Japanese · Upper intermediate (B2) · Chapter 11 of 12
Giving a presentation
プレゼンテーションPurezentēshon
Give a formal presentation: open, signpost and close in keigo, handle questions, and add emphasis with ～のは～だ, こそ, さえ and だけでなく.
In this chapter you'll learn to
- Open, structure and close a talk with set phrases in keigo
- Handle questions: thank, check what was meant, promise to get back
- Emphasise a point with ～のは～だ, こそ and さえ
- Say “not only … but also …” with だけでなく～も
Listen
In Kobe, Hara Mizuki presents a plan for a multilingual tourist app to the city's tourism office; Mr Takagi asks questions. Listen to the whole dialogue first, then line by line.
Ms Hara
皆様、本日はお時間をいただき、ありがとうございます。株式会社ミナトデザインの原と申します。本日は、外国人観光客向けの多言語観光案内アプリについてご説明いたします。
Minasama, honjitsu wa ojikan o itadaki, arigatō gozaimasu. Kabushiki gaisha Minato Dezain no Hara to mōshimasu. Honjitsu wa, gaikokujin kankōkyaku muke no tagengo kankō annai apuri ni tsuite gosetsumei itashimasu.
Thank you all for your time today. My name is Hara, from Minato Design. Today I'd like to present a multilingual tourist information app for visitors from abroad.
Ms Hara
まず概要、次に現状と課題、最後にアプリの機能についてお話しします。では、こちらのグラフをご覧ください。
Mazu gaiyō, tsugi ni genjō to kadai, saigo ni apuri no kinō ni tsuite ohanashi shimasu. De wa, kochira no gurafu o goran kudasai.
I'll start with an overview, then the current situation and the challenges, and finally the app's features. First, please look at this graph.
Ms Hara
神戸を訪れる外国人観光客は、この五年で約二倍に増加しました。しかし、観光案内所を利用する人の割合は、わずか一割です。
Kōbe o otozureru gaikokujin kankōkyaku wa, kono gonen de yaku nibai ni zōka shimashita. Shikashi, kankō annaijo o riyō suru hito no wariai wa, wazuka ichiwari desu.
The number of foreign tourists visiting Kobe has roughly doubled in the last five years. However, only ten per cent of them use the tourist information centres.
Ms Hara
観光客が困っているのは、案内が少ないことではありません。問題なのは、その案内がスマートフォンで見られないことなのです。
Kankōkyaku ga komatte iru no wa, annai ga sukunai koto de wa arimasen. Mondai na no wa, sono annai ga sumātofon de mirarenai koto na no desu.
What troubles tourists isn't a lack of information. The problem is that they can't see that information on their smartphones.
Ms Hara
このアプリは、英語や中国語だけでなく、十か国語に対応しています。インターネットにつながらない場所でさえ、地図と案内を見ることができます。
Kono apuri wa, Eigo ya Chūgokugo dake de naku, jukkakokugo ni taiō shite imasu. Intānetto ni tsunagaranai basho de sae, chizu to annai o miru koto ga dekimasu.
The app works not only in English and Chinese but in ten languages. Even in places with no internet connection, you can see the maps and information.
Ms Hara
以上で説明を終わります。ご質問がございましたら、お願いいたします。
Ijō de setsumei o owarimasu. Goshitsumon ga gozaimashitara, onegai itashimasu.
That concludes my presentation. If you have any questions, please go ahead.
Mr Takagi
ありがとうございました。一つ伺いたいのですが、安全面は大丈夫でしょうか。
Arigatō gozaimashita. Hitotsu ukagaitai no desu ga, anzenmen wa daijōbu deshō ka.
Thank you. May I ask one thing? Is it safe?
Ms Hara
ご質問ありがとうございます。個人情報の管理について、ということでしょうか。このアプリでは、お名前やご住所は一切集めません。安心して使えるからこそ、観光客に選ばれると考えております。
Goshitsumon arigatō gozaimasu. Kojin jōhō no kanri ni tsuite, to iu koto deshō ka. Kono apuri de wa, onamae ya gojūsho wa issai atsumemasen. Anshin shite tsukaeru kara koso, kankōkyaku ni erabareru to kangaete orimasu.
Thank you for your question. Do you mean how personal data is handled? The app doesn't collect names or addresses at all. We believe that it's precisely because people can use it without worry that tourists will choose it.
Mr Takagi
なるほど。もう一点、年間の運営費はどのくらいかかる見込みですか。
Naruhodo. Mō itten, nenkan no un'eihi wa dono kurai kakaru mikomi desu ka.
I see. One more point: how much do you expect it to cost to run each year?
Ms Hara
申し訳ございません。正確な数字は、ただいま手元にございませんので、確認して後ほどお答えいたします。
Mōshiwake gozaimasen. Seikaku na sūji wa, tadaima temoto ni gozaimasen node, kakunin shite nochihodo okotae itashimasu.
I'm sorry. I don't have the exact figures with me right now, so I'll check and get back to you later.
Mr Takagi
わかりました。では、資料と一緒に、メールでお送りいただけますか。
Wakarimashita. De wa, shiryō to issho ni, mēru de ookuri itadakemasu ka.
All right. Could you send them by email, together with the documents?
Ms Hara
かしこまりました。本日中にお送りいたします。本日はありがとうございました。
Kashikomarimashita. Honjitsuchū ni ookuri itashimasu. Honjitsu wa arigatō gozaimashita.
Certainly. I'll send them today. Thank you very much for today.
Understand
Signposting a talk
A Japanese presentation is formal: humble language for yourself, honorific language for the audience. Thank people for their time and introduce yourself with ～と申します (to mōshimasu). Say what you'll talk about, 本日は～についてご説明いたします (honjitsu wa … ni tsuite gosetsumei itashimasu), and in what order: (mazu), (tsugi ni), (saigo ni).
Point to a slide with ～をご覧ください (o goran kudasai), please look at …, move on with (tsuzukimashite), next, and finish with 以上で～を終わります (ijō de … o owarimasu), that concludes …
| Purpose | Japanese |
|---|---|
| opening | (Honjitsu wa ojikan o itadaki, arigatō gozaimasu.) |
| topic | (Honjitsu wa, atarashii apuri ni tsuite gosetsumei itashimasu.) |
| pointing to a slide | (Kochira no gurafu o goran kudasai.) |
| moving on | (Tsuzukimashite, kadai ni tsuite ohanashi shimasu.) |
| ending | (Ijō de setsumei o owarimasu.) |
| final thanks | (Goseichō arigatō gozaimashita.) |
Handling questions
The question-and-answer session is (shitsugi ōtō). Thank the person first: (goshitsumon arigatō gozaimasu). If you're not sure what they mean, check with ～ということでしょうか (to iu koto deshō ka), do you mean …? If you don't know the answer, don't guess: (kakunin shite, nochihodo okotae itashimasu), I'll check and get back to you.
People asking questions often use the humble (ukagau), to ask: (hitotsu ukagaitai no desu ga), may I ask one thing? To agree with a point, say (ossharu tōri desu), you're quite right.
- 費用についてのご質問、ということでしょうか。Hiyō ni tsuite no goshitsumon, to iu koto deshō ka.Do you mean your question is about the cost?
- 確認して、後ほどお答えいたします。Kakunin shite, nochihodo okotae itashimasu.I'll check and get back to you.
Emphasis
To put one part of a sentence in the spotlight, Japanese turns the rest into a noun with (no) and puts the key part at the end: ～のは～です (no wa … desu). (mondai na no wa, sumātofon de mirarenai koto desu), the problem is that you can't see it on a smartphone. After a noun or な-adjective, use (na no wa).
(koso) stresses a word, “precisely this”: (anshin shite tsukaeru kara koso), precisely because people can use it without worry; (kondo koso), this time for sure. (sae) means “even”, with a surprising example: (netto ni tsunagaranai basho de sae), even in places with no internet.
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ～のは～です (-no wa … desu) | what …, is …; it's … that … | (taisetsu na no wa tsukaiyasusa desu), what matters is ease of use |
| ～こそ (-koso) | precisely, this very … | (kondo koso), this time for sure |
| ～さえ (-sae) | even … | (kodomo de sae tsukaeru), even children can use it |
| ～だけでなく～も (-dake de naku … mo) | not only … but also … | (Eigo dake de naku Kankokugo mo), Korean as well as English |
New words
- 本日honjitsutoday (formal) · ほんじつ; everyday: (kyō)
- 観光案内kankō annaitourist information · かんこうあんない; (kankō annaijo), tourist information centre; (otozureru), to visit (formal); ～向け (-muke), aimed at, for
- 概要gaiyōoverview, outline · がいよう
- 現状genjōthe current situation · げんじょう
- 課題kadaiissue, challenge, task · かだい
- 機能kinōfunction, feature · きのう; (apuri no kinō), the app's features
- グラフgurafugraph, chart
- ご覧くださいgoran kudasaiplease look at · ごらんください; honorific
- 増加zōkaincrease · ぞうか; (zōka suru), to increase (formal)
- 割合wariaiproportion, percentage · わりあい; (ichiwari), ten per cent; (wazuka), only, a mere
- 対応するtaiō suruto support, to handle, to deal with · たいおうする; (jukkakokugo ni taiō), available in ten languages
- 質疑応答shitsugi ōtōquestions and answers (session) · しつぎおうとう; a common question is about (kojin jōhō), personal data
- ～こそkosoprecisely, this very · stresses the word before it
- 後ほどnochihodolater (formal) · のちほど; everyday: (ato de); (temoto ni gozaimasen), I don't have it to hand
Practise
1.How do you close the main part of your presentation?
2.Put the words in order.
Tap the words below in the right order.What matters is how easy it is to use.
3.Match the Japanese with the English.
Pick a word on the left, then its meaning on the right.
4.Which fits? ___ (Even in places with no internet, you can see the map.)
5.Someone asks a question you can't answer yet. What do you say?
6.How do you say “This app is not only convenient but also free”?
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Say it out loud
本日はお時間をいただき、ありがとうございます。
Honjitsu wa ojikan o itadaki, arigatō gozaimasu.
Thank you for your time today.
Listen, then say it out loud, as close to the recording as you can.
Check
Five questions on this chapter. Then mark it as finished to add its words to your review deck.
0 of 5 answered.