Presenting Graphs and Visuals

Presenting visuals

• As you will see from this graph …
• I’d like to show you this chart on which you will see …
• Let me draw your attention to this part of the graph.
• Let’s look more closely at this month’s figures.
• This figure refers to the sales in Toledo only.
• This pie chart shows our share of the European market today.
• As you can see, our main competitor has an even bigger share.
• The bar chart represents sales in our Asian outlets.
• Here you can see a comparison between …
• On the line graph you will note :

A strong upward trend in the sales of product A …

• Despite occasional fluctuations …
• with a slight drop during the holiday season …
• with occasional variations due to …

The overall performance of product B is good. 

• The initial surge in sales was followed by a period of slower growth in the second half of the year.
• The instant success of the product was followed by a  period of stability in the level of sales.

Increases

• a slight/constant/marked/substantial/increase in sales
• an increase of about/roughly/approximately/in the region of … %
• a little over/above what we predicted
• the recovery/upturn began in (month)
• an overall increase in …
• an upward trend in the demand for …
• sales reached record levels / reached a peak in (month)
• a strong surge in the sales of …
• by (month), the figure had risen to …
• we predict that sales will soar in the coming year / over the next … months

Decreases

• just under our target
• way below our expectations
• a slight / notable / significant decrease in …
• the downturn began in (month)
• the situation began to deteriorate in (month)
• the number has continued to fall

Fluctuations

• a slow start developed into steady progress in sales
• an initial upward trend was followed by ..
• we note slight fluctuations through the year
• normal seasonal variations are the cause of occasional downward trends
• sales have been (rather) irregular
• the level / the rate has been unstable since …
• you will note a certain instability in the rate of …

Conclusions

• We must focus our attention on …
• What I suggest is …
• There is a necessity for …
• We need more …
• We have no choice but to …
• Appropriate measures must be taken
• The only option we have is to …
• These changes are inevitable.
• We will have to revise our estimation.
• The result/outcome will be …
• I strongly recommend …
• To conclude, I am happy / I regret to announce that …