American English · B2 · Unit 2
Presentations
Presentations
By the end you can
- Present a topic in a clear order
- Handle questions after a presentation
- Understand a talk
Words and phrases
| American English | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| today I'm going to talk about | a way to open a presentation | Today I'm going to talk about our new app. |
| let's start with | first we'll look at | Let's start with the numbers. |
| as you can see | a phrase for pointing at a chart or a slide | As you can see, sales went up in March. |
| moving on to | next (a new part of the talk) | Moving on to the budget, we spent less than planned. |
| that's a great question | a polite way to welcome a question | That's a great question, thanks. |
| off the top of my head | without checking | I don't know the exact number off the top of my head. |
| to give you an idea | to help you understand the size of something | To give you an idea, that's three times last year's number. |
| the bottom line | the most important fact | The bottom line is that we need more staff. |
| in a nutshell | in very few words | In a nutshell, it saves us time. |
| the slides | the pages of a presentation | I'll send the slides after the meeting. |
| does that answer your question? | a way to check that your answer was enough | Does that answer your question? |
| bear with me | please be patient for a moment | Bear with me, the laptop is restarting. |
Then talk it through
Answering questions after you've presented a project to your team. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.