Presenting in English — interactive lesson on presentation language: openings, signposting, describing charts and numbers, storytelling, rhetorical devices, handling questions and delivery, with a phrase bank, situational quiz, matching, rewriting and glossary.
Interactive lesson · Use of English · B2–C1
Presenting in English
What to say when you present at work in English: how to open, how to move between parts, how to talk about a chart, how to make a point stick, how to handle questions, and how to sound sure of yourself, in the room and on camera.
Why this matters
Most presentations don't fail because of grammar. They fail in small, fixable ways: an opening that apologises ("Sorry for my English…"), a middle where the audience gets lost, twenty numbers read aloud, or a tough question that turns into an argument. Confident presenters use a small set of phrases again and again. This lesson gives you the most useful ones in seven areas.
The one rule behind all of it: make it easy to follow. Tell the audience where you're going, where you are and what you want from them, and say the important things slowly. Norms here are British, with notes on US and international differences in the phrase bank.
The seven areas: each one is a full lesson in the Presenting in English course
Phrase bank
42 phrases, with audio
What would you say?
Blunt, stiff or just right
Matching
Phrase to real meaning
Rewrite it
Fix weak lines
My glossary
Save phrases for review
Want to go deeper? Take the Presenting in English course.
Seven full lessons, one for each area above, with readings, listening, recorded speaking and writing tasks, progress tracking and a final test.
Click any card to see what the phrase does, what to avoid saying instead, and how it works outside the UK. Save the ones you want to your glossary.
Filter by area
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What would you say?
Sixteen real moments from a presentation. For each one, pick the version that would work best with a British audience. At the end you'll see which areas to work on, and where to go next.
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Matching
Match each phrase to what it really does or means. Click a phrase on the left, then its meaning on the right.
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Rewrite it
Each line is something nervous presenters really say. Rewrite it so it works in front of an audience, then compare with the model answer.
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My glossary
Phrases you've saved for review. This list isn't saved once you leave the page, so print or save it as a PDF before you go.