無論是什么談話，在開始時總要大概介紹一下談話的輪廓，就象作文的主題綱要一樣，本文就教給大家一些商務英語會談時可以參考的談話輪廓用語。

1. Before I begin, let's make it clear that it's only a non-formal talk.

2. To begin with, I'd like to make a brief introduction of the current market situation.

3. I'd like to begin by telling you about the latest development of the market.

4. First, let me outline the current problems we are facing.

5. First of all, we have to settle our disputes about the quality of your supplied goods.

6. Secondly, I'd like to look at the causes of the damage.

7. Thirdly, we'll see if our solution is workable.

8. I will then go on to describe the main features.

9. After that, we'll try to find out the ways to solve these problems.

10. Following that, we'll go into details of these accidents.

11. Following on from there, I'll suggest some possible solutions.

12. Next, I'll spend a few minutes looking at the other methods available now.

13. Finally, I'd like to conclude by recommending a few changes in packaging.

14. Last but not least, we'll discuss how to carry out the contract smoothly.

中文參考：

1. 在開始前，我先說明一下，這只是個非正式會談。

2. 一開始，我想簡單介紹一下當前市場情況。

3. 我想先向大家談談市場的最新發展情況。

4. 首先，我來大概介紹一下當前面臨的問題。

5. 首先，我們要解決雙方關于供貨品質的分歧意見。

6. 其次，我想分析一下造成貨損的原因。

7. 再次，我們來看看解決問題的方法是否可行。

8. 而后，我將闡述其主要特征。

9. 這以后，我們將設法尋找解決這些問題的方法。

10. 再往下，我們將對這些事故進行深入研究。

11. 繼而，我將提出一些可能的解決方法。

12. 而后，我要花點時間探討其他可采用的方法。

13. 最后，我想對包裝材料變更提出一些建議，并以此結束我的發言。

14. 最后單并非最不重要的是，我們將討論如何順利執行合同。