PRESENT YOUR IDEAS
USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
Here
are some useful expressions for your individual presentation.
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Function
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Expression
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To introduce your first
point
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Firstly,
I would highlight...
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First
of all, I propose...
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As
a start, I would like to suggest...
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I
would like to begin by...
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To signal a main point
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The
most important factor is...
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My
main point is...
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It
is important to...
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One
important reason is...
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We
should consider...
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To start a new point
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Next,
let’s look at...
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My
next point is...
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The
next issue is...
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Another
suggestion/reason is...
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Next,
I would like to highlight...
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The
next point that I would like to make is...
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Another
point that I would like to emphasize is...
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Next,
we come to...
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Moving
on to my next point, which is...
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To signal a contrasting
idea
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However...
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But...
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Nevertheless...
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In
contrast...
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On
the other hand...
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From
a different point of view...
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Looking
at the other side of the argument...
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While...,
however...
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To refer to what you have
said earlier
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·
I
have mentioned earlier that...
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As
I have told you earlier...
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As
I said at the beginning...
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I
have pointed out earlier that...
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To signal that you are
drawing a conclusion from what has
been said earlier
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Therefore...
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Thus...
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In
short...
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Hence...
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As
a result...
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So,
we can see that...
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To signal that you are
about to move on (to a possible solution/conclusion)
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·
So,
what can we do to solve this problem?
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What
should we do?
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Let’s
look at some of the possible ways...
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Now,
let’s look at some possible solution...
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To end a point/speech
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Those
are the suggestions...
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Now
that we have dealt with...
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In
short...
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In
summary, I would suggest...
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In
conclusion...
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As
a conclusion, I would say...
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Let
me conclude by saying...
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ORGANIZATION AND OUTLINE
To
ensure a systematic presentation, remember this outline just before you
present:
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Introduction
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ü Greet your examiner
ü State your
suggestion/opinion
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Body
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ü Present main point.
Explain, give reason and provide an example
ü Present second point.
Elaborate and give example
ü Remember to use
connectives for cohesiveness
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Conclusion
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ü Summarize your points
ü Thank the examiners
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