Presentation - Introduction Flashcards
Welcoming the audience
Good morning / afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
Hello / Hi everyone.
First of all, let me thank you all for coming here today.
It’s a pleasure to welcome you today.
I’m happy / delighted that so many of you could make it today.
It’s good to see you all here.
Introducing yourself
Let me introduce myself. I’m Ann Brown from …
For those of you who don’t know me, my name is …
Let me just start by introducing myself. My name is …
Giving your position, function, department, company
As some of you know, I’m the purchasing manager.
I’m the key account manager here and am responsible
for …
I’m here in my function as the head of …
I’m the project manager in charge of …
Introducing your topic
What I’d like to present to you today is …
I’m here today to present …
Today’s topic is …
The subject / topic of my presentation is …
In my presentation I would like to report on …
In my talk I’ll tell you about …
Today I’m going to talk about …
I’ll be talking about …
Saying why your topic is relevant for your audience
Today’s topic is of particular interest to those of you / us who …
My talk is particularly relevant to those of us who …
My topic is / will be very important for you because …
By the end of this talk you will be familiar with …
Stating your purpose
The purpose / objective / aim of this presentation is to …
Our goal is to determine how / the best way to …
What I want to show you is …
My objective is to …
Today I’d like to give you an overview of …
Today I’ll be showing you / reporting on …
I’d like to update you on / inform you about …
During the next few hours we’ll be …
Structuring
I’ve divided my presentation into three (main) parts.
In my presentation I’ll focus on three major issues.
Sequencing
Point one deals with … , point two … , and point three …
First, I’ll be looking at … , second … , and third …
I’ll begin / start off by … . Then I’ll move on to …Then / Next / After that …
I’ll end with …
Timing
My presentation will take about 30 minutes.
It will take about 20 minutes to cover these issues.
This won’t take more than …
Handouts
Does everybody have a handout / brochure / copy of the report? Please take one and pass them on.
Don’t worry about taking notes. I’ve put all the important statistics on a handout for you.
I’ll be handing out copies of the slides at the end of my talk.
I can email the PowerPoint presentation to anybody who wants it.
Questions
There will be time for questions after my presentation.
We will have about 10 minutes for questions in the question and answer period.
If you have any questions, feel free to interrupt me at any time.
Feel free to ask questions at any time during my talk.
