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Slide

Meaning in business english, with examples

/slaɪd/nounCore term

In business english, slide means: One page of a presentation that is shown on a screen, usually with a title, short text, charts or images.

In Turkish: slayt, sunum sayfası

How it is used

Presenters say 'Next slide, please', 'On this slide you can see…' and 'I'll skip this slide.' You add, prepare, share or go back to a slide. A full set of slides is a deck or presentation.

Example sentences

  1. On this slide you can see our sales by region for the last quarter.

  2. Could you go back one slide? I missed the numbers.

  3. Let's keep it to ten slides; the board only has twenty minutes.

Common collocations

  • next slide
  • title slide
  • go back a slide
  • skip a slide
  • slide deck
  • deckA set of presentation slides, usually prepared in PowerPoint, Keynote or Google Slides and shared as a file.
  • bullet pointA short item in a list that starts with a small dot or symbol, used on slides and in documents to present information clearly.
  • handoutA printed or digital document given to the audience during or after a presentation, with the key points, figures or slides.
  • highlightTo draw attention to the most important points or results so that people notice and remember them. As a noun, the best or most important part.

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