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Signposting

The document provides signposting language that can be used when presenting to introduce topics, outline presentations, finish sections, start new sections, give examples, summarize conclusions, and invite questions. Some key signposting phrases include "my topic today is...", "first of all, I'll...", "moving on now to...", "to summarize...", and "any questions?".

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Signposting

The document provides signposting language that can be used when presenting to introduce topics, outline presentations, finish sections, start new sections, give examples, summarize conclusions, and invite questions. Some key signposting phrases include "my topic today is...", "first of all, I'll...", "moving on now to...", "to summarize...", and "any questions?".

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Signposting

Section of presentation Signpost language


The subject/topic of my talk is ...
I'm going to talk about ...
Introducing the topic
My topic today is…
My talk is concerned with ...
I’m 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 ...
Overview (outline of
Let's begin/start by ...
presentation)
First of all, I'll...
… and then I’ll go on to …
Then/ Next ...
Finally/ Lastly ...
That's all I have to say about...
Finishing a section We've looked at...
So much for...
Moving on now to …
Turning to...
Let’s turn now to …
The next issue/topic/area I’d like to focus on …
Starting a new section
I’d 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...
Analysing a point and giving What does this mean for...?
recommendations Translated into real terms...
Why is this important?
The significance of this is...
For example,...
A good example of this is...
Giving examples 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...
Summarising and concluding 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 I’ve covered in this talk, …
Unfortunately, I seem to have run out of time, so I’ll
conclude very briefly by saying that …..
I'd like now to recap...
Simply put...
In other words.......
Paraphrasing and clarifying So what I’m saying is....
To put it more simply....
To put it another way....
I’m happy to answer any queries/ questions.
Does anyone have any questions or comments?
Invitation to discuss / ask Please feel free to ask questions.
questions If you would like me to elaborate on any point, please ask.
Would you like to ask any questions?
Any questions?

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