Useful phrases and strategies for presentations

CONCLUSION
 
Indicating the end of your presentation 
I’m now approaching/nearing the end of my presentation. 
Well, this brings me to the end of my presentation/talk. 
That covers just about everything I wanted to say about... 
As a final point, I’d like to... 
Finally, I’d like to highlight one key issue. 
That completes my presentation. 
Summarizing points 
Let me just run over/through the key points again.
To conclude/In conclusion, I’d like to... 
In short/In a word/In a nutshell/In brief/To sum up/To summarize, it is generally/widely accepted/argued/ 
held/believed that... 
First we looked at... and we saw that... . Then we considered... and we argued... . 
I’ll briefly summarize the main issues. 
Therefore/Thus/On this basis/Given this, it can be concluded/deduced/inferred that... 
From the table/figures/data/results/information, it can be seen/concluded/shown/estimated/calculated that... 

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Making recommendations 
We’d suggest... 
We therefore strongly recommend that... 
In my opinion, we should... 
Based on the figures we have, I’m quite certain that... 
Close 
Thank you for your attention. 
Before I stop/finish, let me just say... 
Thank you for listening. 
I hope you will have gained an insight into... 
Unless anyone has anything else to add, I think that’s it. Thanks for coming. 
Inviting questions 
Are there any questions? 
If you have any questions, I’d be pleased to answer them. 
We just have time for a few questions. 
And now I’ll be happy to answer any questions you may have. 
EFFECTIVE CONCLUSIONS 
Using questions 
After all, isn’t that why we’re here? 
Let me just finish with a question: If we don’t do it, won’t somebody else? 
So, do we really want to miss this opportunity to get ahead of our competitors?