I like to use the old "Hey everybody, my name is [Name], thanks for being here. [Insert relevant comment on the day]. Today I'd like to spend a few minutes with you to chat about something that is important to me: [topic, not title of presentation]"
Then I do the setup of the problem scenario of why I feel the topic discussion is needed. It works for process-oriented sessions, soft-skills types of talks, but might not be as relevant for something like "Here's a walkthrough of my coding solution" type of thing.
I like to use the old "Hey everybody, my name is [Name], thanks for being here. [Insert relevant comment on the day]. Today I'd like to spend a few minutes with you to chat about something that is important to me: [topic, not title of presentation]"
Then I do the setup of the problem scenario of why I feel the topic discussion is needed. It works for process-oriented sessions, soft-skills types of talks, but might not be as relevant for something like "Here's a walkthrough of my coding solution" type of thing.
That seems like a good balance of friendly and direct. Thanks for the suggestion!