5 exercises on the natural language of sharing your screen — opening a share, checking visibility, walking people through, covering delays and wrapping up.
Key patterns
Let me share my screen — the standard demo opener.
Can everyone see this okay? — a quick visibility check.
At the top here, we\'ve got… — spatial signposting.
Bear with me — politely cover a short delay.
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You're about to present your work and need to share your screen. Which intro is most natural?
"Let me share my screen" is the standard line before a demo.
Often paired with "and walk you through it" to signal you'll explain as you go.
Let me share my screen.
I'll pull up the dashboard / the PR.
Give me one sec to share.
Let me show you what I mean.
"Walk you through" means to explain step by step — a core demo verb. "Pull up" means to open/display something on screen. The formal alternatives ("initiate the procedure", "henceforth") are unnatural; remote demos stay relaxed and direct.
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Your screen is now shared. Before diving in, you want to confirm visibility. What do you say?
"Can everyone see this okay?" is the quick visibility check after you share.
It catches the common case where sharing failed or the wrong window is up.
Can everyone see this okay?
Are you seeing my editor / the slides?
Is this coming through?
Shout if the text is too small.
Ask before you start talking through content — nothing wastes more time than presenting to people who can't see. "Coming through" is the natural phrasal verb for content arriving on someone's screen. Keep it casual; this is a yes/no nudge, not a formal request.
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You're showing code and want to talk the team through it section by section. Which phrasing fits best?
Guiding viewers through shared content uses spatial, conversational signposting.
Because people can't point, you narrate where to look.
At the top here… / Down here… / Over on the right…
If you look at line 40…
Let me scroll down to the part that matters.
I'll zoom in so you can read this.
"We've got" is a casual native way to introduce what's on screen. Verbs like "walk down", "scroll to", "zoom in" keep the demo flowing. The stilted options ("descend your eyes", "spatial arrangement") would never be said aloud.
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You hit a small delay — a slow load or you're finding the right tab. What do you say to fill the gap politely?
"Bear with me" is the polite phrase for asking people to wait a moment.
It's the gracious way to cover a load delay, a hunt for the right window, or a quick fix.
Bear with me one sec.
Just give me a moment to pull this up.
Sorry, this is loading…
Almost there — bear with.
Note: it's "bear with me" (tolerate), not "bare with me". Pairing it with what you're doing ("just loading") reassures people you're on it. Don't over-apologise or get defensive ("not my fault") — a calm "bear with me" keeps you composed.
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You've finished the demo and want to stop sharing and return to discussion. Which is most natural?
Wrap a demo by stopping the share and opening the floor for questions.
This hands the conversation back smoothly.
I'll stop sharing — any questions?
Let me stop sharing so we can chat.
That's the demo — happy to dig into any part.
I'll drop the share. Thoughts?
"Stop sharing" and "drop the share" are the natural verbs. "Happy to take questions" / "happy to dig into" warmly invites discussion. The formal phrasings ("cease the broadcast", "hereby terminated") are far too heavy for a working call — keep the close light and inviting.