Introducing the topic

I'm here to talk about...

Today, I'd like to say a few words about...

I'm going to give you an overview of...

The main reason I'm here today is...

The focus of my remarks is...

I'd like to introduce...

Time consciousness

Thank you for your time

Thank you for taking the time to be here

I will probably take about... minutes

This should last only a few minutes

I hope to be finished by...

Showing organization

I've divided my topic into three sections/parts. They are...

This presentation can be divided into the following subtopics:

First, Second Third Finally

First of all Secondly Thirdly Last

The first point is... The next point is... Next, we come to... The final point is...

Sequencing

Let's move on to...

Let's move on to...

That brings us to...

Giving Reasons

This is why...

The main reason is...

Therefore,

So,

Generalizing

Generally,

Usually,

As a rule,

Most of the time,

In most cases,

Highlighting

Actually,

In fact,

As a matter of fact,

In particular

Particularly

Especially

Giving Examples

For example,

For instance,

Such as

Summarizing

To sum up

To summarize

In brief

Concluding

To conclude,

In conclusion,