Presenting and Debating in KoreanDay 11 / 7

Opening a presentation

Greeting, topic and order — the first thirty seconds

Open a formal presentation with a greeting, a topic and a roadmap.

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The lecture course trained you to hear a roadmap. This course puts you on the other side of the room.

Korean presentations open in a very predictable way. That predictability is a gift: the first thirty seconds can be prepared word for word, and a confident start carries you into the content.

StepPhrase
Greet안녕하십니까. / 안녕하세요.
Say who you are저는 오늘 발표를 맡은 ○○○입니다.
State the topic오늘 제가 발표할 주제는입니다.
Give the order발표 순서는 다음과 같습니다.
Start그럼 먼저부터 말씀드리겠습니다.
The opening, step by step

An opening

발표자
안녕하십니까. 저는 오늘 발표를 맡은 3조의 발표자입니다.
annyeonghasimnikka. jeoneun oneul balpyoreul mateun 3joui balpyojaimnida.Hello, everyone. I am the presenter for group 3 today.
발표자
오늘 저희가 발표할 주제는 대학 도서관의 이용 시간입니다.
oneul jeohuiga balpyohal jujeneun daehak doseogwanui iyong siganimnida.The topic of our presentation today is university library opening hours.
발표자
발표 순서는 다음과 같습니다. 먼저 현황을 살펴보고, 이어서 문제점을 짚은 뒤, 마지막으로 개선 방안을 말씀드리겠습니다.
balpyo sunseoneun daeumgwa gatseumnida. meonjeo hyeonhwangeul salpyeobogo, ieoseo munjejeomeul jipeun dwi, majimageuro gaeseon banganeul malsseumdeurigetseumnida.The order is as follows. First we look at the current situation, then we point out the problems, and finally we present ways to improve.
Say this conversation out loud

1 · 저희, not 우리

In a group presentation, we is 저희 — the humble form — because you are speaking to an audience. 우리 조 sounds like talking among classmates.

저희 includes your group and excludes the audience. That is exactly right for a presentation.

WordUse
먼저First part
이어서 · 다음으로Middle parts
-ㄴ 뒤에After (joining two parts)
마지막으로Last part
Order words for the roadmap

Day 1 words

발표
balpyoa presentation
noun
맡다
matdato take charge of
verb
주제
jujea topic
noun
현황
hyeonhwangthe current situation
noun
짚다
jipdato point out
verb
개선 방안
gaeseon bangana way to improve
noun

Which form of "we" do you use for your group when presenting?

Is 저희나라 correct?

Before the quiz

  • I can open with a greeting, my role, the topic and the order.
  • I stay in -습니다 once I start.
  • I use 저희 for my group.
  • I still say 우리나라.