![]() ![]() In conclusion, let me just suggest that you keep these three points in mind. To close, I'd like to summarize my main points. Transitioning to the conclusion usually involves a phrase, something like this. ![]() It's great if you can come up with a great last statement, especially if it's something that your audience can remember. > A conclusion usually includes a summary of your key points plus a closing sentence. And now, Paul is going to talk about the possible solutions to the problem. Paul would respond to any of these transitions by saying thank you before starting his part. Let's say that your co-presenter is named Paul. > What about when you move to another speaker? Here's some ways that you can introduce another person. What I'm saying is that this plan won't work 100% of the time. What I mean is that everyone can use it, not just tech people. What I mean and what I'm saying introduce more explanation of a previous point, not necessarily a shorter rephrase. In other words, often, introduces a simple or more direct rephrase. So, you want to show that you are rephrasing. > Sometimes, you can make a point clearer. > Make it clear when you're giving an example. But if you have more than two, you can use another in a list of more than two, or say the first, second, third, etc. So if you only have two items, you can say one is red, the other is blue. There are two important reasons to consider. There are two important issues to consider. There are two important factors to consider. > There are two important things to consider. So in this sentence, instead of saying things, we might say factors, issues or reasons, which are a bit more specific than things. > We often introduce details by using a word that categorizes the items that follow. We'll discuss this in more detail in a few minutes. > Sometimes, you mention something briefly and then let people know that this is not the only thing you have to say about it. ![]() Go back and back up, both have the idea of reverse. > What happens if you forgot to say something? Or, if you think people don't understand something? You might decide to go back to an idea or to a previous slide. > Sometimes, you refer back to something that you mentioned earlier. This step is important to prevent later problems. > This is important because it provides a great opportunity for us. Notice that we use the word this a lot to refer back to something that we just said. > What's the significance of this? What does this mean for you? Why is this important? > And, of course, you can also use statements. In this case, they signal that you're going to explain the significance or effects of something. > Here are some more example of using rhetorical questions to signpost. > Let's look at this in a little more detail. > So, why does this happen? So, what can we do about this? You may be wondering when/why/how? > Of course, you can also use statements like these. Basically, a question, direct or indirect, that you ask the audience but don't expect them to answer, because you're going to answer it yourself. > Another way to move from one element to another is with the use of rhetorical questions. Moving on to the results of our study, here is some data. > Let's move on to talk about our options. When you move from one part of your speech to another, you can use one of these expressions. Next, I'm going to speak about transitions to the next topic. We always pause before and after signposts. The first set of words, to begin, first, then and next, show that you're moving in a sequence or to say when something is going to happen. What direction are you going in your talk? What's your plan or your agenda? As you're speaking, you can help the audience understand where you are in your presentation with phrases that we call signposts. You may remember this ABCD guideline for presentations from the last lesson. Then, I'll talk about best practices for dealing with questions, as well as interruptions from the audience. Part of this will deal with ways to conclude your presentation. First, we'll look at how to use signposts to transition from one point to another and from one speaker to another in presentations. In this lesson, we'll continue to work on presentation skills. ![]()
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