商業英文簡報：標示語 (Signpost Language) 範例
| Section of presentation 簡報的段落 | Signpost language 標示語 |
| Introducing the topic 介紹主題 | The subject/topic of my talk is ... I'm going to talk about ... My topic today is… My talk is concerned with ... |
| Overview (outline of presentation) 概述，介紹簡報的大綱時 | I’m going to divide this talk into four parts. There are a number of points I'd like to make. Basically/ Briefly, I have three things to say. I'd like to begin/start by ... Let's begin/start by ... First of all, I'll... … and then I’ll go on to … Then/ Next ... Finally/ Lastly ... |
| Finishing a section 結束一個段落 | That's all I have to say about... We've looked at... So much for... |
| Starting a new section 新開始一個段落時 | Moving on now to … Turning to... Let’s turn now to … The next issue/topic/area I’d like to focus on … I’d like to expand/elaborate on … Now we'll move on to... I'd like now to discuss... Let's look now at... |
| Analysing a point and giving recommendations 分析要點並給予建議時 | Where does that lead us? Let's consider this in more detail... What does this mean for...? Translated into real terms... Why is this important? The significance of this is... |
| Giving examples 舉例說明時 | For example,... A good example of this is... As an illustration,... To give you an example,... To illustrate this point... |
| Summarising and concluding 做總結及結論時 | To sum up ... To summarise... Right, let's sum up, shall we? Let's summarise briefly what we've looked at... If I can just sum up the main points... Finally, let me remind you of some of the issues we've covered... To conclude... In conclusion ... In short ... So, to remind you of what I’ve covered in this talk, … Unfortunately, I seem to have run out of time, so I’ll conclude very briefly by saying that ….. I'd like now to recap... |
| Paraphrasing and clarifying 複述語澄清時 | Simply put... In other words....... So what I’m saying is.... To put it more simply.... To put it another way.... |
| Invitation to discuss / ask questions 邀請討論及問問題時 | I’m happy to answer any queries/ questions. Does anyone have any questions or comments? Please feel free to ask questions. If you would like me to elaborate on any point, please ask. Would you like to ask any questions? Any questions? |
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