for

  discussion. Start the ball rolling.

Length

- I shall only take (…) minutes of your time.

- I plan to brief.

- This should be only last (…) minutes.

Outline / Main parts

- I’ve divided my presentation/talk into four

  parts/sections. They are (…).

- The subject can be looked at under the following

   headings: (…).

- We can break this area down into the following fields:

          Firstly / first of all … 

          Secondly / then / next …

          Thirdly / and then we come to …

          Finally / lastly / last of all ...

Questions

- I’d be glad to answer any questions at the end of my talk.

- If you have any questions, please feel free to interrupt.

- Please interrupt me if there’s something which needs clarifying.

  Otherwise, there’ll be time for discussion at the end.

Reference to the audience

- I can see many of you are …;     

- I know you’ve all travelled a long way.

- You all look as though you’ve heard this before.

- As I’m sure you know … ;          

- You may remember …

- We have all experienced …         

- As I’m sure we’d all agree …

2.    LINKING THE PARTS – Linking ideas

Sequencing / Ordering

- Firstly …    secondly …    thirdly … ;     

- Then …    next …   finally / lastly …

- Let’s start with …;  

- So that covers ....

- Let’s move/go on to … ;

- Now we come to … ; That brings us to …

- Let’s leave that (there) … ; That covers …

- Let’s get back to …;     … and turn to …

Giving reasons / causes

- Therefore / so;    

- as a result; that’s why ;

Contrasting

- But; 

- however;

Comparing

- similarly;     

- in the same way;

Contrasting

- in fact;       

- actually;

Summarizing

- to sum up; 

- in brief / in short;

Concluding

- in conclusion; 

- to conclude;

Highlighting

- in particular;  

- especially;

Digressing

-By the way ;  

- in passing;

Giving examples

- For example / for instance;  

- such as;     

6. FINISHING OFF - Endings

Signaling the end

- That brings me to the end of my presentation.

- That completes my presentation.

- Before I stop / finish, let me just say …

- That covers all I wanted to say today.

Summarizing

- Let me just run over the key points again.

- I’ll briefly summarize the main issues.

- To sum up …

- Briefly …

Concluding

- As you can see, there are some very good  reasons …

- In conclusion …

- I’d like to leave you with the following thought / idea.

Recommending

- So, I would suggest that we …

- I’d like to propose … (more formal).

- In my opinion, the only way forward is …

Closing

- Thanks.

- Thank you for your attention.

- Thank you for listening.

- I hope you will have gained an insight into …

Inviting questions

- I’d be glad to try and answer any questions.

- So, let’s throw it open to questions.

- Any questions?

7. QUESTION TIME – Asking and answering questions.

Welcoming a question

- Go ahead  / Please do / Certainly.

- That’s a good question.

- That’s interesting.

Clarifying a question

- 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.

Avoiding giving an answer / or taking time to think before answering

- Perhaps we could deal with that later.

- Can we talk about that on another occasion?

- I’m afraid that’s not my field.

- I don’t have the figures with me.

- I’m sure Mr. (…) could answer that question.

- That’s interesting, but I’d prefer not to answer that

   today.

Checking the questioner is satisfied

- Does that answer your question?

- Is that clear?

- May we go on?

What is ICT?

  Hi my name is Even Huan, hi my name is Chris from and we want to talk to you about the ICT stands for information and communications technology and that means that covers all of the technologies and businesses involved in the creation and processing of digital information that includes all fines of computing from building web pages to write and software to control a rocket from assembly the home computer to managing a complete office computer system from creating special effects for the film to designing the technologies broadcast TV and radio across the globe from studying the appropriate computer equipment to customer to providing the support needed to ensure the successful use of a new software system in a large organization this is a big industry really big in fact it’s the largest businesses in the world and it’s growing all of the time. Why well because at its heart it’s concerned with making life easier and better for everyone of us.

  Hi I’m Lionel Alexander and the Vice President and Managing Director of hewlett-packard manufacturing here in the league slip kill their the ICT sector is a very key sector that not only drive the economy and the future island but more importantly is changing the lifestyle of people everyday. In Ireland there over 70,000 people working in over 1,300 firms directly involved an effective IC to use a big part of our economy much bigger than it is in the UK or most of the rest of the world Ireland a tiny country barely visible on the globe is one of the top three exporter of software and the world. Neither 10 top software companies in the world have significant operations here island is home to many global players across all I city business areas city business areas such as internet space data storage.  

  Telecommunications software and computer systems with instantly recognizable names such as Intel dell Microsoft IBM Apple HD Google Ericsson sap yahoo and even facebook the sector accounts for approximately a third of the country’s expert. Which is hugely important for our economy by any measure the ICT sector has been a significant drive in the arch economy whether in terms of employment output for the creation of wealth. As well as been engaged in a range of business functions they provide the enabling technology to other sectors it has been a source of successful Irish enterprice and startups and has contributed men stage the economic success of the country in church.  

  The ICC section Ireland can boast world-class industry achievement. One of the main reasons we have such a strong presence in the sector’s equality and diversity of our workforce. The location of the world’stop level software companies in Ireland has meant the critical mass of technical and professional expertise has been reached in the sector.      The availability of highly skilled individuals are both graduate and senior level positions allows software companies to access a group of people. 

  That is essential to achieve growth in the industry we also have a lot of qualified people from a wide range of nationalities who can contribute their technical knowledge and skills and their native languages. Yourselves the ever increasing need to provide services globally from operations based here. Recent figures and students entering carrot level 2 arising demand for engineering and technology courses .We are now realizing that the world needs more people who are technologically we’re in every industry in Sector. National Skills strategy compiled by the expert group on future skills needs has found that the requirement for technical knowledge will rise across almost all occupations in the future. Even in times of rising unemployment demand for highly qualified graduates in disciplines including computer science and engineering is expected to continue.

   This is also true or of the supporting roles which the technology depends. The current economic downturn may affect the timing of that demand but it is unlikely to affect the overall trend. We as a nation.

  Let’s ensure that I remains one of the best performance in terms of producing. Who combined their technical know-how from the science engineering technologies areas. People include the development of ICT skills into their career planning. Will always be in a stronger position to adap to the changing world Connery and ensure that Ireland’s ICT that there continues to hold this position on the world stage.

  My name is tomorrow and the general manager of Intel and are kids coming to the system today who have an interest in science engineering and technology should have no fears about the future of working in that industry here in Ireland. 

  So if you want to have an aspiration that’s beyond essentially a good job and a good career think about the aspiration of being involved in an enterprice that makes a difference across the whole globe Intel in Ireland and companies like Intel and Ireland have a challenge on their hands and that’s to continue to help Ireland b’fast be nimble  because we’re operating on a global stage and Arlen needs people working in engineering and technology it needs the best brains working in those environments so that Ireland as a nation can prosper and grow the future is changing.

   ICT technology is changing the world. It’s going to change the way people consumed in the knowledge that the way people distribute the knowledge and the way people use their knowledge. If you want to change the world and if you want to make a difference choose ICT as a career band.

ICT in my future essay

The most exciting part about an ICT career is the possibilities.  Think about how far society has progressed in the last century with technology. The technological growth taking place in the world today is doing so very rapidly and there are new advancements being made with each passing day and this is possible owing to the large number of extensive programs of technological research currently being done by a large number of researchers working within non-profit research organizations, business and universities. Technology in the 21st Century. Many of the technological advances we are seeing today will shape our daily life in the future – the way we relax, interact, communicate and conduct business.  From virtual worlds, avatar emotions, artificial intelligence, computer generated storytelling and narrative, interactive 360 holographic images, mixed reality, stress disorder virtual therapies and so much more.  ICT will continue to advance, empower and transform every aspect of our life.  Check out some of these emerging technologies and trends. Technology impacts on our daily lives. Our environments are all so full of technology to the point that most of the time we take it for granted and never actually notice the level of impact that it has on us until when we have no telephone, transport, water or electricity. Advancements in technology have greatly increased our living standards. Despite the fact that we are currently experiencing very high inflation rates and the rates of unemployment are very high, generally, people are feeding better, are dressing better and are as a matter of fact living more comfortable lives. The ICT industry is continually growing and developing.  New technologies are emerging and innovation is possible through these new technologies and the internet.  Technologies such as cloud computing, mobile technologies, social media, e-business and e-commerce, 3D imagery and content, brain wave sensing, gaming interfaces and controls for business applications and virtual worlds collaboration means new opportunities and new ways of working around the world.