How to Structure a Presentation A Guide with

How to Structure a Presentation? A Guide with Examples by Baburam Timsina Tutorial developed for IST students

The Structure of Presentations Greet audience Introduce yourself Outline your talk Move to the body Summarize main points Invite questions Conclude your talk Accept questions and comments Tutorial developed for IST students

Greeting the Audience • Good morning/afternoon/evening. OR • Hello everybody. • It’s very nice to be here. OR • I’m very pleased to be here with you. OR • It’s a pleasure to be here today. Tutorial developed for IST students

Introducing Yourself • My name’s Baburam Timsina and I’m from XYZ Ltd. I’m here today to talk to you about …. . . OR • I am Baburam Timsina and I represent ABC Co. I’ve come here today to explain …… OR • I think you all know me. I’d like to talk to you about…. Tutorial developed for IST students

Outlining Your Talk • I’ve divided my talk into three parts. I plan to speak for about fifty minutes. I’ll be happy to answer your questions at the end of my talk. OR • My talk will focus on three areas and will take about thirty minutes. Please feel free to interrupt me if you have a question. OR • In the first part I will look at …. . The second part will deal with …. . In the final part I’ll …… Tutorial developed for IST students

The Main Body • I’d like to start now by looking at …. To begin with, I’m going to …. . • Moving on now to my next point : …. . Let’s turn now to …… • Could you please look at the screen for a moment? I’d like to show you an example of what I mean. • As I’ve already said …. I’ll go into this in more detail at a later stage. Tutorial developed for IST students

Summarizing • I’d like to end now by summarizing the main points of my talk. OR • What we have looked at here today is …. . ∑ Tutorial developed for IST students

Conclusion • I’d like to end now by thanking you for your attention. OR • That’s all I have to say about this subject for now. Tutorial developed for IST students

Inviting Questions • I’ll be happy to answer your questions now. OR • We have some time for questions and comments. OR • If you have any questions, I’ll be pleased to answer them now. Tutorial developed for IST students

Handling Questions and Comments • That’s an interesting comment. Thank you for that. OR • That’s an interesting question. I’ll try to answer. OR • I don’t think I can answer that just now but I’ll find out for you. Tutorial developed for IST students

Let's Practice: Now Your Turn • Choose one of the following topics and prepare a talk about: - Pushpa Shah- Why people get sick? - Monika Basnet – Importance of Chinese Language - Krishna Gurung – Scope of Hospitality Studies - Yagya Shaki– House Keeping Techniques - Mary Tamang– Importance of Family. - Sushant Manandhar- Importance of Food Knowledge Tutorial developed for IST students