Common English presentation mistakes

Which of these is the best way to begin a presentation?

• Hello together.

• My dear ladies and gentlemen, a heartfelt warm welcome to our presentation.

• Today we'd like to talk about...

• G'day mate.

Some people get nervous before a presentation and have to go to the toilet first. DON'T say they're...

• at the toilet.

• on the toilet.

• in the toilet.

• going to be a few seconds late.

Which is correct? If this situation _______________ soon, there will be serious problems in future.

• doesn't change

• will not change

• wouldn't change

• hadn't changed

Apple has its _______________ in Cupertino, California.

• headquarters

• headquarter

• HR

• hind quarters

Which expression should you NOT use when introducing the next speaker?

• ...and now I give the word to Fred...

• ...and Fred will now tell you about...

• ...and I'd like to hand over to Fred...

• ....and I'm going to ask Fred to explain...

Amazon's earnings in the last quarter were...

• $96bn

• $96 billions

• 96 milliard $

• $96'000'000'000

When talking about the situation now, a BAD expression to use is...

• actually

• currently

• presently

• at the moment

Only one of these statements is right. Which one?

• We did some researches and....

• There are two important infos to remember...

• This documentation makes things clear...

• One piece of advice I can offer is...

How do you pronounce the word looked?

• LOOK-edd

• LOOKt

• look-EDD

• look

Which of these is a good signposting expression as you come to the last part of your presentation?

• Finally...

• At last...

• At least...

• Last but not least...