250 Ways to Say It in Business English » Presenting

Let’s start by the beginning
Let’s start by the very beginning. France is our top priority.

First things first
First things first. Now we’ll discuss this week’s problem.

Item one
Item one in our agenda will be corporate responsibility.

Point A
Point A is our relationship with the government.

The opening issue
The opening issue today is worker benefits.

Let’s move onto
Let's move onto item two.

We can now
We can now discuss the next topic.

We need to go on
We need to go on. Chapter B deals with economics.

The next item
The next item on my list will only take a few minutes.

Shall we continue?
Shall we continue? The second subject concerns our own future.

I’d like you to see
I’d like you to see this graph.

Let me show you
Let me show you our new product line.

Please observe
Please observe how the new design is more aerodynamic.

If you watch
If you watch this video closely you’ll see it was filmed lat year.

Have a look
Have a good look at this chart.

Look here
Just look over here. This is the new tractor.

Can you see?
Can you see Joe? He's the third from the left.

Watch this
Watch this scene. Can you spot our product in the background?

We want you to see
We want you to see the difference from the old to the new edition.

Here you have
Here you have the first picture of my wedding.

Firstly, secondly and to end
Firstly we'll tackle costs; secondly we'll view the balance sheet and, to end, we'll discuss this year's sales.

To start with, then and to conclude
Henry will start with a presentation. Then he'll answer questions and, to conclude, we will walk round the grounds so you can see the building.

Initially, next and finally.
We had initially planned to visit France. The next idea was to go to Spain – though we finally travelled nowhere.

In first place, following on from and to finish
In first place, we never asked her to represent us – so following on from that we decided to take her to court. Anyhow, we finished it all by reaching an agreement.

Let us begin by, afterwards and last but not least
Let us begin by setting the goals. We can talk about the budget afterwards and – last but not least – name a project coordinator.

Although A seems fine, B is better
Although your proposal seems fine, John's is better.

In spite of the evidence, I’d like to say
In spite of the evidence, I'd like to say that you could be wrong.

We could opt for A. On the other hand
We could opt for option A. On the other hand, option B is also interesting.

I like your idea. However, I prefer
I like your new idea. However, I prefer to continue with the same plan.

Instead of praising
Instead of praising Jim we should be worrying about his future.

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