Business English: Presenting in a Meeting

Summary

This video provides a helpful guide to Business English for presentations, covering key phrases and strategies. It offers examples on how to start a presentation, make smooth topic transitions, refer to slides and graphics, describe cause and effect, and handle questions from the audience. The video encourages interaction, practicing English skills, and concludes with a short exercise to reinforce learning. Viewers are prompted to engage further by visiting the OneStepEnglish website and subscribing for more content.

Takeaways

• 🎤 Presentations often start with an introduction, such as 'Good morning, today I'd like to talk to you about our next campaign.'
• 👨‍💼 The speaker introduces themselves and invites questions during the presentation, for example, 'Feel free to interrupt me if you have any questions.'
• 🔀 Transition phrases are helpful to move between topics, such as 'Now, I'd like to go on to the next slide. Any questions so far?'
• 📊 When referring to slides or graphics, the speaker can say, 'As you can see from this graph, sales are increasing among customers aged 18 to 24.'
• 📈 Cause and effect relationships are explained in the presentation, like 'Our processing time has gotten 30% faster due to improvements in the software.'
• 💡 The speaker asks for clarification, such as 'Is this clear to you? I'd like to move on to the next topic.'
• 🤔 Presenters can provide more information about their graphics, for example, 'Now, I'd like to discuss this map which shows the area where we plan to expand.'
• 💬 Wrapping up a presentation often involves taking final questions from the audience, 'Before wrapping up this presentation, does anyone have any questions?'
• 🔍 Alternative solutions might be discussed when challenges arise, such as 'This product is more expensive to produce, therefore, the profit margins are lower.'
• 📅 Audience members often ask questions about project timelines, such as 'When can we start this project?'

Q & A

What is the primary focus of the video?

The video focuses on teaching business English phrases commonly used during presentations, including how to introduce a presentation, transition between topics, refer to slides, describe cause and effect, and answer questions.

What are some examples of introducing a presentation?

Examples include: 'Good morning, today I'd like to talk to you about our next campaign for this month,' and 'Hi, I'm Joshua, and I'd like to present to you my proposal.'

What phrases can be used to transition between topics during a presentation?

Examples of transition phrases include: 'Now I'd like to go on to the next slide. Any questions so far?' and 'Is this clear to you? I'd like to move on to the next topic.'

How can presenters refer to slides or graphics in their presentation?

Presenters can say, 'Now I'd like to discuss this map, it shows the area in which we plan to expand,' or 'As you can see from this graph, sales are increasing among customers aged 18 to 24.'

What is a phrase that can describe cause and effect in a presentation?

An example is: 'Our processing time has gotten 30% faster due to improvements in the software.'

What response might a colleague give when shown a graph about increasing sales?

A colleague might respond with: 'Are you saying that we could also market our products to the younger range?'

What phrases can be used when wrapping up a presentation?

'Before wrapping up this presentation, does anyone have any questions?' and 'Before ending this, I can accept more questions now.'

How should a presenter respond to the audience asking when a project can start?

The presenter could answer by acknowledging the question and possibly providing a timeline or indicating when more information will be available.

What can a presenter say to encourage the audience to ask questions during the presentation?

The presenter can say, 'Feel free to interrupt me if you have any questions.'

What should a presenter do if the audience says they have already raised their concerns?

If the audience says they have already raised their concerns, the presenter could move forward and ask if there are any final questions or concerns before concluding.