Closing

I think that’s a good thing to stop. Thank you for listening.

Thank you for your attention/time/interest.

Thank you for listening.

Thank you very much.

 

Handovers (team presentation)

A: I will now hand over to Tim who will explain …

B: Thank you Ann. [to the audience] I would like to spend the next fifteen minutes talking about …

 

A: Now, I know some of you are concerned about … So, I’ve asked Gary Gale to bring us up to date. Over to you, Gary.

B: Thanks, Michelle. To start off then, …

 

 

Putting the start together

 

 

Fairly formal	More friendly
Erm, perhaps we should begin	Ok, let’s get started
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen	Morning, everyone
On behalf of …, may I welcome you to …	Thanks for coming…
My name’s …	I’m …
For those of you who don’t know me already…	As you know,...
I’m responsible for …	I’m in charge of …
This morning I would like to …	What I want to do this morning is …
discus	talk to you about
report on	tell you
and present	and show you
If you have any questions that you would like to, I’ll be happy to answer them or	Feel free to ask any questions you like as we go along
Perhaps we may leave any questions you have until the end of your presentation	And don’t worry there will be plenty time left over for questions at the end

 

 

Good morning everyone. I’d like to start by saying what a pleasure it is to be inside these offices, which I have driven past every day for the last two years.

 

My name is Janet King, and I’m here to give you a short talk about cricket, and what cricket has taught me that I believe would be useful to your organization. I’ll be drawing on my experience as a player in my school’s first eleven, and a captain of my university team. The three areas I plan to cover are:

 

• Teamwork, including people management
• Energy
• Working under pressure

 

My talk will last about ten minutes, and then I’ll be happy to answer any cricket questions you have. I’ll be giving you a short handout at the end, but do take notes as well if you feel moved to take up cricket immediately!

 

First of all, you might wonder why I became interested in cricket in the first place …