Glossary: Signpost Language: Overview (outline of presentation)

'Signpost language' refers to the words and phrases that tell your audience was has just happened and what is going to happen next. Such language is useful when guiding your listeners through your presentation.

3. Overview (outline of presentation)

After you have introduced the topic, it is often useful to give your audience an overview of what exactly they are going to expect. You could say things like:

I'm going to divide this talk into three parts.
There are a number of points I would like to make.
I'd like to begin by ...
Let's begin with ...
First of all, I will ...
... and then I will go on to ...
Then/Next ...
Finally ...