Introducing the Subject and the outline of the Presentation 

Background Information

 I would like to start by briefly reviewing the history of open heart surgery. 

 Let us start with the theoretical basis of this new technique.

 To begin with, we have to consider the principle.

 I think it would be best to start out by looking at a few slides.

 I should like to preface my remarks with a description of the basic idea.

 May I begin with a general outline of this project?

 The first thing I would like to talk about is the definition of the terms I shall use in my lecture.

 The first point I'd like to make is the historical background of the invention.

 First, I shall explain to you why this new program is correct and feasible.

Topic

 I would like to concentrate on the problem Of antibiotic abuse in hospitals.

I shall devote my talk to the surgical treatment of coronary disease.

I want to confine my talk to the latest developments in civil engineering.

Today, I am going to give a talk on the application of computers in medicine.

My topic today will deal with the observation of supernova.

In my presentation this morning, I' 11 limit myself to three major points only.

I take the liberty of restricting my discussion mainly to highway bridge construction.

Now, I would like to address myself to the most important aspect of this problem.

Among the many languages, I shall mention only BASIC.

What I am going to present today is the methodology and the data analysis.

I'm not going to say much about that except to discuss the literature on that topic.

Main Points

- 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. 

Outlining

My talk today consists of two parts. One is... and the other is...

I've divided my presentation into four parts.

I shall first talk about ... and then touch on... and finally discuss ...

The subject can be looked at under the following headings: ... (Pointing to the PowerPoint display)

I would like to divide my talk into two parts. The first part deals with…, the second part concerns ...

My presentation will be given in four parts. The first part deals with ... The second part relates to... The third part concerns ... And the last part discusses…

Purpose/Objective

The purpose of this presentation is to...

This talk is designed to…

Expressions on Other Occasions

Correcting the Title of the Presentation

First of all, I would like to mention that the title of my presentation should be ...

Please allow me to correct a mistake in the title of my speech which appeared in the program. Instead of... it should read...

Reading. Another Person's Paper

Sometimes you are selected to read another person's paper, as he or she is absent.

I shall read a paper by Dr. Li from Guangzhou, china, who regrets that he could not be here. The title of his paper is...

I'm going to read the paper by Dr. Wang. It's a great pity that, because of a health problem, he could not be here.

I was asked by the author to read his paper. He apologizes for not being able to come here.

The next speaker, Prof. Zhang, regrets that she could not be here and has submitted her paper to me. I am not sure if I can present it as well as she expected.

I am not sure whether I' 11 be able to be very confident in answering specific questions. However, I am somewhat familiar with his work, so I' 11 try my best.

Checking the Microphone

First I want to check if all of you can hear me clearly.

Am I speaking clearly and loudly enough for those in the rear of the room?

I wonder if those in the rear of the room can hear me.

If those in the rear of the room can hear me, would someone please raise his hand?

Can you hear me clearly?

Can you hear me if I am away from the microphone?

Is the microphone working?

Facing questions

-I will be pleased to answer any questions you may have at the end of the presentation.

-Please can you save your questions till the end.  

-If you have any questions, I will be pleased to answer them at the end of the presentation.

-there will be time at the end of the presentation to answer your questions-so please feel free to ask me anything then.

-Don't hesitate to interrupt if you have a question.

-Please feel free to interrupt me at any time.

-Please stop me if you have any questions.

-If you need clarification on any point, you're welcome to ask questions at any time.

-Can I come back to that point later?

-I will be coming to that point in a minute.

-That's a tricky question.

-We will go into details later. But just to give you an idea of...

-I am afraid there's no easy answer to that one...

-Yes, that's a very good point.

-Perhaps we could leave that point until the questions at the end of the presentation

-I think I said that I would answer questions at the end of the presentation---perhaps you wouldn't mind waiting until then.

-I think we have time for just one more question 

Comprehensive Samples

Sample 1

Thank you, Mr. Chairperson, Mr. Director-General, distinguished members of the ILO's Governing Body and friends. I welcome this opportunity to be here today, with an Organization which in many ways belongs to all of us workers. I can think of, in fact, no other international body that one can claim as one's own so unambiguously.

I have also had a longstanding formal association with the ILO. Many of my early pieces on women and technological change and on land rights were published by the ILO, as well as was the work of many other scholars. It is therefore a pleasure for me to be here on this important Symposium.

The canvas of the Symposium is very large. I will focus on two aspects of gender  inequality that centrally effect millions of women as workers but perhaps have failed to receive the attention they deserve. First, the gender gap in command over property and Productive assets and, second, gender biased social perceptions and social norms.

Sample 2 

I learned last May that you have to be careful in speaking to a group of professional communicators. After I conducted a writer' s workshop at the Toronto Conference of the International Association of Business Communicators, Janine Lichaczwrote asked me to speak here tonight and used the communication techniques I had recommended. She even included a footnote citing my lecture. I am susceptible to good communication and to flattery so I am pleased to be with you to discuss your topic for the evening, the use of language in the art of speech writing.

I suppose we must begin by shaking our heads, woefully, over the sad state of language today, whether in formal speeches, casual conversation, or in writing. Most of us in this room no doubt agree with the generally negative tone of Time Magazine's year-end assessment which claims “our language has been besieged by vulgarities”. But to preserve our sanity as professionals in communication of us would probably join Time in optimistically expecting English somehow to   survive and even to prosper.

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