Top Tips for Giving Presentations in English英語演講，用這些訣竅就對了
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For many young careerists in Taiwan, they often have to give business presentations in their workplace. Though they may be confident in doing this in their mother tongue, nervousness and a lack of confidence frequently trouble people when it comes to giving presentations in English. This month, let's learn some English phrases that would help you brush up your presentation skills.
There are three main stages to a presentation: signposting (when you tell your audience what you are going to talk about), signalling (when you move from one point to another), and summarising (when you repeat important ideas and conclude what you have talked about).
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對台灣很多年輕、企圖心旺盛的上班族來說，經常必須在工作中做商務簡報。用母語演講時，他們或許可以很自信，但換作用英文時，緊張和信心不足就成為一大困擾。這個月，讓我們來學習能夠提高英文演講技巧的詞彙。
演講主要有三部份：開場重點標示（告訴聽眾你將演講什麼）、訊號提醒（從一個論點轉移到另一個論點）、總結（重述重要觀點並結束演講）。
At the first signposting stage, you want to engage the audience by giving them a brief overview of your presentation. You could also tell the audience to refrain from interrupting your talk by asking questions at the end. These are some of the useful signposting expressions that are commonly used:
在重點標示的第一階段，為了讓聽眾有參與感，最好對簡報做一個簡短的概述。為了避免被聽眾中途打斷，你可以在這時告訴他們，在簡報最後，再一起提問。以下是常用且實用的開場表達方式：
● I'm here to talk to you briefly about...
在此我想向大家簡短地介紹……
● This presentation will take about...minutes.
這次簡報大約會花……分鐘。
● We will cover...today.
今天我們將討論……
● There will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end.
演講結束前，會有提問時間。
Signalling is also very important in a presentation, so that your talk is well-structured, and easy for the audience to follow:
訊號提醒也是簡報另一個非常重要的部份，這樣簡報才會結構清晰，便於聽眾理解：
● The first point I'd like to make is...
我要談的第一點是……
● This brings me to my next point...
由此引出我的另一個觀點……
● Moving on now, I'd like to talk about...
說到這裡，我想再談……
● I'd like to move on now and tell you about...
Now, let's move on to...
現在，讓我們接著談……
● So we've talked about...
到目前為止，我們已經談到……
Before finishing your presentation, don't forget to summarise what you've already said. This will help leave a good impression on the audience, and help them to remember the key points of your presentation:
結束簡報前，別忘了對已講過的部份做出總結，這將有助於留給聽眾好印象，並幫助他們記住簡報的關鍵內容：
● So, to sum it all up...
那麼，總結來說……
● Before we close, let's take another look at the main points we've covered today.
在結束前，讓我們再回顧今天所討論的主要觀點。
● Now we've come to the end of the presentation, let me summarise the main points again.
現在到了簡報的最後，讓我對重點做個總結。
Don't forget to thank the audience for their time:
別忘了感謝聽眾抽出時間前來聆聽：
● Thank you for listening.
謝謝你們前來聆聽。
● That brings us to the end of my presentation, thank you for listening.
我的簡報已到尾聲，謝謝你們的聆聽。
● Finally, I'd like to finish by thanking you all for coming today.
最後，我要以感謝各位今天前來作為總結。
Giving a presentation in English can be daunting at first, but through repeated practice, you will be able to give good presentations in English confidently in no time.
用英文演講，起初會令人生畏，但只要透過持續練習，不久你就能自信地做出好的演講。
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Language Corner
1.Mother tongue（母語）: The first language that you learn when you are a baby, rather than a language learned at school or as an adult.
2.To brush something up/ to brush up on something（提高能力）: This means to improve your knowledge of something or your ability to do something.
3.To refrain from doing something（制止、克制）: This means to avoid doing something, or to stop yourself from doing something.
4.To leave an impression on somebody（給某人留下好印象）: If you leave or make an impression on somebody, that means you cause someone to notice and admire you.
5.Daunting（令人生畏的）: If something is daunting, it makes you worried because it is difficult or frightening.