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To cut a long story short … Короче говоря …
All things considered … В результате рассмотрения
вопроса …
In the long run … В конечном счете …
That explains it. Тогда понятно.
That’s about all there is to it. Пожалуй, это все.
Finally, I would like to say that … В заключение мне бы
хотелось сказать, что …
On the whole/ In general … В целом …
All in all … В общем …
After all / Eventually Finally /
Ultimately …
В конце концов …
11. DRAWING CONCLUSIONS
Last but not least … Последний, но не менее
важный …
So, I can conclude … Итак, я могу подвести итоги…
The only alternative left is … Единственный выбор, который
остался, это …
The only possible solution is … Единственно возможное реше-
ние, это …
It follows from this that … Отсюда вытекает, что …
The obvious conclusion is that … Очевидный вывод заключается
в том, что …
There is only one conclusion
to be drawn from this.
Только один вывод можно сде-
лать из всего этого.
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Appendix 3
MAKING A PRESENTATION
You are a student at the RCA now. Imagine you are going
to Great Britain on exchange program and have to give a presentation
in English on your alma mater. There are several useful tips that help
you to do it more effectively.
Presentations can be formal and informal. Most formal and in-
formal presentations have three main parts: the introduction, main part,
and conclusion.
1. STRUCTURE AND ORGANISATION
STRUCTURE OF A PRESENTATION
The introduction consists of 1) the Opening of a presentation
2) Structure and 3) Organization – timing, handouts and questions.
The Opening of a presentation includes A) Welcoming the au-
dience, B) Introducing yourself, C) Saying what your topic is, D) Ex-
plaining why your topic is relevant for your audience;
The purpose of the introduction is not only to tell the audience
who you are, what the talk is about, and why it is relevant to them; you
also want to tell the audience (briefly) how the talk is structured. Here
are some useful phrases to talk about the structure.
I’ve divided my presentation into three (main) parts: x, y, and z.
In my presentation I'll focus on three major issues.
First (of all), i'll he looking at ..., second ..., and third ...
I'll begin / start off by explaining ...
Then / Next / After that, I’ll go on to ...
Finally, I'll offer some solutions.
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The final part of the introduction deals with the organization
of the talk: how long it will last, whether there will be handouts, and
how questions will be handled.
Timing
My presentation will take about 20 minutes.
It should take about 30 minutes to cover these issues.
Handouts
Does everybody have a handout/brochure/report? Please take
one, and pass them on.
Don’t worry about taking notes. I’ve put all the important statis-
tics on a handout for you.
I’ll be handing out copies of the PowerPoint slides at the end
of my talk.
I’ll email the PowerPoint presentation to you.
Questions
There will be time for questions after my presentation.
If you have any questions, feel free to interrupt me at any time.
Feel free to ask questions at any time during my talk.
GETTING THE AUDIENCE’S ATTENTION
Experts say that the first few minutes of a presentation are the
most important. If you are able to get the audience’s attention quickly,
they will be interested in what you have to say. Here are a few techniques you can use to start your talk.
Ask a rhetorical question
Do we really need our Customs reorganization?
Start with an interesting fact
According to an article I read recently …
Do you know that …
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Tell them a story or anecdote
I remember when I attended a meeting in Moscow …
Give them a problem to think about
Suppose you wanted to set up a new call center. How would you
go about it?
Imagine you had to reorganize the investigation department.
What would be your first step?
Task 1. Study the useful phrases below and practise the opening
of a presentation. Remember to use words like we, us and our to high-
light common interest. Welcoming the audience
Good morning/afternoon, ladies and gentlemen
Hello/ Hi, everyone.
First of all, let me thank you all for coming here today.
I’m happy/delighted that so many of you could make it today.
Introducing yourself
Let me introduce yourself. I’m Denis Petrov from …
For those who don’t know me, my name’s …
As you probably know, I’m the new HR manager.
I’m head of … .
I’m here in my function as the head of …
Saying what your topic is
As you can see on the screen, our topic today is …
Today’s topic is …
What I’d like to present to you today is …
The subject of my presentation is …
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Explaining why your topic is relevant for your audience
My talk is particularly relevant to those who of you/us who …
Today’s topic is of particular interest to those of you/us who …
My / The topic is very important for you because …
By the end of this talk you will be familiar with …
Task 2. Match the less formal phrases on the left with the more
formal phrases on the right.
Less formal More Formal
Hi, everyone Let me just start by introducing
myself. My name is
In my talk, I’ll tell you about … In my presentation I would like
to report on …
What I want to do today is … I suggest that we begin now.
Today I’m going to talk
about …
Good afternoon, ladies and gen-
tlemen.
OK, shall we get started?
I’m aware that you all have
very tight schedules …
It’s good to see you all here.
The topic of today’s presenta-
tion is ...
I know you are all very busy … Today I would like you …
As you know, I’m …
It’s a pleasure to welcome you
today.
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Task 3. Use the phrases in Task 1 to make up your own opening
of a presentation.
Task 4. Use the following grammatical forms in bold to tell the
audience what you are going to speak about. Complete the following
sentences.
1. This afternoon I’d like to bring you up to date on …
2. I’m going to talk to you about …
3. This morning I’m going to be reporting on …
4. I’ll start off by reviewing our progress in fighting
5. I’ll begin by informing you on the functions of …
6. After that, I’ll move on to my next …
7. During the next hour we’ll be looking at the advantages of …
8. I’ll be talking about …
Task 5. Complete the sentences with the proper prepositions.
1. First of all, let me thank you _______ being here today.
2. I’ve divided my presentation _______ three sections.
3. In my presentation I’ll focus ______ the performance _____
our department in the first quarter this year.
4. First, we’ll be looking _______ the department’s develop-
ment ____ new customs control techniques.
5. Point one deals _______ new customs regulations.
6. Secondly, I’ll talk _________ the work of our K-9 enforce-
ment unit.
7. After that I’ll move on _______ the next point.
8. Finally, we’ll offer some solutions _______ our problems.
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Task 6. Write an introduction to your presentation including
opening, structuring and organizing parts. Use the sentences given be-
low.
1. My presentation won’t take more than 15 minutes of your
time.
2. It should take about 20 minutes to cover these issues.
3. Don’t worry about taking notes.
4. I’ve put all the statistics on a handout for you.
5. We’ll be handing out copies of the PowerPoint slides at the
end of my talk.
6. I’ll email my presentation to you.
7. There’s no need to take notes. Everything is on the handout.
8. There will be time for the presentation after my talk.
9. Feel free to ask me questions at any time during my talk.
10. If you have any questions, feel free to interrupt me at any
time you like.
Task 7. Prepare to present the introductory part of the presenta-
tion on the RCA. Search the Internet to find relevant information about
the organizational structure of the Academy.
2. THE BODY OF THE PRESENTATION
It is important to make your sound fluent and natural. To suc-
ceed you may need to use the following expressions to cope with:
TALKING ABOUT (DIFFICULT) ISSUES
I think we first need to identify the problem.
Of course we’ll have to clarify a few points before we start.
We will have to deal with the problem of increasing prices.
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How shall we cope with unfair business practices?
The question is: why don’t we tackle the distribution problems?
If we don’t solve this problem now, we’ll get into serious trouble
soon. We will have to take care of this problem now.
REFERRING TO OTHER POINTS
I’d like to mention some critical points in connection
with/concerning payment. There are a few problems regarding the
quality.
With respect/regard to prices, we need more details.
According to the survey, our customers are unhappy with this
product.
ADDING IDEAS
In addition to this, I’d like to say that our IT business is going
very well. Moreover/Furthermore, there are other interesting facts we
should take a look at. As well as that, we can offer excellent conditions.
Apart from being too expensive, this model is also too big.
To increase sales we need a new strategy plus more people.
EMPHASIZING IMPORTANT POINTS
Using a verb (to stress, to emphasize, etc.)
I’d like to emphasize that our market position is excellent.
I’d like to stress the following point.
I’d like to draw your attention to the latest figures.
Adverb + adjective construction (highly interesting, absolutely
necessary, surprisingly good, incredibly cheap)
We compared the two offers and found the first one totally unacceptable.
I think this fact is extremely important.
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It would be completely wrong to change our strategy at this
point.
Using what.
What we should do is talk about intercultural problems.
What is really important is how much we are prepared to invest
in our customs business.
Rhetorical questions
Why do I say that? Because ...
So, just how good are the results?
So, where do we go from here?
Task 1. Choose the correct verb to fit the sentence.
1. Before we go on, let’s identify/clarify/solve this question.
2. I don’t think we can cope/tackle/take care with fewer people.
3. We have been trying to cope/solve/take care the software
problem.
4. We think it’s important to identify/deal/cope the problems
now.
5. How are we going to solve/deal/tackle with delivery prob-
lems?
6. Who will take care/deal/tackle of our business clients?
Task 2. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
concerns • with regard • according to • regarding • apart from • moreover
1. ___________ the handbook, the scanner is user-friendly.
2. I’ll give you an overview of some figures ________ to car
exports.
3. Let’s now turn to the next question which ________ the Cus-
toms service.
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4. ________ , I’d like to tell you something about the new soft-
ware.
5. ________ a few spelling mistakes, the new brochure is very
good.
6. Let me give you some details ________ our Chinese partner.
Task 3. Put the words in the right order to make sentences with
expressions from this unit.
1. inform/ is /to/ aim/ about /my /latest/ you/ the/ developments
2. be additionally figures discussing most will we the important
3. move now to point next let’s on the
4. all topic as today is you know our globalization
5. study customers according with this it satisfied to our are
6. said brief give I you earlier a I’ll as overview
Task 4. Prepare and present the body of your presentation about
the RCA. Ask the students of your group to note down as manystrate-
gies for catching their attention as they can.
3. USEFUL TIPS
THE RULE OF SIX
When presenting a text on overheads or PowerPoint slides, it is a
good idea to use the rule of six which means:
• a maximum of six lines per slide
• a maximum of six words per line
If you stick to this rule, you won’t risk overloading your bullet
charts with too much information.
The first rule of preparing effective visuals is that they should be
clear and easy for the audience to follow.
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