In today’s Business English Podcast episode, we’ll be looking at closing down and summarizing your presentation.
在今天的英語商務播客中，我們將要看下如何結束和總結你的陳述。

A strong introduction is important to give your audience a reason for listening. Similarly, a strong conclusion is very important to leaving your audience with a great impression and giving them a clear message about what action to take.
有力的介紹能吸引聽眾來聽，同樣道理，一個有力的結尾同樣會給聽眾很深的印象，并且給出將要采取什么樣行動的信息。

So what structure should you use to close down a presentation? We suggest this simple format:
你用什么樣的結構來結束陳述？我們建議用下面的形式。

1. Give your audience a clear signal that your are going to finish.
給出聽眾明確的信息你要結束陳述了。

2. Briefly summarize the main points of your presentation.
簡要總結陳述中的要點。

3. State your recommendation or give your call to action—let your audience know what you want them to do.
陳述你的意見或呼吁采取行動——讓你的觀眾知道你想要他們做什么。

4. Finish off by thanking your listeners and inviting questions or discussion.
感謝你的聽眾來結束陳述，并請聽眾提出問題或討論。

In today’s listening we’ll be exploring this format. The listening takes place at Harper-Tolland, a major global producer of special purpose steel. Last year Harper-Tolland launched a new product line but the sales results in Europe have been quite disappointing. Nicholas Fischer, the new regional sales director for Harper-Tolland, has been hired to fix the problem. He is just finishing off a presentation in which he has been discussing his proposal.
在今天的聽力中，我們將要探索這種機構。聽力發生在Harper-Tolland，一個全球生產特種鋼的工廠。去年Harper-Tolland上了一條心的生產線，但是在歐洲的銷售結果很令人失望。 Nicholas Fischer，新的區域銷售主管上任來解決這一問題。他正在結束陳述，陳述中會討論到他的新計劃。