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Presenting a Speech

The main parts of a speech consists of Introduction, Body and Conclusion. Below you will find a break down of the parts of a speech and sample phrases you can use.

INTRODUCTION

1. Welcome
   Good morning / afternoon / evening (Ladies and Gentlemen). Thank you for coming / being here.
2. Who are you?
   My name is / I am __________ from __________ .
3. What will you talk about?
   Today I will / am going to / would like to talk about ....
   What I will / am going to / would lke to talk about today is ....

INTRODUCTION SIGNPOSTS

First / Firstly, I'll tell you / talk about __________ , then second / secondly __________, next / third / thirdly __________ and finally / lastly I'll tell you / talk about __________ .

BODY SIGNPOSTS

1. Let's begin / start with __________ .
   Let me begin / start with __________ .
2. My next point is __________ .
   Now turning to __________ .
   Let me now move on to __________ .
   Next __________ .
3. Finally __________ .
   Lastly __________ .

CONCLUSION

In conclusion ....
So to summarise ....
So, as I've said ....
Today I talked about ....

CLOSING

Thank you for listening / your attention.
Do you have any questions?
I'd be happy to answer your / any questions.

Further reference on how to give a good speech can be found at http://www.aacircle.com.au/forums/es...od-speech.html.