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to flattery so i am pleased to be with you to discuss your topic for the evening, the use of language in the art of speech writing.

i suppose we must begin by shaking our heads, woefully, over the sad state of language today, whether in formal speeches, casual conversation, or in writing. most of us in this room no doubt agree with the generally negative tone of time magazine's year-end assessment which claims “our language has been besieged by vulgarities”. but to preserve our sanity as professionals in communication of us would probably join time in optimistically expecting english somehow to   survive and even to prosper.

expressions on other occasions
correcting the title of the presentation

first of all, i would like to mention that the title of my presentation should be ...

please allow me to correct a mistake in the title of my speech which appeared in the program. instead of... it should read...

reading. another person's paper

sometimes you are selected to read another person's paper, as he or she is absent.

i shall read a paper by dr. li from guangzhou, china, who regrets that he could not be here. the title of his paper is...

i'm going to read the paper by dr. wang. it's a great pity that, because of a health problem, he could not be here.

i was asked by the author to read his paper. he apologizes for not being able to come here.

the next speaker, prof. zhang, regrets that she could not be here and has submitted her paper to me. i am not sure if i can present it as well as she expected.

i am not sure whether i' 11 be able to be very confident in answering specific questions. however, i am somewhat familiar with his work, so i' 11 try my best.

checking the microphone
first i want to check if all of you can hear me clearly.

am i speaking clearly and loudly enough for those in the rear of the room?

i wonder if those in the rear of the room can hear me.

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