Language focus: Introducing yourself and your talk
Greeting, name, position
o Good morning. My name's Ezra Mikcep. I'm the new Arts Director.
o Ladies and gentlemen. It's an honor to have the opportunity to address such a distinguished audience.
o Good morning. Let me start introducing myself. I started out in ...
o Welcome to the Headside Gallery. I know I've met some of you, but just for the benefit of those I haven't, my name's Klut Towns.
Title/Subject
o I'd like to talk (to you) today about...
o I'm going to present the recent..explain our position on .. brief you on .. inform you about.. describe ...
o The subject…focus…topic of my talk…presentation…speech…
Purpose/Objective
o We are here today to decide ... agree ...learn about ...
o This talk is designed to act as a springboard for discussion…. start the ball rolling.
o The purpose of this talk is to update you on ...put you in the picture about ...give you the background to ...
Length
o I shall only take (...) minutes of your time.
o I plan to be brief
o This should only last (...) minutes.
Outline/Main parts
o I've divided my presentation into four parts/sections. They are...
o The' subject can be looked at under the following headings:...
o We can break this area down into the following fields:
o Firstly/first of all ...
o Secondly/then/next ...
o Thirdly/and then we come to ...
o Finally/lastly/last of all ...
Questions
o I'd be glad to answer any questions at the end of my talk. If yon have any questions, please feel free to interrupt.
o Please interrupt me if there's something which needs clarifying. Otherwise, there'll be time for discussion at the end.
Reference to the audience
o I can see many of you are ...
o I know you've all traveled a long way.
o You all look as though you've heard this before.