Title/subject
• I’d like to talk today about …
• I’m going to talk about …
present …
brief you on …
inform you about …
• The subject of my talk is …
• I plan to say a few words about …
(Purpose/objective)
• The purpose of this talk is to update you on …
persuade you about …
Timing
• I shall only take (…) minutes of your time.
• I plan to be brief.
• This should only last (…) minutes.
• My talk will take about (…) minutes.