COLLEGE ENGLISH 1: LISTENING &

SPEAKING: PRESENTING

Yonsei University

Signposting 1
In a good presentation it is not only what you say that is important how you say it is
equally important. Here a clear structure helps. When you move on to your next point or
change direction, tell your audience.
You can do this easily and effectively by using simple signposts to guide the audience
through your presentation:
To move on to

To go back to

To summarise

To expand on

To recap

To turn to

To digress

To conclude

To elaborate on

Task 1
Choose one of the signpost expressions from those above for the following situations:

1) When you want to make your next point.

To.

2) When you want to change direction.

To.

3) When you want to refer to an earlier point.

To.

4) When you want to repeat the main points you

To.

have just made during the presentation.

5) When you want to give a wider perspective.

To.

6) When you want to give a wider perspective.

To.

7) When you want to repeat the main points you

To.

have made at the end of the presentation.

8) When you want to depart from your plan.

To.

9) When you want to finish your point.

To.

instructor: Joe Milan Materials by: Mike Long

COLLEGE ENGLISH 1: LISTENING &

SPEAKING: PRESENTING

Yonsei University

Signposting 2
Once you know the nine basic signposts, you can build them into the points you make to
give direction and coherence to your presentations.
Complete the following signpost phrases and sentences using the notes to help you. The
first one has been done for you as an example. Note that wherever there is a forward slash
/, you need to add one or more words.

1. Moving on / question / top down processing.

2. /expand / the figures / last year,

3. Id like / recap / main points.

4. Lets go back / question / research methods.

5. /digress / a moment, lets consider / alternatives.

6. Going back / a moment / the situation last year.

instructor: Joe Milan Materials by: Mike Long

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SPEAKING: PRESENTING

Yonsei University

Signposting 2

7. Lets turn now / our targets / the next five years.

8. Id like / turn now / our projections / year 2015.

9. /Go back / the main reason / our collaboration / the American University,

10. Id like / expand / that / little, before we move on.

11. Lets go back / a moment / what we were discussing earlier.

12. Let me expand / some / the main points / our proposal.

13. / Elaborate / that / little / those of you / arent familiar / the procedure.

instructor: Joe Milan Materials by: Mike Long

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SPEAKING: PRESENTING

Yonsei University

Signposting 2

14. If I could just move on / some / the problems we face / Seoul.

15. Id like / conclude / I may /repeating what I said / the beginning/ this presentation.

Practice saying the signposts above until you feel comfortable saying them.

Ending a presentation

A. Ok that brings me to the end of my presentation. If you have any questions, Ill be
happy to take them now
B. Ok, if there are no further questions then Id like to finish here and once again
thank you for listening

instructor: Joe Milan Materials by: Mike Long