Signposting

 

Signposting
Function	Language
Introducing the subject	•      I'd like to start by... •      Let's begin by... •      First of all, I'll... •      Starting with... •      I'll begin by...
Finishing one subject...	•      Well, I've told you about... •      That's all I have to say about... •      We've looked at... •      So much for...
...and starting another	•      Now we'll move on to... •      Let me turn now to... •      Next... •      Turning to... •      I'd like now to discuss... •      Let's look now at...
Analysing a point and giving recommendations	•      Where does that lead us? •      Let's consider this in more detail... •      What does this mean for ABC? •      Translated into real terms...
Giving an example	•      For example,... •      A good example of this is... •      As an illustration,... •      To give you an example,... •      To illustrate this point...
Dealing with questions	•      We'll be examining this point in more detail later on... •      I'd like to deal with this question later, if I may... •      I'll come back to this question later in my talk... •      Perhaps you'd like to raise this point at the end... •      I won't comment on this now...
Summarising and concluding	•      In conclusion,... •      Right, let's sum up, shall we? •      I'd like now to recap... •      Let's summarise briefly what we've looked at... •      Finally, let me remind you of some of the issues we've covered... •      If I can just sum up the main points...
Ordering	•      Firstly...secondly...thirdly...lastly... •      First of all...then...next...after that...finally... •      To start with...late