精彩的演讲开场白,是演讲者与听众的一座引桥,是演讲者与听众建立初步友谊的纽带,它在整个演讲过程中起着不可低估的作用。演讲稿的开头写得好,就能沟通演讲者与听众的感情,集中听众的注意力,唤起听众的兴趣,从而使听众对演讲内容产生一种强烈的渴望感。下面是几个英语演讲中需要注意的问题:
1、受邀请在会议上致词
1)I am delighted/pleased/glad to have the opportunity to present/of making this presentation...
2)I am grateful for the opportunity to present...
3)I’d like to thank you for inviting/asking me/giving me the chance to...
4)Good morning/afternoon/evening ladies and gentleman
5)It’s my pleasant duty today to...
6)I’ve been asked to...
  
2、告知演讲的话题
1)the subject of my presentation is...
2)I shall be speaking today about...
3)My presentation concerns...
4)Today’s topic is...
5)Today we are here to give a presentation on...
6)Today we are here to talk about...Before we start, I’d like you meet my team members...
7) Before we start our presentation, let’s take a brief look at the agenda...
8)the main area that I intend to cover in this presentation is...
9)Take a moment and think of...
10)Thank you for giving me the opportunity to tell you about...
 
3、告诉听众发言的长度
1)During the next ten minutes, I shall...
2)I shall be speaking for about ten minutes...
3)My presentation will last for about ten minutes...
4)I won’t take up more than ten minutes of your time...
5)I don’t intend to speak for longer than ten minutes...
6)I know that time is short, so I intend to keep this brief
7)I have a lot to cram in to the next ten minutes, so I’d better make a start...