参加国际会议,英语发言时语言如何表达,开场,结尾以及过渡international conference presentation

The first point I’d like to make is … First , I shall explain to you …

Language expressions for indicating your topic

I would like to concentrate on the… I prefer to confine my talk to the latest development in…


I’ll deal with it later. I’ll touch upon that point in a moment. I shall tell you in detail shortly. I shall discuss it in the second part of my speech.

1. Visual aids to help your speech ＊PPT: large enough, color, layout (pink, purple are not suitable) ＊Overhead projector (distinguishing)
＊Slides (operation)



Language expressions for indicating summary


Hale Waihona Puke Baidu
To sum up, In summary, To summarize, Finally, as a summary statement,
Language expressions for conclusion



Let me conclude my talk with the following comments. I’d like to leave you with the following conclusion.

Language expressions of referring to the next topic
3. Presenting your speech
pronunciation Clear, full vowel sound rhythm making every meaning block coherently presented; avoid repeating unnecessarily, too quickly; proper pause


Language expressions for introducing outline briefly

My talk consists of two parts. One is …and the other is… I’ve divided my presentation into two parts. My presentation will be given in four parts. The first part deals with…The second part relates to…The third part concerns and the last part discusses…
Some of you may already be infected; most of you will in some way be touched by this disease. If this disease can’t be eradicated, it will have a direct and serious impact on every person in this room.
Language expression for explaining PPT/slides etc.



The diagram on this slide displaces… This chart depicts… The curve in this PPT shows… This table presents… The flow-hart points out… This figure exhibits…
＊Gesture (assisting your speech )
＊Posture (position, proper)
2. Oral presentation

Well Begun Is Half Done.

Your presentation should － catch attention － arouse interest Catch attention Eye contact- audience Salutation – language expressions



Arouse interest Don’t start your speech with a tedious introduction Go directly to your topic. Topic: ★not too long ★using noun phrase ★repeating your topic in proper time once


Ladies and gentlemen. It is a great pleasure for me to share my work with this distinguished group of scholars. I am honored to have been invited to speak at this symposium.

In recognition of the above, we may conclude that… Allow me to conclude by listing out all the factors influencing the efficacy.
In conclusion, I would like to point out the following aspects.


Language expressions for expressing purpose

The purpose of my study is …
My purpose of the study is to … The talk is designed for the purpose of…





I owe a great debt to gratitude to the Organizing Committee of the conference for asking me to speak here today. I wish also to thank my American hosts for their generosity and hospitality. I would like to thank Dr. Huang for permitting me the privilege to speak to this audience.

Well. Let’s move on to the next point. We will now come to the second problem. Turning to the next question, I ‘ll talk about the stages of the procedure. At the second topic, I shall stop here, Now let’s turn our attention to the third topic.
To realize the purpose of… , I conducted the research in… For the purpose of…, I and my team studied…


Language expressions for shifting to the next main point
Reflection and Practice

Oral Work
• 1. Pair-work: Questions & Answers. Work with a partner and answer the following questions.




How many “initiating phrases” do you remember? What are the methods used to highlight ideas? What are the measures to simplify long terms? What are the “fuzzy words” you know?

Thank you and good morning. It’s a pleasure to be here and an honor to present my …
Good afternoon. I am pleased to participate the symposium and I am also honored to speak here. I am privileged to be here with you this afternoon.


Choose suitable language expressions for opening your speech
Thank you Mr. Chairman Thanks for the chairman’s introduction. Ladies and gentlemen, I am honored to address this distinguished audience today. 我非常荣幸地能有此机会发言.



Use visual aid to start. (map, figure, table, diagram etc.) Make a startling statement.


Good morning, everyone, I appreciate the opportunity to be with you today. I am here to talk to you about a disease.
Language expressions for beginning your presentation




＊ I would like to start by briefly reviewing … ＊Let us start with the theoretical basis of this new technique. ＊To begin with, I have to review the previous work in …. ＊ I think it would be best to start out by looking at/into….
Presentation in International Conferences
Part 1. Conference Presentation

Prepare by reading your script and handle the time accurately. Practice your presentation with the visual aids for the best match.


In today’s talk, I restrict myself to …

In my presentation this morning, I’ll limit myself to three major points on…only.
What I’m going to present today is …. I shall devote myself to the ….(specific topic)