So that concludes the introduction.
That’s all for the introduction.
Beginning the main body
Now let’s move to the first part of my talk, which is about …
So, first …
To begin with …
Listing
There are three things to consider. First… Second…Third
There are two kinds of … The first is … The second is…
We can see four advantages and two disadvantages. First, advantages.
One is …. Another is … A third advantage is …Finally …
On the other hand, the two disadvantages. First … Second …
Linking: Ending parts within the main body
That competes /concludes..
That’s all (I want to say for now) on…
Linking: Beginning a new part
Let’s move to (the next part which is)…
So now we come to …
Now I want to describe …
Sequencing
There are (seven) different stages to the process
First/then/next/ after that/ then (x)/ after x there’s y, last …
There are two steps involved. The first step is.. .The second step … .
There are four stages to the project
At the beginning, later, then, finally…
I’ll describe the development of the idea.
First the background, then the present situation, and then the prospects for the future.
PART 3 The end of the presentation
Ending the main body of the presentation
Right, that ends (the third part of) my talk.
That’s all I want to say for now on …
Beginning the summary and the conclusion
I’d like to end by emphasizing the main point(s).
I’d like to finish with …
- a summary of the main points.
- some observations based on what I’ve said.
- some conclusions /recommendations.
- a brief conclusion.
Concluding
There are two conclusions/recommendations.
What we need is …
I think we have to…
I think we have seen that we should…
To sum up …
So to summarise …
Inviting questions and/or introducing discussion
That concludes (the formal part of) my talk.
(Thanks for listening) …
Now I’d like to invite your comments.
Now we have (have an hour) for questions and discussion.
Right. Now any questions or comments?
So, now I’d very interested to hear your comments
Thank you for listening.
Thanks very much. Any questions?
