Beginning & Ending your Presentation

Opening Statement:

    "Good morning (afternoon), ladies & gentlemen.  My name is _______ and today I'd like to talk about     (name of topic, title of paper, etc.)    .

<The body of your presentation goes here>

Closing Statement:

    "This is the end of my presentation."

Asking for Questions:

    "Are there any questions?"

    If there are none, then say "Thank you very much." 

    If there are questions, answer them, and then when there appears to be no more questions, say "Are there any MORE questions?"  And if there aren't any (or you run out of time), then say "Thank you very much." 

.....clap, clap, clap.