- before we start our presentation, let's take a brief look at the agenda...
- i shall be offering a brief analysis of...
- the main area that i intend to cover in this presentation is...
- take a moment and think of...
- thank you for giving me the opportunity to tell you about...
告訴聽眾發言的長度
- during the next ten minutes, i shall...
- i shall be speaking for about ten minutes...
- my presentation will last for about ten minutes...
- i won't take up more than ten minutes of your time...
- i don't intend to speak for longer than ten minutes...
- i know that time is short, so i intend to keep this brief
- i have a lot to cram in to the next ten minutes, so i'd better make a start...
引起聽眾的興趣
- i'm going to be speaking about something that is vitally important to all of us.
- my presentation will help solve a problem that has puzzled people for years...
- at the end of this presentation you will understand why this company has been so successful for so long...
- i am going to be talking about a product that could double your profit margins...
- the next ten minutes will change your attitude to sales and marketing...
- over the next ten minutes you are going to hear about something that will change the way your companies operate...
- by the end of this presentation you will know all there is to know about...
告訴聽眾內容要點
- there are five main aspects to this topic (...the first, ... the second, ...a third, ...another, ... the final)
- i am going to examine these topics in the following order (...first, ...next, ...after that, ...finally)
- i've divided my talk into five parts...
- i will deal with these topics in chronological order...
- i'm going to start with a general overview and then focus on this particular problem (...in general, ...more particularly).
- i want to start with this particular topic, and then draw some more general conclusions from it (...specifically, ... in a wider context).
- there are (a number of) factors that may affect...
- we have to take into account in any discussion of this subject, the following considerations.
- we all ought to be aware of the following points.
結束語
-in conclusion, i'd like to...
-i'd like to finish by...
-finally...
-by way of conclusion...
-i hope i have made myself understood
-i hope you have found this useful