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Structure of a Business Presentation in French
Presentations and Meetings
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Classical Structure: Introduction / Corps / Conclusion
Introduction — 10-15% of the time
Attention Grabber (accroche):
- Start with a question: “Combien d'entre vous...?” — “How many of you...?”
- Fact or statistic: “Saviez-vous que...?” — “Did you know that...?”
- Quote: “Comme disait [personne célèbre]...” — “As [famous person] said...”
- Short story/anecdote
Introducing the Topic:
- Aujourd'hui, je vais vous parler de... — Today I am going to talk to you about...
- L'objectif de cette présentation est de... — The goal of this presentation is...
- Je vous propose d'aborder [sujet] en trois parties. — I propose that we look at [topic] in three parts.
Announcing the Structure:
- Dans un premier temps, nous verrons... Puis... Enfin... — First, we will see... Then... Finally...
- Je commencerai par..., avant d'aborder... pour terminer sur... — I will start with..., before addressing... and finishing with...
Rules:
- N'hésitez pas à m'interrompre si vous avez des questions. — Please do not hesitate to interrupt me if you have questions.
- Je répondrai aux questions à la fin. — I will answer questions at the end.
Corps — 70-80% of the time
Transition Phrases between Sections:
First item:
- Commençons par / Tout d'abord, examinons... — Let's start with / First of all, let us examine...
- Pour commencer, je voudrais aborder... — To begin, I would like to address...
Next item:
- Passons maintenant à... — Now let's move on to...
- Venons-en à notre deuxième point... — Let's move on to our second point...
- Cela m'amène à parler de... — That brings me to talk about...
Connections between items:
- En lien avec ce que je viens de dire... — In connection with what I have just said...
- Cela illustre bien... — This illustrates well...
- Pour illustrer mon propos... — To illustrate my point...
Conclusion — 10-15% of the time
Summary:
- Pour résumer / En résumé... — To sum up...
- Pour conclure... — In conclusion...
- En conclusion... — In conclusion...
Key Messages:
- Le message principal que je souhaite vous laisser est... — The main message I would like to leave you with is...
- Retenez trois points essentiels: ... — Remember three essential points: ...
Call to Action:
- Je vous invite à... — I invite you to...
- Nous vous proposons de... — We propose that you...
Opening for Questions:
- Je suis maintenant prêt(e) à répondre à vos questions. — I am now ready to answer your questions.
- Y a-t-il des questions? — Are there any questions?
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