The End of the Presentation

Ending the main body of the presentation
Okay, that ends (the third of) my talk.
That’s all I want to say for now  on….

Beginning the summary and/ or conclusion
I’d like to end by emphasizing the main point (s)
I’d like to end with …
-        a summary of the main points
-        some observations based on what I’ve said
-        some conclusions/ recommendations
-        a brief conclusion



Concluding
There are two conclusions/ recommendations
What we need is…
I think we have to …
I think we have seen that we should…





Inviting Questions and/or introducing discussion
That concludes (the formal part of) my talk.
(Thanks for listening)… Now I’d like to invite your comments
Now we have (half an hour) for questions and discussion
Alright. Now, any questions or comments?
So, now I’d be very interested to hear your comments.


Handling Questions:

Understood but difficult or impossible to answer
That’s a difficult question to answer in a few words.
-        It could be…
-        In my experience..
-        I would say
-        I don’t think I’m the right person to answer that. Perhaps (Mr Holmes) can
                help…
-        I don’t have much experience in that field.

Understood but irrelevant or impossible to answer in the time available
I’m afraid that’s outside the scope of my talk / this session. If I were you I’d discuss
that with…
I’ll have to come to that later, perhaps during the break since we’re running out of
time.


Not understood

Sorry, I’m not sure I’ve understood. Could you repeat?
Are you asking if…?
Do you mean…?
I didn’t catch (the last part of) your question.
If I have understood you correctly, you mean…? Is that right?


Checking that your answer is sufficient
Does that answer your question?
Is that ok/