Top-10 Resources for Business Presentation Skills (ESL)

FluentU 35 Presentation Phrases in English

Description:

FluentU 35 Presentation Phrases in English walks through a talk from the greeting to the final question. Published on the blog of FluentU, a language learning service, the article groups its phrases by the moment they are used, adds advice on preparation and rehearsal, and ends with the language of a presentation given on a video call.

100% Free (unlimited): The article is open to any reader from beginning to end, with all thirty-five phrases, the examples that follow them and the section on video calls. No account is asked for and nothing is held back, so a learner may read it and return to it whenever a talk is being prepared.

Access: 100% Free Level: Intermediate (B1-B2) Format: Article / Lesson/Tutorial Written for: Business English (ESL) English Variant: US

How It Helps Your Business English

What this resource offers:

The article follows a talk in order. It opens with the choice of style and structure, then gives phrases for greeting an audience, describing the topic, setting the question policy, sequencing, linking, giving examples, showing visuals, citing data, restating a point, summarising and thanking. A closing section covers presenting on a video call.

How to use this resource:

You can read the article once to see the shape of a talk, then return to the group of phrases for the section you are writing. Each phrase comes with a full sentence, so you can swap in your own topic and figures and keep the rhythm. Rehearse with the run-through and the recording described near the end, and keep the video call phrases open during an online presentation.

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Last verified — Oct. 28, 2026