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Presentation Guide:
The opening of your presentation is as easy as ABCD. It should always
include the following:
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Opening your presentation
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Closing your presentation
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Useful attention-grabbing phrases:
I’m reminded of the words of George Bernard Shaw, who said that ‘I am the most
spontaneous speaker in the world because every word, every gesture and every retort has
been carefully rehearsed.’
Now let’s get out there and sell some washing machines!
If you take just one thing from this talk, take this thought…
Here, at a glance, are the main points I’ve made this morning.
I’m counting on you to take this project forward.
We have a saying where I come from, that you will not get a second chance to make a first
impression.
In a nutshell, then, it’s been a terrible year.
In the famous words of Dale Carnegie, ‘Don’t spend ten minutes or ten hours preparing your
talk; spend ten weeks or ten months. Better still, spend ten years.’
So next time you buy a pair of shoes, remember to look at the stitching.
Did you know that …?
Could I ask you to raise your hand if you …?
Could you turn to a partner and …?
Just imagine what it would be like to …
There’s a joke about …
There’s a common misconception that …
My favorite story about … is …
I have a question for you …
A few … ago I read this book/article …
I saw this headline/cartoon the other day …
You’re all familiar with the movie / TV program …
Today, I want to [talk] to you about ...
OK, here’s a problem for you – how would you …?
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In fact, we’re [repeatedly] told that ...
But that’s the [thing].
When you ..., it’s a different [story], particularly in ... industries like yours.
[Take] pharmaceuticals.
Well, let’s [put] it this way.
I’d like to talk to you this [morning] about ...
So, to [start] off, ...
The system I’m going to [show] you today means that ...
OK, we’re talking today about what it [means] to ...
[As] small business owners, you know ...
[According] to the latest survey, there are now over ...
As we go through this morning, I’d like you to be asking yourselves a question.
Well, we’ll come back to that later ...
... I started my presentation by asking you all a question.
Now, I’m going to answer that question.
Places to find information/facts for your openings and closings:
Photographs: [Link]
Cartoons: [Link]
Puzzles: Lateral thinking problems: [Link]
Brain teasers: [Link] and [Link]
Quotes: [Link]
Facts: [Link]
News headlines: [Link]
Jokes: [Link]
Popular myths: [Link]
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Structure and Signposting
The above phrases are signposts that will help you properly structure your
presentation.
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Logical links between your main points:
cause ➞ effect: X happened, leading to Y; X happened, resulting in Y; X happened so Y happened;
X happened and as a result, Y happened
effect ➞ cause: X happened because Y happened; X happened because of Y; X resulted from Y
action ➞ purpose: We did X because we wanted to do Y; We did X so as to do Y; We did X with the
aim/intention of doing Y
point ➞ contrast: We expected X, but in fact Y happened; Despite X, Y still happened; X happened,
but on the other hand, Y also happened
point ➞ addition: Not only did X happen but Y also happened; X happened and, what’s more, Y
also happened
point ➞ specification: We did X, or to be more precise, X1; We did X, specifically X1
Additional linking language:
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Attention grabbing, Structural & Linking language
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