Introducing your topic, structuring your talk referring to graphs and diagrams, talking about change and development and dealing with questions.
INTRODUCTIONS
Useful language
Formal:
Good morning/afternoon/evening, ladies and gentlemen.
On behalf of …, may I welcome you to …
I’d like to welcome you to …
For those of you who don’t know me, I’m …
My name is … and I …
I’m responsible for …
Today/This morning I’d like to present …
I’d like to discuss/report on …
If you have any questions I’ll be happy to answer them as we go along.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to interrupt me.
I’ll be happy to answer any questions you may have at the end of the presentation.
More informal:
OK, let’s get started/going.
Right, let’s get down to business.
Right, can we start, please?
OK, let’s kick off.
Good morning/afternoon/evening, everyone.
Hi, I’m …
My name’s …
Thanks for coming.
Good to see you all.
For those of you who don’t know me, I’m in charge of …
What I want to do this morning is …
I’m going to
• talk to you about …
• tell you about …
• show you …
• give you an overview of …
• report on …
• take a look at …
Feel free to ask any questions as we go along.
If you’re not clear about anything, feel free to ask.
There’ll be plenty of time left over for questions at the end.
I’ll be glad to answer any questions at the end.
STRUCTURE
Useful language
I’ve divided my presentation into three/four parts …
I’ll start off by
• making a few observations about …
• bringing you up-to-date on …
• filling you in on the background to …
• giving you some background information on …
• providing an overview of …
• outlining …
First I’ll
• give you an overview …
• fill you in on …
• bring you up-to-date on …
• make a few observations …
• outline …
Then/After that I’ll go on to
• highlight the main problems …
• discuss in more depth …
• talk you through …
Finally I’d like to
• put the situation into perspective …
• make detailed recommendations regarding …
• underline the advantages of …
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