EXPRESSIONS TO KNOW IN ORDER TO BOOST YOUR ORAL EXAM

I) WHEN YOU START THE PRESENTATION IN FRONT OF THE JURY

A) Greeting the jury before starting the presentation

- Hello everyone, Members of the Jury, Hello Madam, Hello Sir 

- I'm standing here before you to present to you the text that was asked of me in the form of an oral English exam

- I am here before you to give you an oral presentation of the video that I was tasked with preparing for the current oral exam

- I'm having the privilege of sitting before you today to present my arguments regarding this oral test

B) Getting started

1) When you don't understand part or the totality of the subject and ask for help accordingly

- Sorry but I don't understand everything that is said in the text / I didn't understand they said in the video, however, I managed to understand the gist of it which I will explain to you in a few moments / I didn't understand the topic very well but from what I understood I think it has to do with the following ideas 

- Forgive me for my English but I have put a lot of effort into getting to this point and I hope it will show in front of you. 

- That being said, I will now get to the heart of the matter and from what I understand, it follows that ... 

- I don't understand the subject at all, can you help me understand? / I didn't get it straight, could you explain to me in a few words? / I don't really understand the subject, can you help me by any chance?

2) When you understand what you are getting at

- I am ready to present my topic preparation / I'm all set to expand on my arguments which can be divided up as follows ...

- Can I start? / Shall I get started? / Can I get off the ground / Shall I start the ball rolling?

- I will try to live up to the presentation that is coming / Let me get down to cases / Let me get to the bottom of this

- I hope everything goes well for me because I have worked hard to put my English at the top of the pyramid 

- I'm going to move my seat forward a little / Just let me move my seat forward a little

- Sorry I'm a little nervous before starting but it will be fine for the rest of the presentation 

- I'm going to try to relax a little as I feel the stress creeping up on me as I prepare to begin the oral presentation / Let's get down to the presentation / Let us focus on the presentation of the subject in question

- I'll wait a bit before starting, until I can configure everything correctly and continue my current mission to the end

And there I am, ready / Everything is fine, I have everything under control

3) Stating the plan

- By way of introduction, I will say that ... / To start with, it could be said that ...

- I will divide my presentation into three distinct parts which are: the introduction, the development and the conclusion, it goes without saying but it's good to remind you anyway

- The structure of my presentation is summarized as follows / My presentation will be structured around the following ideas ... / The presentation that I am about to begin will revolve around two aspects

II) WHEN YOU DEVELOP YOUR PRESENTATION

A) Detailing the presentation

- A few people can be seen in the video / We can spot a few things in the video such as ...

- Male and female voices are heard in the audio, I assume they are chatting about ...

- I think the text is about ... / I think the text deals with ... / The text addresses the question of ... / The text refers to ... 

- The author wishes to put his finger on ... / The writer wants us to think about ... / The author wishes to draw our attention to the fact that ...

- I can recognize in the video ... / We cannot hear clearly, but I can say that the text highlights the question of ...

B) Making a point

- At first, ... / First off, ... / First and foremost, ... / For starters, ... / To start with, ...And in a second step ... / In the second place ... / Then, ... / After, ... / To carry on with ... In a nutshell ... / In brief ... / Generally speaking ... / We can say that ... / The fact of the matter is that ...

- My opinion is mixed on the text / I have mixed feelings about what could be said regarding the text

- We can say that ... / It seems to me that ... / I would like to add that ... / It should be noted that ... / It seems to me that ... / I would like to react to this question ... / This is an article from the newspaper/magazine ..., which dates from ... / This text dates back to ... / This is a timely issue that merits further investigation

- I will say that I would like to make the following observation / I would like to put forward the following ideas / The arguments to be highlighted are as follows, ... / The arguments I am about to delve into are ... / The arguments that I am about to put forward are very revealing of the general tone of the text or of the video or of the audio

- Am I being clear with you or do you want me to rephrase? / I will now move on to the body of the subject / I'm going to move on to development / I'm going to make a transition with the next point / Without any further ado, let's go (on) to the second point / Without dwelling too much, let's move (on) to the second aspect / I will speak distinctly about ...

- Sorry to bother you, can you help me with the translation of this into English / What's the English (word) for ...? / Would you be kind enough to help me with this word?

- I would like to raise an important point / Did you get my point? / Would you like me to repeat myself? / Would you like me to rephrase my thoughts? / Would you like me to come again / Would you like me to say it one more time? / Shall I say it anew? / Shall I say it one more time?

- I'll repeat the whole thing / I'll repeat the last part / I'll come again let me start from the beginning / I'll say it to you differently / I'll say it one more time / I'll say it once again

- I would like to return to the previous point / I would like to come back to the last point / Do you have any questions for me?  

- I will answer your question but before I do, I would like to say something about it, ... then I'll give an opinion on it

C) Making a negative point

- I'm not entirely sure, but I think it's about ... / I'm not so sure, though, I guess ... / I'm not one hundred percent sure, however, we can say that ... / Seeing all this, one might assume that ...

- I don't agree with this idea / I don't really share this point of view / I don't agree with the one expressed in the text 

- I'm totally dumped / We can put forward the idea that people do not stand out much / We have a blurred vision of ... / We can't really catch sight of ... / We can't make out the voices clearly / You can't make heads or tails of the situation

- I didn't understand the text well but I'll try to summarize it / I didn't understand the video very well but I'll try to summarize it 

- I didn't get all the ins and outs of it but I got the gist of it / I understood the overall meaning of the subject in question

III) WHEN YOU BRING YOUR PRESENTATION TO A CLOSE

A) Thanking the jury 

That's it! / That's all! / I'm done here! / That's all I had time for!

Thank you so much for your time and consideration / Thanks for listening (to me) / Thanks for your time / Thanks for your undivided attention / Thank you for your help with the words I didn't totally master in English / You've been a great help / Thanks for your support in helping me understand some words / Your help was invaluable to me / I appreciated your time listening to me   

B) Asking if there are questions from the jury

Do you have any questions? / Any questions that you would like to ask me? / I am ready to answer all your questions / Feel free to ask me any questions you deem necessary / Feel free to ask any questions you want

C) Saying goodbye to the jury

It was a pleasure to have you as a jury / It was a pleasure to have you as a member of the jury / Have a wonderful day / Have a smashing day / All the best for the rest of the day / Good luck for the other presentations to come / Take advantage of your day to ask questions and listen to other candidates