EXPRESSIONS TO START, DEVELOP AND CONCLUDE A PRESENTATION IN AN ORAL TEST

I) INTRODUCE THE PRESENTATION

Highlight the general aspect of what the jury should expect during your presentation

1) I'm going to get the ball rolling by giving you an introduction to my presentation

2) Let me start by providing an introduction first

3) I will start with a few words of introduction before my presentation

4) Let me get off the ground with a few introductory words to set my presentation in motion

5) Allow me to usher in some introductory words to kick off my presentation

How to proceed from there?

1) The subject of the presentation revolves around the following aspect … [give the predominant theme of what you are about to present]

2) The topic in question depends on the theme of … [give the predominant theme of what you are about to present] 

3) The subject before us illustrates … [give the predominant theme of what you are about to present]

4) This presentation offers us a golden opportunity to highlight the theme of … [give the predominant theme of what you are about to present]

5) I am honoured to have the opportunity to deliver a presentation focused on … [give the predominant theme of what you are about to present]

II) DEVELOP THE IDEAS OF THE PRESENTATION

Consider the pros and cons of a commonly used structure

A) ADVANTAGES OF THE TOPIC AT ISSUE

1) The positive aspect of the theme lies in the fact that …

2) The theme brilliantly brings out the idea that …

3) The theme aptly addresses the idea that …

4) The positive nature of the subject is to highlight the following aspect

5) We can strongly say that the subject arouses the interest of …

6) The strong point of the subject lies in the fact that …

7) The subject plunges us into a positive atmosphere which boils down to this

8) The subject has a positive side which deserves to be fully highlighted

9) An advantage which deserves to be mentioned will receive our full attention

10) Full emphasis should be placed on the positivity of the subject

B) DISADVANTAGES OF THE TOPIC AT ISSUE

1) The negative point that can be raised is that …

2) The disadvantage that could be brought up for this theme is …

3) The bad side of things is the fact that …

4) We can detect a downside in the theme which we can summarize by saying that … 

5) The negative aspect highlighted somewhat interferes with the main advantages highlighted previously

6) The positive aspect mentioned above is counterbalanced by a negativity we are about to reveal

7) The positive aspect hides a bad side which we will summarize in a few words

8) A disadvantage must be mentioned to give a complete picture of the subject

9) A drawback shall put a damper on the theme examined

10) A gap must be highlighted in order to identify the negative aspect

III) CONCLUDE THE PRESENTATION

Summarize the entire presentation by highlighting the position we have chosen to adopt

1) To conclude this presentation, we can say that the advantages must prevail over the disadvantages because they are more constructive

2) All things considered, the pros outweigh the cons and can be quickly summarized as follows

3) In summary, we see that despite the disadvantages we have listed, the advantages have taken over

4) The disadvantages of the subject are a fact but the advantages represent an undeniable weight

5) The advantage section far outweighs the disadvantage section which was only mentioned to show the existence of a worse effect