1、Greeting, name, position
Good morning. My name’s (…). I’m the new Finance Manager.
Ladies and Gentleman. It’s an honour to have the opportunity to address such a distinguished audience.
Good morning. Let me start by saying just a few words about my own background. I started out in …
Welcome to Goldman Sachs. I know I’ve met some of you, but just for the benefit of those I haven’t, my name’s (…)
2、Title/Subject
I’d like to talk (to you) today about …
I’d like to review …
I’m going to： present the recent …
explain our position on …
brief you on …
inform you about …
describe …
analyze …
The subject/focus/ topic of my talk/presentation/paper (academic)/speech (usually to public audience)
3、Purpose/Objective
We are here today to： decide …
agree …
learn about …
The purpose of this talk is to
My main priority is to
My primary target is to
My aim this morning is to update you on …
This talk is designed to …
4、Length
I shall only take (…) minutes of your time.
I plan to be brief.
This should only last (…) minutes.
5、Outline/Main Part
I’ve divided my presentation into four parts/sections.
They are …
The subject can be looked at under the following headings: …
We can break this area down into the following fields:
Firstly/first of all …
Secondly/then/next…
Thirdly/and then we come to
Finally/lastly/last of all
6、Questions
I’d be glad to answer any questions at the end of my talk.
If you have any questions, please feel free to interrupt.
Please interrupt me if there’s something which needs clarifying. Otherwise, there’ll be time for discussion at the end
7、Reference to the Audience
I can see many of you are …
I know you’ve all traveled a long way.
You all look as though you’ve heard this before.