演講的開場白很重要，好的開場白可以立刻吸引聽講人的注意力，並為整場演講加分。
【歡迎出席者並向他們致意】
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you all for being here.
晚安，各位女士、先生，感謝大家的光臨。
Welcome, everyone. It's great to see so many people at an event like this.
歡迎各位，看到大家出席如此地踴躍，真是太好了。
【介紹你的演說主旨並陳述目的】
We've come here today to learn about some new products.
今天大家前來，是要認識一些新的產品。
Today, I'd like to talk to you about emerging market trends.
今天，我想和各位談談新興市場的趨勢。
This presentation will cover current projects and upcoming business.
這次簡報的範圍會涵蓋現有的計畫，以及接下來的業務。
【簡報的開場白：問題、故事以及驚人的事實】
Did you know that one out of every four dollars spent on marketing is actually wasted?
各位知道我們實際在市場行銷的花費上，每四塊錢中就有一塊錢是浪費的？
While I was thinking about this speech, I was reminded of my first manager. He was the kind of man who . . .
我在構思這次演說時，想起了我碰到的第一位經理，他是那種……
Imagine if you walked in to work tomorrow and nothing was automated. How would you accomplish your daily tasks? Can you even conceive of it?
試想一下，當你明天走進辦公室後發現沒有一樣東西是自動化的，各位要如何完成每天的工作？你能想像嗎？
【邀請或鼓勵聽眾提問】
Please feel free to interrupt with questions at any time.
如有任何疑問，請隨時提出。
I'll be happy to answer all of your questions at the end.
結束時我會很樂意答覆各位所有的問題。
I welcome questions, but I must ask you to hold them until the end of the talk.
歡迎各位提出問題，不過我得要求大家暫時按捺一下，到演講結束時再提出。
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※ 本文節錄自《Get Ready！商務英語溝通力【二版】（25K彩色+1MP3）》
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