Introducing yourself and your talk

Greeting and self-introduction

Good morning / afternoon. I'm ... and I'm in charge of the PR / HR / RD Department of ...

Welcome to ... My name is ... I'm in charge of ...

Ladies and gentlemen, it's an honour to address such a distinguished audience.

Introducing your presentation

I'd like to talk (to you) about the latest developments at our company.

I'd like to talk to you about our company's latest developments.

I'm going to talk about / explain / inform you about the launch of the new product.

The subject / focus of my talk / presentation is Company History / the history of our company.

We are here today to decide what action to take over the drop in sales.

The purpose of this talk is to give you the background to the restructuring.

I shall only take 10 minutes of your time.

This should last 30 minutes.

There are three parts to my presentation. They are Company History, Main Markets and People.

My presentation is in three parts / sections.

Firstly / First of all, we'll run briefly through the history of the company.

Secondly / Then / Next, I'll tell you something about our main markets.

Finally / Lastly / Last of all, I'll come to the people—our most important asset.

I'll be glad to answer any questions at the end of my talk.

If you have any questions, please feel free to interrupt.

Linking the parts

Let's start with the first part / point.

Firstly, I'll tell you about ...

Secondly, I'd like to talk about ...

Now we move on to the second part / point.

Let's turn to the last part / point.

Finally, / A final point is ...

In brief / In short, 2004 has been a successful year for our company.

To sum up, the domestic market is too important to lose.

In conclusion, we need to make more of an effort to improve productivity.