Section of presentation Introducing the topic
Signpost language The subject/topic of my talk is ... I'm going to talk about ... My topic today is My talk is concerned with ... Im going to divide this talk into four parts. There are a number of points I'd like to make. Basically/ Briefly, I have three things to say. I'd like to begin/start by ... Let's begin/start by ... First of all, I'll...  and then Ill go on to  Then/ Next ... Finally/ Lastly ... That's all I have to say about... We've looked at... So much for... Moving on now to  Turning to... Lets turn now to  The next issue/topic/area Id like to focus on  Id like to expand/elaborate on  Now we'll move on to... I'd like now to discuss... Let's look now at... Where does that lead us? Let's consider this in more detail... What does this mean for...? Translated into real terms... Why is this important? The significance of this is... For example,... A good example of this is... As an illustration,... To give you an example,... To illustrate this point... To sum up ... To summarise... Right, let's sum up, shall we? Let's summarise briefly what we've looked at... If I can just sum up the main points... Finally, let me remind you of some of the issues we've covered... To conclude... In conclusion ... In short ... So, to remind you of what Ive covered in this talk,  Unfortunately, I seem to have run out of time, so Ill conclude very briefly by saying that .. I'd like now to recap... Simply put... In other words....... So what Im saying is.... To put it more simply.... To put it another way.... Im happy to answer any queries/ questions. Does anyone have any questions or comments? Please feel free to ask questions. If you would like me to elaborate on any point, please ask. Would you like to ask any questions? Any questions?
Overview (outline of presentation)
Finishing a section
Starting a new section
Analysing a point and giving recommendations
Giving examples
Summarising and concluding
Paraphrasing and clarifying
Invitation to discuss / ask questions