Useful Language: Signposts
Sequence
Next Topic
- Let’s move on to talk about our options.
- Now let’s look at some possible reasons.
- This leads us to the next part of our presentation, our options.
- Moving on to the results of our study, here is some data.
- The next thing we’re going to look at is reasons for the problem.
Explanations
- So, why does this happen?
- So, what can we do about this?
- You may be wondering when/why/how…
- Let’s look at this in a little more detail.
- Let’s examine some reasons for this.
Showing Significance or Effects
- What’s the significance of this?
- What impact does this have on the process?
- Why is this important?
- This is important because it shows the risks in the procedure.
- This step is important to prevent later problems.
Referring Back
- As I mentioned before/earlier …
- As you saw in the last slide…
Going Back
- Let’s go back a bit here.
- Let me go back a minute.
- Going back up a minute, …
Promising More Later
- I’ll come back to this later.
- We’ll discuss this in more detail in a few minutes.
Details
- There are two important things/factors/issues/reasons to consider:
- First, / The first one/thing is cost.
- One reason is cost. The other reason is time.
Examples
- Let me give you an example.
- To give you an example, …
- Here’s an example.
- Let’s look at an example.
- For example, let’s look at fuel costs.
Rephrasing
- To put it another way, …
- In other words, it’s too expensive.
- What I mean is that everyone can use it, not just tech people.
- What I’m saying is that this plan won’t work 100% of the time.
Changing Speakers
- Now I’m going to turn it over to Paul.
- And now, Paul is going to talk about possible solutions to the problem.
- Next in our presentation is the budget projection. Paul?
Conclusions
- So, to recap…
- To close, I’d like to summarize my main points.
- To end,
- In conclusion, let me just suggest…
- I’d like to close by (verb+ing)
- Finally,
- Conclusions
- Thank you.
- Thank you for your attention.
Questions
- Feel free to stop me anytime with your questions.
- I’d be happy to answer questions at the end of my talk.
- We’ll have time for questions at the end.
Postponing to the end
- I’d be happy to answer that question at the end.
- Let’s talk about that at the end (in a few minutes).
- Would you mind waiting to ask that question?
Postponing to Later
- Good question. I’ll come to that in a few minutes.
- Yes, I’m just about to talk about that.
Asking for Questions
- So, does anyone have any questions?
- Any questions or comments?
- I’m happy to answer any questions.
- What questions do you have?
Repeating
- Let me repeat the question.
- Let me repeat that.
Unclear Questions
- I’m sorry, I didn’t quite catch that.
- Could you repeat that, please?
- I’m sorry. Are you asking how long it will take to launch this?
- Do you mean why can’t we get it done faster?
Difficult Questions
- That’s a great question.
- Yes, good question.
- I don’t know the answer to that
- off the top of my head
- right here
- I’d like to think about that / talk to you about that in the break.
- Interesting question, but that’s not something I looked at.
- That’s a good question, but I don’t know the answer.
Challenges
- I understand how you must feel.
- I understand that you have a different point of view.
- I’m sorry that you disagree.
- It’s true that not everyone agrees about this.
- I don’t believe you’re right about that.
- I don’t think that’s true.
- Let’s not get into that discussion right now. Thank you everyone.
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