Introduction
The introduction is a very important - perhaps the most important - part of your presentation. This is the first impression that your audience have of you. You should concentrate on getting your introduction right. You should use the introduction to:

welcome your audience
introduce your subject
outline the structure of your presentation
give instructions about questions
The following table shows examples of language for each of these functions. You may need to modify the language as appropriate.

Function Possible language
1 Welcoming your audience-
                        Good morning, ladies and gentlemen
                         Good morning, gentlemen
                         Good afternoon, ladies and gentleman
                         Good afternoon, everybody

2 Introducing your subject -
            -I am going to talk today about...
          -The purpose of my presentation is to introduce our new range of...

3 Outlining your structure -
    -  To start with I'll describe the progress made this year. Then I'll mention some of the problems we've encountered and how we overcame them. After that I'll consider the possibilities for further growth next year. Finally, I'll summarize my presentation (before concluding with some recommendations).

4 Giving instructions about questions
    -Do feel free to interrupt me if you have any questions.
    - I'll try to answer all of your questions after the presentation.
     - I plan to keep some time for questions after the presentation.