Formal to Client
Workplace · Presentation
本日はお時間をいただきありがとうございます。〇〇についてご説明させていただきます。 — Thank you for your time today. I'll be presenting on [topic]. (Workplace · Presentation, Formal to Client, JLPT N3)
You
本日はお時間をいただきありがとうございます。〇〇についてご説明させていただきます。
ほんじつはおじかんをいただきありがとうございます。〇〇についてごせつめいさせていただきます。
Thank you for your time today. I'll be presenting on [topic].
Romaji: Honjitsu wa o-jikan wo itadaki arigatou gozaimasu. Maru-maru ni tsuite go-setsumei sasete itadakimasu. / Reply Romaji: Hai, yoroshiku onegai itashimasu.
Reply
はい、よろしくお願いいたします。
はい、よろしくおねがいいたします。
Yes, please go ahead.
Gesture & etiquette
Stand with upright but relaxed posture and make eye contact across the room before beginning. Bow slightly after the opening sentence — this transitions from greeting to presentation mode. Use a pointer or laser tool rather than pointing with fingers at slides.
Opening a Japanese business presentation with gratitude for the audience's time is standard. 「ご説明させていただきます」(I will humbly explain) uses humble form for your own action while implicitly honoring the audience. Keep your opening brief — Japanese business audiences value efficient use of their time.