ABOUT general business english for presentations

Someone who presents well to a group in General Business English (GBE) will use a lot of standard phrases. In fact GBE for presentations is so full of standard phrases that your audience will be uncomfortable if you don't use some when you speak.

Here are some examples:
Thank you for your time ...
We're going to be looking at ...
I'd like to take a moment ...
You'll see on the slide ...
The key takeaways are that ...
I'd like to leave you with ...

By using these phrases as you present your content will flow better and you will get more attention. But you need to know when and how to use these phrases.

In grammatical terms, good use of the modal verb 'would' (e.g. 'I'd like ...') is super important in presentations, so we'll work on this too.

We acquire these skills by building a set of standard phrases that you feel comfortable with, learning to use them, and practicing them. We'll listen to good presenters and hear how they use their own stock of phrases to get their point across.  Try out our Business English Test if you are unsure of your level in this area.  The link to the test is at the top of this page.