give a presentation — present information to an audience
collocationB1IELTS 5+neutralcommon
to formally share information or ideas with a group of people, often using slides or visual aids, usually in a classroom, meeting, or conference.
Say it like a native
Textbook I am going to deliver a verbal presentation regarding the quarterly figures.
Native I'll give a presentation on the quarterly figures.
Natives 'give a presentation on/about' something; 'deliver a verbal presentation regarding' is padded business-speak.
Pattern: give a presentation (on/about something) [to someone]
In use
- I have to give a presentation on climate change in my science class tomorrow.study
- In my previous job, I often had to give presentations to clients about our new products, which really improved my public speaking skills.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ I presented a presentation to the class.
✓ I gave a presentation to the class.
Don't double up 'present a presentation' — you GIVE a presentation.
Common collocations
give a presentation on/about— on, about, to the team, slides
Don't confuse it
'Make a presentation' is sometimes used, but 'give a presentation' is more common and natural in formal or academic English.