Talks and presentations structure:

   

   1. Introducing the topic

   This morning I'm going to... (talk about...) Today  I'd like to... (describe...)

   The aim of my presentation this morning is to... (explain...)

   I've divided my presentation into... /My talk will be in...(three parts).

   First, I'd like to... (give you an overview of...)

   Second, I'll move on to.../then I'll focus on...

   After that we'll deal with.../Finally, we'll consider...

   2. Referring to questions

   Feel free to/Do interrupt me if there's anything you don't understand.

   If you don't mind, we'll leave questions till the end.

   3. Introducing each section

   So, let's start with... (the objectives...)

   Now let's move on to... (the next part...)

   Let's turn our attention to... (the question of)

   This leads me to... (my third point...)

   Finally,... (let's consider...)

   4. Summarizing a section

   That completes my... (description of),/ So, to summarize,... (there are five key points...)'

   5. Referring

   I mentioned earlier... (the importance of...)

   I'll say more about this later./ We'll come back to this point later.

   6. Checking understanding

   Is that clear?/Are there any questions?

   7. Referring to visual information

   This transparency/diagram shows...

   If you look at this graph you can see.../What is interesting in this slide is...

   I'd like to draw your attention to... (this chart...)

   8. Referring to common knowledge

   As you know.../As I'm sure you are aware...

   9. Concluding

   That concludes my talk./ That brings me to the end of my presentation.

   If you have any questions, I'd be pleased/I'll do my best to answer them.

   Thank you for your attention.

   10. Dealing with questions

   That's a good point./I'm glad you asked that question.

   Can I get back to you on that later? I'm afraid I don't have... (the information

   at present)./

   I'm  afraid I'm not the right person to answer that.