Formal to Client
Workplace · Presentation
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以上で発表を終わります。ご質問がございましたら、ご遠慮なくお申し付けください。
いじょうでほっぴょうをおわります。ごしつもんがございましたら、ごえんりょなくおもうしつけください。
This concludes my presentation. Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions.
Romaji: Ijou de happyou wo owarimasu. Go-shitsumon ga gozaimashitara, go-enryo naku o-moushi-tsuke kudasai. / Reply Romaji: Arigatou gozaimashita. Ichiten, yoroshii deshou ka.
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ありがとうございました。一点、よろしいでしょうか。
ありがとうございました。いってん、よろしいでしょうか。
Thank you very much. May I ask one question?
Gesture & etiquette
A 15-20 degree bow at the close of your presentation. After the bow, look up calmly and scan the room with an open, welcoming expression. If no questions come immediately, fill the silence with: 「後ほどでも、お気軽にご連絡ください」(Feel free to contact me later as well).
「ご遠慮なく」(without hesitation) explicitly removes the barrier that Japanese audience members might feel about asking questions in public. In Japanese business culture, questions from the floor can be rare — explicitly inviting them is an important step. Allow silence after this phrase; Japanese audiences may take longer to formulate public questions.