Signposting
When you want to make your next point, you ‘move on’.
- Moving on to the next point.
When you want to change to a completely different topic, you ‘turn to’.
- I’d like to turn to something completely different.
When you want to give more details about a topic you ‘expand’ or ‘elaborate’.
- I’d like to expand more on this.
When you want to talk about something which is off the topic of your presentation, you ‘digress’.
- I’d like to digress here for a moment and just say …
- Digressing for a moment, I’d like to say a few words about …
When you want to refer back to an earlier point, you ‘go back’.
- Going back to something I said earlier, the situation in Chicago is ...
- I’d like to go back to something I said earlier.
To just give the outline of a point, you ’summarize’.
- If I could just summarize what I have just said…
To repeat the main points of what you have said, you ‘recap’.
- I’d like to quickly recap the main points of my presentation.
Stating your purpose
talk about = to speak about a subject
- Today I'm going to be talking to you about ecotourism.
take a look at = to examine
- First, let's take a look at the first document
tell you about = to speak to someone to give them information or instructions
- Then, I will tell you about the drawbacks of…
show = to explain something by doing it or by giving instructions.
- This example shows the importance of ecotourism.
outline = to give the main facts or information about something.
- I'd like to outline the social tourism policy in France
- Now I will give you a brief outline of my presentation
give an overview of = to give a short description with general information but no details.
- Firstly, I would like to give you a brief overview of the situation.
highlight = draw attention to or emphasize the important fact or facts.
- The results highlight our strengths and our weaknesses.
- I'd now like to go on to highlight some of the advantages that these changes will bring.
discuss = to talk about ideas or opinions on a subject in more detail.
- I'm now going to go on to discuss the implications of this situation.