一、簡報器材
1. video projector 投影機
2. digital video camera 數位攝影機
3. projection screen 投影幕
4. laser pointer 雷射筆
5. microphone 麥克風
6. slide 幻燈片
7. whiteboard 白板
8. markers 馬克筆
二、準備簡報或演說
1.Have you done a trial run yet? 你有先試著說一次嗎？
※複習：go over
※請教某人的看法：bounce an idea off of someone
例句： Can I bounce a few ideas off of you? 我可以請教你一些看法嗎？
2.I’m sure that I’ve dotted all the i’s and crossed all the t’s.我確定我已經做好萬全的準備了！
※to do the i’s and cross t’s 是指將一件事情徹底完成
3.I am trying not to get stage fright！我試著不要怯場！
※表達緊張：Butterflies in one’s stomach
三、開始簡報
歡迎大家的出席
1. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you all for being here. 各位先生女士，午安，很高興你們來到這裡
2. Hello! I’m so glad you could all be here today. 嗨，很高興你們今天都能來到這裡
介紹演說主旨
1. We’ve come here today to learn about…今天大家齊聚一堂，是要認識些…
2. Today, I’d like to talk to you about…今天，我想和各位談談…
3. I intend to give you an overview of ….我想(題目)，向各位做個總結
4. My focus will be on…我會把焦點放在
5. This presentation will cover…這次簡報將涵蓋了…(主體)
提出問題、故事、讓人訝異的事實
1. I recently learned that…我最近才知道…
2. While I was thinking about this speech, I was reminded of…當我在構思這場演說時，我想起了…
3. The reason I’m so passionate about (主題) has to do with my experience as a young woman / man. While I was there, I witnessed….我會對 (主題) 有這麼大的熱忱，與我年輕時的經歷有很大的關係。我在那裡時，曾目睹…
4. Have you ever wondered…各位是否想過…
5. Imagine if you…試想一下，如果你….
6. Can you even conceive of it? 你能想像嗎？
鼓勵觀眾提問
1. Please feel free to interrupt with questions at any time. 若有問題，請你們隨時發問
2. I’ll be happy to answer all of your questions at the end. 我很樂意在簡報結束時回答各位的問題
3. I welcome questions, but I must ask you to hold them until the end of the talk. 我十分歡迎各位的提問，但請各位留到簡報最後再提出
做出結論
1. To sum up…總而言之 (相似：In conclusion,…)
2. In the end…最後
3. I’d like to conclude with a quote from… 我想要引用…的話作為結論
4. I’d like to leave you with one last idea:… 在結束前我還想向你們提出最後一個概念
請觀眾提問
1. Has anyone got any question? 有人要提出任何問題嗎？
2. Are there any questions you’d like to ask? 各位想要提出什麼問題嗎？
3. I would like to start our Q&A session. 現在開始進入提問時間
4. I’d be glad to answer any questions. 我很樂意回答任何問題
確認問題
1. I am sorry I don’t quite understand your question. 我很抱歉，我不是很了解您的問題
2. Could you rephrase your question? 可以請您重複一次問題嗎？
回覆問題
1. Thank you for asking that question. 謝謝你了這個問題
2. Thank your for bringing that point up. 謝謝你提供那個觀點
※Bring something up 提出某件事情
3. I’m very glad you asked that. Perhaps I didn’t make myself clear when… 我很高興你問到那件事情，或許在…的時候我沒有表達得很清楚
確認觀眾是否了解你的回答
1. Does that answer your question? 有回答到你的問題嗎？
2. Did I answer your question clearly? 我有清楚地回答到你的問題嗎？
無法立即給予回覆時
1. Can I check on that and give you the answer later? 我可以確認後之後再回覆您的問題嗎？
2. I am sorry I don’t have the details now, but I can give them to you later. 很抱歉，我現在手邊沒有資料，我可以晚點給您。
四、陳述要點
提出新的要點
1.Let’s move on to my next point… 現在進入下一個要點
2.I’d like to go on a related topic…我想繼續探討相關的主題….
3.This leads me to my next section:…這承接到我的下一個部分…
4.Turning to my final point, I’d like to point out… 進入最後一個要點，我想要指出…
引用前面的要點
1.I’d like to refer back to my earlier discussion of… 我想回頭引用我們先前討論的…
2.To go back to the idea of… 現在再回到…的構想上
五、強調與加強語氣
強調訊息
1.I cannot overstate the importance of this fact. 我必須特別強調此項事實的重要性
2.This is our fundamental problem. 這是我們最根本的問題
3.This is the main point I want to make today: … 這是我今天想要提出的主要重點…
4.If you take nothing else from this speech with you, take this:…如果這場演說讓你一無所獲的話，那起碼還可以得到這個：…
5.Our focus must be… 我們的焦點必須放在…
深入探討某主旨
1.I’d like to expand on this idea for a moment. 我想抽出些時間詳述這個概念
2.Let’s spend a few minutes getting to the meat of this problem. 就讓我們花些時間深入這個問題的本質。
※get to the meat of 深入某事的本質
3.Now we’ve come to the heart of the matter. 現在我們已經來到事情的核心
4.This is too important to gloss over, so I’d like to take some time with… 我們不能就這樣簡單帶過這個重要議題，因此我想花些時間來探討…
六、加強與觀眾的互動
使用反問法
1.So, how bad is this situation? 那麼，這情況究竟有多糟糕？
2.But how big is this risk, really? 但這風險到底有多大？
3.So, how do we solve this problem? 那麼我們該如何解決這個問題？
4.But who really needs this stuff, anyway? 到底誰真的需要這東西？
向聽眾打招呼
1.I know you’re all busy people, so I’ll make this short. 我知道你們都是大忙人，所以我會簡短報告
2.I know what you’re thinking: You’re wondering why I’m telling you this. 我知道你們在想什麼：你們一定覺得很奇怪，為什麼我會告訴你們這個
3.I’m sure everyone in this room has made a bad decision in the past. 我確定這裡的每個人都曾做過不好的決策
向聽眾提問
1.Let me ask you something: would you want to…? 讓我請教你們一些問題：你們會想…？
2.How many of you have faced a problem like this one? Let’s have a show of hand. 你們之中有多少人曾面臨過這樣的問題？我們舉手表決好了！
引起觀眾注意
1.Have a look at the second page of your handout. 看看你們講義的第二頁
2.Here we can see how the problem really begins. 我們可以從這裡看到，問題是如何開始的
3.Take a gander at these figures. 看看這些圖表
4.I’d like you to pay particular attention to … 我希望你們特別注意…
5.This may surprise you,… 這或許會讓你們感到意外…
七、運用圖表
描述圖表內容
1.As you can see from this chart,…從這張圖表你們可以看到…
2.Accroding to this graph,…根據這張圖表…
3.As illustrated by this diagram,..正如這張圖表所說明的…
4.The graphic here illustrates… 這裡的圖表說明了…
描述圖表變化
1. plummet 直落
例句：Sales plummeted in May. 五月份的營業額直直落
2. 達到高峰
例句：Profits rose sharply in the third quarter, peaking at 800.000 dollars. 利潤在第三季巨幅上揚，最高達到八十萬美元
3. 下降 (也有浸、泡之意)
例句：Sales dipped after Christmas, but they recovered in March. 營業額在聖誕節後即下降，但到了二月份又恢復了
4.bottom out 到達最低點
例句：Profits dropped sharply and bottomed up in May. 利潤大幅衰退，並在五月份達到最低點
5.hold steady 保持不變
例句：Marketing costs have been holding steady for the past few months. 在過去幾個月，行銷成本始終維持不變
補充：圖表說法
1. 圓餅圖 pie chart
2. 長條圖 bar graph
3. 曲線圖line graph
4. 樹狀圖 tree diagram
5. 流程圖 flow chart
6. 金字塔圖 pyramid set
