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MAIN STAGES IN A SPEECH


1. Opening / Introduction

Purpose: To grab the audience’s attention, introduce yourself, and state your topic or purpose.

🔹 Suggested Language:

  • Greeting the audience:
    • Good morning/afternoon, everyone.
    • Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for being here today.
  • Introducing yourself:
    • Let me introduce myself. My name is...
    • I’m here today to talk about...
  • Stating your purpose:
    • The purpose of my talk is to...
    • Today, I’d like to share with you...
  • Outlining the structure:
    • First, I’ll talk about... Then I’ll move on to... Finally, I’ll explain...
    • My presentation will be divided into three main parts.

 


2. Body / Main Content

Purpose: To present your main points in a logical, clear order with examples or evidence.

🔹 Suggested Language:

  • Moving to the first point:
    • Let’s start with...
    • To begin with, I’d like to talk about...
  • Adding more points:
    • Next, let’s take a look at...
    • Another important aspect is...
    • Moving on to the next point...
  • Giving examples:
    • For example...
    • Let me give you an example...
    • Take the case of...
  • Emphasizing a point:
    • What’s really important here is...
    • I’d like to highlight...
  • Summarizing a section:
    • So, to sum up this part...
    • In short, we’ve looked at...

 


3. Transition Between Points

Purpose: To help the audience follow your ideas and understand connections between them.

🔹 Suggested Language:

  • Now that we’ve discussed..., let’s move on to...
  • This brings us to the next point...
  • Let’s shift our focus to...

 


4. Conclusion

Purpose: To summarize your speech, restate your main message, and leave a strong final impression.

🔹 Suggested Language:

  • Summarizing:
    • In conclusion...
    • To sum up, I’ve talked about...
    • Let me briefly recap what I’ve covered...
  • Restating the main message:
    • What I’d like you to remember is...
    • The key takeaway from today’s talk is...
  • Ending with impact:
    • Thank you for your attention.
    • I’ll leave you with this thought...
    • Let’s keep this discussion going beyond today.

 


5. Questions and Answers (Q&A) (if included)

Purpose: To invite interaction and clarify anything the audience may want to know.

🔹 Suggested Language:

  • I’d be happy to answer any questions you may have.
  • Do you have any questions or comments?
  • Feel free to ask if something wasn’t clear.
  • That’s a great question, thank you for asking.