How to make a good presentation or write a good report / essay / paper

I Begin by setting… the theme / thesis / subject / topic.

• In my report, I am concerned with...

• As you know, many articles have been published on…

• To date, detailed information has not been available on...

• Our research has focused on understanding / discerning / perceiving / divulging...

• Today, I shall report my findings / discoveries / observations / views / beliefs on...

• It is proposed by our study / research / survey / examination / testing that...

• Let me present the results of my investigation / exploration / research...

• The aim of this paper is to consider / discuss / analyze / examine / debate...

• Because it is important to clarify / explain / analyze / report...

• We have performed a series of experiments in order to determine...

II Here is how you structure the proposal / theory / thesis / hypothesis.

• To begin, I'll consider... then attempt to… finally we'll concern ourselves with...

• I'll start by considering some aspects of… then I'll discuss the many questions / doubts / inquiries / challenges... and finally I'll conclude, with some comments on...

• The paper is divided into two / three / four segments / components / factions...

• First, I'll examine / investigate / explore / review some objectives / theories / schemes...

• Then I'll concentrate on… and finally I'll make a few inferences that will…

• I'll commence with a discussion of / proceed to consider and finish / conclude with some remarks about the new developments in this field / area / discipline.

• Initially, I'll describe / introduce... then I'll present / exhibit / propose / offer / suggest... ...further, I'll deliver / show… and finally, our study results will reveal that…

III Now make... The presentation / text / composition distinct in its segments.

• First, let me commence / begin / initiate / open / start by…

• Now we'll consider / examine / weigh / analyze / explore…

• Further, we'll concern ourselves with / we'll scrutinize / evaluate / review / study…

• Let's make some comments on / remark upon / mention / point out / note that…

• For a moment, we need to go back to / turn back to / remind ourselves that…

• Now we'll go on to / move on to / go over to / continue / proceed / advance…

• I want to make a short remark about / digress a moment to smth important / critical…

IV Remember to link ideas within the presentation / composition / paper.

• From this, it follows that / it proceeds to / the results show / the outcome is...

• Consequently / Accordingly / Thus / Hence, it's possible that

• That is / Therefore / Since / Because…

• For (this / these) reason(s), it is feasible / attainable / practical

• On one hand… while on the other hand…

• Namely / Primarily / Obviously / Apparently / Clearly, it can be observed that…

• In other words / terms / terminology, we can state / conclude…

• to illustrate/demonstrate/ show /substantiate /portray

• to be exact / specific / precise / concrete / definitive

• In particular/detail / specifically / exactly / characteristically…

• strictly / precisely / accurately speaking…

• generally / usually / ordinarily / in most instances…