SIGNPOST LANGUAGE WHEN GIVING PRESENTATION

Signpost language is the words and phrases that people use to tell the listener what has just happened, and what is going to happen next.

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A good presenter will usually use a lot of signpost language, so it is a good idea to learn a few of the common phrases, even if you spend more time listening to presentations than giving them!

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Single out the phrase not used to introduce the topic of presentation.

• The subject/topic of my talk is ...

• I'm going to talk about ...

• My talk is concerned with ...

• Let's begin/start by ...

Single out the phrase not used to outline presentation.

• I’m going to divide this talk into four parts.

• I’d like to expand/elaborate on …

• There are a number of points I'd like to make.

• Let's begin/start by ...

Single out the phrase not used to finish a section of presentation.

• I'd like now to discuss...

• That's all I have to say about...

• We've looked at...

• So much for...

Single out the phrase not used to start a new section of presentation.

• I’d like to expand/elaborate on …

• The next issue/topic/area I’d like to focus on …

• Let’s turn now to …

• Let's consider this in more detail...

Single out the phrase not used to analyse a point and give recommendations.

• Translated into real terms...

• Why is this important?

• The significance of this is...

• To illustrate this point...

Single out the phrase not used to give examples.

• Let's consider this in more detail...

• To give you an example,...

• As an illustration,...

• A good example of this is...

Single out the phrase not used to summarise and conclude.

• Finally, let me remind you of some of the issues we've covered...

• If I can just sum up the main points...

• To put it another way....

• Unfortunately, I seem to have run out of time, so I’ll conclude very briefly by saying that …..

Single out the phrase not used to paraphrase and clarify.

• In other words.......

• So what I’m saying is....

• I'd like now to recap...

• To put it more simply....