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Beginning a presentation It is common to greet the audience and introduce yourself when giving presentations: Good morning,/afternoon/evening I'm _________, the new Finance Manager. My name is ________ and I represent _______ Let me take a minute to introduce myself. Let me start by telling you a little about our company. I've already met some of you, but for those I haven't , I'm ______ Introducing the topic I'm here to talk about . . . Today, I'd like to say a few words about . . . I'm going to give you an overview of . . . The main reason I'm here today is . . . The focus of my remarks is . . . I'd like to introduce . . . Time consciousness Thank you for your time Thank you for taking the time to be here I will probably take about . . . minutes This should last only a few minutes I hope to be finished by . . . Showing organization I've divided my topic into three sections/parts. They are . . . This presentation can be divided into the following subtopics: First, Second Third Finally First of all Secondly Thirdly Last The first point is . . . The next point is . . . Next, we come to . . . The final point is . . . Sequencing Let's move on to . . . Let's move on to . . . That brings us to . . . Giving Reasons This is why . . . The main reason is . . . Therefore, So, Generalizing Generally, Usually, As a rule, Most of the time, In most cases, Highlighting Actually, In fact, As a matter of fact, In particular Particularly Especially Giving Examples For example, For instance, Such as Summarizing To sum up To summarize In brief Concluding To conclude, In conclusion, Follow-up Are/Were there any questions? We have just a few minutes for questions

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