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02/13/09, 01:04 PM
Successful Presentations in English
CLOSING COMMENTS
The closing part of you presentation is extremely important because you want to make a good “last impression.” Thank your audience, deal with any remaining questions, summarize your main ideas, and end with a good punch line that your audience will remember.
Thanking the audience
Thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to talk to you this morning.
Thank you for giving up your time to come here today.
Thank you all very much for the interest you’ve shown.
Asking for questions
I’m now open for your questions.
Before I summarize, do you have some questions?
We’ll now have a short question-and-answer session.
If you still have some unanswered questions, now would be the time to ask them.
Summarizing
Let me summarize what we have covered this afternoon.
Let’s remind ourselves of what we’ve discussed today.
So what are the key points we need to remember?
There are three keys to remember.
Let us just go through the main points we looked at today.
Introducing your punch line
Finally, the most important thing to remember is that communication is about more than speaking a language correctly.
If there is just one thing I’d like you to remember from this talk, it is that now we have no choice but to become more flexible.
And last but not least, remember: you are the future of this company!
TIPS:
Don’t thank the audience right at the end. Instead, thank them – and ask for questions – before you summarize so that the last words they hear are your punch line.
If you want to encourage your audience to ask you questions, it is better to say, “Do you have some questions?” rather than the more negative, “Do you have any questions?”.
Don’t say, “finally” and then talk for more than 30 seconds. If you talk longer, you are likely to lose the interest of your audience, and your presentation will end on a negative note.
Your punch line is the most important part of your presentation. Say it clearly, with energy and emphasis. If you do, your audience is more likely to leave the presentation with a positive feeling and to tell other people that they enjoyed your talk.
Source: Business Spotlight, "The Essential Series" 2007
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CLOSING COMMENTS
The closing part of you presentation is extremely important because you want to make a good “last impression.” Thank your audience, deal with any remaining questions, summarize your main ideas, and end with a good punch line that your audience will remember.
Thanking the audience
Thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to talk to you this morning.
Thank you for giving up your time to come here today.
Thank you all very much for the interest you’ve shown.
Asking for questions
I’m now open for your questions.
Before I summarize, do you have some questions?
We’ll now have a short question-and-answer session.
If you still have some unanswered questions, now would be the time to ask them.
Summarizing
Let me summarize what we have covered this afternoon.
Let’s remind ourselves of what we’ve discussed today.
So what are the key points we need to remember?
There are three keys to remember.
Let us just go through the main points we looked at today.
Introducing your punch line
Finally, the most important thing to remember is that communication is about more than speaking a language correctly.
If there is just one thing I’d like you to remember from this talk, it is that now we have no choice but to become more flexible.
And last but not least, remember: you are the future of this company!
TIPS:
Don’t thank the audience right at the end. Instead, thank them – and ask for questions – before you summarize so that the last words they hear are your punch line.
If you want to encourage your audience to ask you questions, it is better to say, “Do you have some questions?” rather than the more negative, “Do you have any questions?”.
Don’t say, “finally” and then talk for more than 30 seconds. If you talk longer, you are likely to lose the interest of your audience, and your presentation will end on a negative note.
Your punch line is the most important part of your presentation. Say it clearly, with energy and emphasis. If you do, your audience is more likely to leave the presentation with a positive feeling and to tell other people that they enjoyed your talk.
Source: Business Spotlight, "The Essential Series" 2007
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