Presentation Skills

A. Learning Material

1. Presentation Skills

a. Expressions usd to open a speech

                        -     Good morning/good afternoon/good evening/etc. (greerings)

-       The honorable / Your Excellency / Ladies and Gentlemen/ etc. (addresses).

-       First of all, I would like to thanks you for giving me the opportunity to deliver a speech on( the topic ).

-       I am geatly honored and grateful for the opportunity given to me in addressing a speech on (the topic).

-       Firstly, allow me here to express my appreciation to all of you who give me this opportunity to say a few words on (the topic).

-       My I first of all say thank you very much to the organizing committee for the precious opportunity to deliver a speech. In this occasion I’d like to speak about (the topic).

-       Etc.

b. Expressions used to propos ideas

-     I have divided my speech into  sections. The first point I am going to make is , the second is , etc.

-     I have put the subject into  sections. I’d like firly to talk about , secondly I am going to concern about , etc.

 -      Etc.

c. Expressions used to star the main ideas and elaborate them

-       I’d like to begin by suggesting that

-       Let me begin by noting that

-       I’d like to start b asking you following question;

-       Let me start by posing the question;

-       Lest’s look now at the question of

-       I’d like to look at (an idea) a bit more detail.

-       Let me elaborate this point (an idea0.

-       I’d like to speak about this point (an idea) more detail.

-       Etc.

d. Expressions used to close a speech

-       I’d like to conclude my speech by saying that

-       In conclusion, I should just like to say

-       Finally, I wish to say a few words about

-       To end up my speech, I’d like to express

-       Etc.

e. Expressions used to handle questions

-       Thanks for an interesting question. As I mentioned earlier,

-       Thanks for your question. As you will remember,

-       That’s a very good question. Can I now go bak to the first point of my speech?

-       Referring to your question, now le’s see the first point of my speech.

2. Grammar Review

Reported Speech

Study the following sentences.

1. Direct                We will present the paper tomorrow." Said the committee.

                reported words                           reported verb   

    Reported       The committee said that they would present the paper the following day.

2. Direct                Write your full name. please. Said the clerk.

                                                    reported words          reported verb

    Reported         The clerk asked me to write my full name.

 Reported speech refers to reproducing another person’s exact words. W hen we use reported speech, we are usuall talking about the past. If the reporting verb is in form of the simple past tense or the past perfect tense, the tense, pronoun, and adverb of place the reported words will change.