The weather has been really hot lately, hasn't it? What if your boss asked you to give a presentation this morning? The heat would only increase your irritation, pushing your discomfort level to 100%. Why, of all things? And what if you have to present in English? You start getting annoyed right from the intro. You feel worried, too. Don't you? Everyone can relate to "Presentation in English." It makes you start blaming yourself for your elementary school days when you just played around instead of studying English. In this week's IT English, we may not be able to master every single lengthy presentation expression, but let's at least learn some basic phrases for starting and ending! This time, the topic is an introduction to the TI (Texas Instruments) TLC59116-Q1 product. Shall we take a look at how the presentation is being done?

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Let me have your attention please.
First of all, I'd like to thank all of you here. In fact, Today is a very special day for me.
Because this is the first time that I give a presentation in front of you in my life.
After a while, I am going to show you our new amazing product.
Great! Firstly, let's appreciate this video that I prepared for this.
Now, I am going to introduce the TLC59116-Q1.
This is an I2C-Bus controlled 16-channel LED driver that is optimized for red/green/blue/amber (RGBA) color mixing and backlight application.
(...)
Finally, I'll wrap up by explaining what sets TI apart from its competitors and why we can deliver a solution like no other.
(....The rest is omitted...)

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Please pay attention. First of all, thank you for coming here. Today is a truly special day for me because it is the first presentation of my life.
I will introduce my wonderful product in a moment. First, would you like to watch the video prepared for this purpose?
Now, I would like to introduce the TLC59116-Q1.
This product is an I2C-Bus controlled by a 16-channel LED driver optimized for red/green/blue/yellow (RGBA) color mixing and backlight applications.
(..syncopation..)
Finally, I will conclude today's presentation by explaining the factors that differentiate TI from our competitors and why we can provide solutions that are completely different from others.
(....rest omitted...)

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I'd like to thank all of you here.
: In the sense of “ Thank you to everyone who came here. ”
You can simply think of it as , "Thank you for coming." Here, " I'd like to " is used to mean " I would like to" or "I wish to, " and this type of greeting almost always appears in presentations. It is not difficult, so learn it and make sure never to leave it out of your opening remarks.

Let's appreciate this video
"Appreciate" is often used to mean "to be grateful." However, it is also frequently expressed with the meaning of “to appreciate .” Here, “ Let’s ” is used to request cooperation, such as “ Let’s do ~ together” or “Let’s do it together,” or to make a suggestion, such as “Let’s all do ~ together.”

is optimized for
It means “it is optimized for .” When describing products, the passive voice (Be + Pp) is often used. In fact, more than 50% of everyday conversation consists of passive voice expressions. If you want to speak English naturally, make sure to master passive voice expressions!

I'll wrap up by explaining ~
You can think of this expression as a final remark before wrapping up a presentation . It conveys the message, "I will conclude my presentation by explaining..." You simply need to follow "by explaining" with the final phrase you wish to explain. In the text above, the slightly difficult expression "What~" (meaning "~thing") is used; this is a relative pronoun. Please be careful with the interpretation, as it is not used to mean " what ." We will cover this relative pronoun in the next IT-English session.