闡明會議主要議題(Staring a presentation gracefully)

這時主持人可從獨特的觀點（unusual angle）簡述演講的內容。

o Let's start by looking at this agreement.
＝ We are here today to look at this agreement.
（咱們先看這份協議。）

o Why don't we first go over the contract?
（讓我們先看看這份合約吧。）

o Before I begin, I would just like to mention that our department has achieved our sales quota this month.
（在我開始之前，我想提一下本部門此月已達銷售業績。）

o First I'd like to say a few words about this research proposal.
（首先我想說一下這份研究提案。）

o Today, I shall be dealing with the final arrangement of this joint venture.
＝ Our main goal today is to deal with the final arrangement of this joint venture.
（今天我將處理這樁合資案的最後協議。）

o I'm here to tell you about the full contents of marketing strategy.
＝ I have called this meeting in order to tell you about the full contents of marketing strategy.
（在此我要告訴你們有關市場策略的所有內涵。）

o I plan to say a few words about this report.
（我計劃要談一點這份報告。）

o I'm going to talk about the corporate social responsibility today.
（今天我將談論有關企業社會責任的議題。）

o The subject of my talk is the sustainable development of an enterprise.
= The theme of my presentation is the sustainable development of an enterprise.
= The topic of my speech is the sustainable development of an enterprise.
= The field of my lecture is the sustainable development of an enterprise.
（我的演講題目是企業的永續經營。）

o I would like to give you an overview of international business.
（我想讓你們對國際企業有個概括的認識。）

o I've divided my talk into three parts.
= My talk will be in three sections.
（我的演講題目將分成三個部份。）

單字解析

agreement (n)：協議、同意
New Zealand's prime minister will sign a groundbreaking free trade agreement with Vietnam.
（紐西蘭總理將與越南簽訂一項開創性自由貿易協定。）

joint venture (ph.)：合資企業、創投公司
A joint venture (often abbreviated JV) is an entity formed between two or more parties to undertake economic activity together.
（合資企業（常縮寫成JV）是指由兩個或以上的單位所組成的一個實體，以共同從事經濟活動。）

corporate social responsibility (ph.)：企業社會責任
Company should align corporate social responsibility strategy to business objectives.
（公司應該將企業社會責任策略與企業目標相結合。）

talk ＝ presentation ＝ lecture ＝ speech：演講、演說

deal with (ph.) 處理、應付
This little girl has learnt to deal with all kinds of complicated situations.
（這位小女孩已經學會處理各種複雜的情況。）
The article deals with an important concept.
（這篇文章處理一個重要的概念。）

演講時間的說法如下

o My talk will take about twenty minutes.
（我的演講約20分鐘。）

o The presentation will take about two and half hours, but there will be a twenty minute coffee break in the middle.
（我的演講是2個半小時，但中場會有20分鐘的休息時間。）

o We'll stop for lunch at 12 o'clock.
（演講12點結束，並可用餐。）

摘自五南文化事業機構出版《商用英文：最佳商務往來溝通藝術》
(http://www.dajiyuan.com)