1. English for Business Presentation (Let’s Get started)
1st Meeting
English for Business Presentation (Let’s Get started)
Miguna Astuti, S.Si., MM.

2. Have you give presentation before?
YES
Who do you present it to? (friends, lecturers, etc)
Did you present it in english?
How do you feel doing it? NO

3. DO YOU REMEMBER? THE PRESENTER’S NAME?
THE PRESENTER’S POSITION/FUNCTION?
THE PRESENTATION’S TOPIC?
WHO IS THE PRESENTATION FOR?
WHICH PREsENTATIONS ARE FORMAL AND WHICH ARE LESS FORMAL?

4. Parts of presentations
Introduction:
Welcoming audiences
Introduce yourself
Say what the topic is
Explain why audience will be interested
Main Part
conclusion

5. PHRASES FOR welcoming audience
Good morning/afternoon/night ladies and gentlemen
Hello / hi, everyone
First of all, i would like to thank you all for coming here today
I’m delighted that so many of you could make it today
It’s a plesure to welcome you today ,
today i would like to / the topic of today’s presentation is /
let me just start by introducing myself. My name is /
the subject of my presentation is / as you can see on the screen, today’s topic is . . .

6. PHRASES FOR introducing yourself
let me just start by introducing myself. My name is
Let me introduce myself. My name is from
As you probably know, i am (the new manager / the lecturer / )
etc

7. PHRASES FOR saying your topic is
today i would like to
the topic of today’s presentation is . . .
the subject of my presentation is
as you can see on the screen, today’s topic is . . .
etc

8. Explaining why your topic is relevant for your audience
My topic / the topic is very important for you because
By the end of this presentation you will be familiar with
My talk is particularly relevant to those of you who
etc

9. Structuring a presentation
Remember 3 important parts of most presentation (formal and many informal):
Tell the audience what you’re going to say = Introduction
say it! = Main Part
Tell them what you said ! = conclusion
There are several ways you can tell audience what you are going to say:
Would like + infinitive
today i’d like to tell you about . . .
Going to + infinitive
i’m going to talk to you about
Will + infinitive
i’ll begin by explaining today’s topic . . .
i’ll start off by reviewing our latest data . . .
Will be + verb –ing
today i’ll be talking about

10. Structuring a presentation (the importance of sequences & preposition)
Presentation structures
I’ve divided my presentation into 3 main Parts (first, second and third)
i’ll focus on 3 major issues (first of all, second and third)
i’ll begin / start off by explaining then/next/after that i’ll go to finally i’ll
Prepositions
about at on
into for to
with of

11. How to do well on your presentation? (Reduce nervousness)
Prepare well
Learn to relax and be confident (Body language)
Check out the room (props such as microphone, video projector, etc)
Know your audience (address them and maintain eye contact)
Concentrate on the topic / message (to the point)
Visualize success
Understand necessary grammar needed

12. Thank you for your attention!!!