Part Three – ENDING. Part Four – Q&A SESSION
Part Three – ENDING
1. Signaling the end
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· That brings me to the end of my presentation.
· That completes my presentation.
· That covers all I want /wanted to say today.
| 2. Summarizing /Concluding
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· Let me just run over the key points again.
· I’ll briefly summarize the main issues.
· So to summarize the main points of my talk… /To sum up...
· Finally, I’d like to go over /review...
· In conclusion...
· I’d like to conclude by saying...
| 3. Closing and inviting questions
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· Thank you for your attention /listening /being so attentive.
· Well, that’s all I have to say. Thank you for listening.
· Are there any questions?
· Have you got any questions?
· Ladies and gentlemen, if you have any questions, I’d be happy to answer them now.
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Part Four – Q& A SESSION
Asking questions
(for the audience)
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· Could I go back to the point you made about...?
· I was interested in your comment on...
· You said that...
· Could you say a little more about that?
· Could you clarify what you said about...?
· Can I just ask, graph number 3, that last one you showed us, can you explain to me …?
· I‘d like to ask about...
· May I ask you a question?
· I’m interested in your opinion about...
· Do you mind if I ask you...
· I’m interested to know...
| Handling questions
(for the presenter)
| A. clarifying
· If I understand you correctly, you are saying /asking...
· I didn’t quite catch that.
· Could you go over that again?
· I’m not sure what you’re getting at.
· Sorry, I’m not sure what you mean.
B. playing for time
· That’s a good /interesting /difficult point /question /comment.
· I’m glad you raised that point.
C. saying you don’t know
· I’m sorry I don’t have that information at this moment.
· I’m afraid I don’t know at the moment.
D. avoiding giving answers
· Perhaps we could deal with that later.
· Can we talk about that on another occasion?
· I’m afraid that’s not my field.
· I don’t have the figures with me.
· I’m sure Mr. /Ms. ... could answer this question.
E. checking if the questioner is satisfied
· Does that answer your question?
· Is that clear?
· Can we go on?
F. concluding the questions
· Right, if nobody wants to ask anything else, I think we can finish here.
· Right, if there are no more questions...
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