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| For non-native English speakers, giving a presentation can be difficult. If you concentrate too much on your English, you can get your facts wrong. If you concentrate too much on your facts, you can get your English wrong. | |
| Here are a few things you can say when you realize you have made a mistake: | |
| What you think: | What you say: |
| 1. | I've got my facts wrong. | 1. | Sorry, what I meant is this. . . . | ||
| 2. | I've spoken too fast! Go back. | 2. | So, let's just recap on that. | ||
| 3. | I've forgotten to say something! | 3. | Sorry, I should just mention one thing. | ||
| 4. | My information is too complicated! Make | 4. | So, basically, what I'm saying is this. . . | ||
| it simple. | |||||
| 5. | I'm not making sense. | 5. | Sorry, perhaps I didn't make that quite clear. | ||
| 6. | How do you say this in English? | 6. | Sorry, what's the word / expression? | ||
| 7. | Wrong! Try again. | 7. | Sorry, let me rephrase that. | ||
| 8. | I'm running out of time! | 8. | So, just to give you the main points here. |