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Stating a topic and a purpose

• What I’d like to present to you today is ... .

• In my presentation, I would like to report on ... .

• I’m here today to present ... .

• Today’s topic is ... .

• The subject/topic of my presentation is ... .

• I’m going to tell you about ... .

• I’d like to outline ... .

• The purpose/objective/aim of this presentation is to ... .

• Our goal is to determine how/the best way to ... .

• My objective is to ... .

• Today I’d like to give you an overview of ... .

• Today I’ll be showing you/reporting on ... .

• I’d like to update you on/inform you about ... .

• During the next few hours, we’ll be ... .

• What I want to show you is ... .

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