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MAKING AN ENGLISH PRESENTATION
 
COMMONLY USED VERB PHRASES IN INTRODUCTIONS
 
 
COMMON VERB PHRASE
MEANING
   
  1. I'd like to outline the main points of my talk.   1. . . . to give you a list of . . .
  2. Let me stress that this is preliminary.   2. . . . emphasize that . . .
  3. Later on I'll be putting forward a proposal.   3. . . . giving you . . .
  4. One thing I'll be dealing with is . . .   4. . . . talking about / taking care of . . .
  5. I'll also be raising the issue of . . .   5. . . . talking about/bringing up for discussion
  6. First, let's focus our attention on . . .   6. . . . look carefully at . . .
  7. What we're looking at (is/are) . . .   7. . . . dealing with / facing . .
  8. The plan sets out in detail our recommendations.   8. . . . provides a detailed description of .
           
  9. What we're suggesting is . . .   9. . . . saying / recommending . . .
  10. I'd like now to turn my attention to. . .   10. . . . talk about . . .
  11. I don't think I need to spell out the reasons.   11. . . . explain in detail . . .
  12. We need to address the question of . . .   12. . . . deal with / talk about . . .
  13. The basic message I'm trying to get across here is   13. . . . communicate to you / give you . .
  14. Disappointing sales figures underline the seriousness of the situation.   14. . . . show . . .
  15. The main conclusion we've come to is . . .   15. . . . reached . . .