Introducing a presentation

1. INTRODUCING A PRESENTATION Feeling confident and making the introduction flow

2. An introduction is important because :

3. An introduction is important because : You have people’s attention

4. An introduction is important because : You have people’s attention They learn about you

5. An introduction is important because : You have people’s attention They learn about you They decide whether they will continue giving you their attention

6. Use WISE OWL to make your formal presentation GOOD. Welcome the audience Introduce yourself Say what you’ll talk about Explain why it’s useful for the audience Outline the structure of your talk What materials did you bring ? Let the audience know when they can ask questions

7. Welcome the audience Informal and formal Good evening / morning / afternoon everybody … Hey , how’s it going ? Hello guys . Hi everybody .

8. Introduce yourself Formal and informal are usually the same in this part . No difference . Let me introduce myself . I’m ….. For those of you who don’t know me, my name’s … As you probably know , I’m your new teacher . I’m the director here at OSELA. I’m here in my function as Sales Manager.

9. Say your topic As you can see on the screen , our topic today is … Today’s topic is … What I’d like to present to you today is … The subject of my presentation is …

10. Explain why your topic is useful for the audience My talk is particularly relevant to those of you / us who … Today’s topic is of particular interest to those of you / us who … My / The topic is very important for you because … By the end of this talk you will be familiar with …

11. There are several ways you can tell the audience what you will say : Would like + infinitive Going to + infinitive Today I ’d like to tell you about … This morning I’ d like to bring you up to date on … I ’m going to talk about … This afternoon I ’m going to address severval …

12. Will + infinitive Will be + verb-ing I’ ll begin by explaining .. I’ ll start off by talking … After that , I ’ll move on to … I ’ll be talking about our … During the next hour we’ ll be looking at …

13. Say what you will talk about … The purpose of the introduction is not only to tell the audience who you are, what the talk is about , and why it is relevant to them ; you also want to tell the audience ( briefly ) how the talk is structured . Here are some useful phrases to talk about structure .

14. I’ve divided my presentation into three main parts : x, y, and z. In my presentation I’ll focus on three major issues . First , I’ll be looking at…, second …, and third … I’ll begin / start off by explaining … Then / Next / After that , I’ll go on to … Finally , I’ll offer some solutions

15. The final part of your presentation deals with the organization of the talk : how long , handouts , questions TIMING HANDOUTS My presentation will take about 20 minutes. It should take about 30 minutes to cover these issues . Does everybody have a handout ? Please take one and pass them on . Don’t worry about taking notes. I’ve put all the important info on a handout for you . I’ll email the Powerpoint to you . There’ll be handouts at the end of my talk

16. QUESTIONS There will be time for questions after my presentation . If you have any questions , feel free to interrupt me at any time. Feel free to ask questions at any time during my talk .

17. Getting the audience’s attention Experts say the first few minutes of a presentation are the most important . If you are able to get the audience’s attention quickly , they will be interested in whay you have to say . Here are a few points you can use.

18. Ask a rhetorical question Tell them a story or anecdote Is market research important for brand development ? Do we really need quality assurance ? I remember when I attended a meeting in Italy . At a conference in Madrid once, I was asked the following question …

19. Start with an interesting fact Give them a problem to think about According an article I read recently , central banks are now buying euros instead of dollars . Did you know that fast food consumption has increased 600% in Europe since 2002? Suppose you wanted to set up a new call centre. How would you go about it ? Imagine you had to reorganize the sales department . What would be your first step ?

20. The end .