Great technical presenters use natural, confident collocations. Practise the phrases that make demos and talks more professional.
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Fill in: 'I'll ___ the architecture diagrams first and then open the floor for questions.'
We 'walk through slides' — 'walk through' implies a step-by-step guided explanation, which is the expected collocation for detailed technical slides. 'Show slides' is too simple; 'present slides' is redundant in context; 'go over slides' is informal but acceptable.
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Fill in: 'Let me ___ this point ___ because it is critical to understanding the security model.'
We 'drive home a point' — this phrasal verb means to emphasise something so the audience fully understands it. 'Make a point clear' is correct grammar but not idiomatic; 'push across' is not standard; 'bring out a point' collocates but is weaker in emphasis.
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Fill in: 'We have about ten minutes at the end, so please feel free to ___ questions.'
We 'take questions' — the presenter 'takes' questions from the audience, meaning they receive and address them. 'Ask questions' is from the audience's perspective; 'answer questions' is the result of taking them; 'handle questions' is informal and implies difficulty.
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Fill in: 'I'll now ___ to Sarah, who will demonstrate the live data pipeline.'
We 'hand over to' — this is the standard collocation for passing control of a presentation to another speaker. 'Pass to' is informal; 'give to' is too generic; 'transfer to' is used in finance or data contexts, not presentations.
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Fill in: 'Let's ___ the demo now and move to the Q&A section.'
We 'wrap up a demo' — 'wrap up' is the standard collocation for concluding a demonstration or presentation segment. 'End the demo' and 'finish the demo' are grammatically correct but less professional; 'close the demo' is not idiomatic.