angielski# 10 2011r niedziela

AK • A0*

Notes

See the companion book in this senes, Business Presentations, for morę help with giving presentattons in English.

lt's good to see you alf here...

Speaker'^ opening remsrfcs lo sn audience: Fin very pleased to be here.

Pm g!ad you coufd alł make it Thanks for miting me.

Thank you (alf) for coming.

... rd like to talk about...

Other common phrases for stariing off a presenłation:

Vgt plaming to tell youabout...

Today Fd like to introduce...

!'d like to start by śaying something about.

First HI desenite...

Phrases for describing the struefure of a taik: Then Yii discuss aur stućy programmes.

After that FU cometothe tnain point Firiafly Fdfike to sey something about:-..

,,. thafs alf / wanted to say...

Notę how the speaker fmishes off a section of 'the talk. Some other phrases:

Arę there eny guestmsso far? tifajnty tut to my mxt jtomt,,.

To summadse what/ have saidso far...

That ieads me to my «exf point

Annouricihg a new point in a presentation: t-dmw like to move on Rosas ąuestion.

Mowng on to Bosak ąuesdon...

Now Fd like to talk about...

So, next yrnFs huóget.

You can sornetlmes s im pl y annotince a new topic/prósentation śfide as follows:

So, sates in Canada. These have been .... OeyeSopment plam for nexi year. These are... Stućy programmes. Rave a lookat...

Fm afraid / can't say. ■.

Usefui larayuage foT whehyou do not know the answer to a question:

Fm sorry,} don'tknow the answer.

Fft bave to checkfor you.

Fm not the best person to answer that You heedto speafc tt>...

... / didnt catch the ąuestion.

When you can't hear something;

Could you repeat the ąuestion? tould you say that again?

Sorry, what did you say?

Coufd yoii bear with me,.. .

A very useful phrase when you need time to check or find something. Alternatives:

Excuse me fora moment

Jusi a moment

Can you tjf've me twe rnimiml

Sorry, where was l?

lf you are distracted or forget what you wanted to say! Other possibilities:

Can you/anyone help me?

Let me think.

You were justabout to tell us...

He! ping the speaker to remem ber the point he/sbewanted ta make!

You were ta iking about the Schedule.

As Imentionedearfier,...

Useful ianguage for recapping {summarising/reviewing) what was said earlier in the presentatidn:

As i pointad out/mentioned earfier., „

As lsaidbefdre...

Fd fike to ftnish by {banking you alf...

Language for ending a tafle Thankyou.

Thank you for miting me.

Are there any ąuestions?

... you are very welcome to contactme... Asking the audience to contact you:

Fd be very happy to hear from you.

Fd welcome yotir feedback.

British/American differences

British

orgamse/orgamsalwn study programmes Schedule

'Jedjuit, ‘skedjud ^

American

argmke}mgammm

studyfmgmmS:

Schedule Fr :. ‘skedfe^. ^!skedpl