other ways to say by way of introduction

Certainly! Here are different ways to say “by way of introduction”:

1. As an introduction
2. As an opening
3. By introduction
4. As a preamble
5. By means of introduction
6. To introduce
7. In introduction
8. As a preface
9. As a prologue
10. To begin with
11. As a starting point
12. To kick things off
13. As an overture
14. To initiate
15. As an opening statement
16. In opening
17. By way of preamble
18. As an initial step
19. In the first instance
20. At the outset
21. As an introduction to
22. To preface
23. As a prelude
24. To start with
25. As a beginning
26. In the beginning
27. As a preliminary
28. At the start
29. As an inaugural
30. As an entrance
31. In the introduction
32. To get things started
33. As an onset
34. To introduce you to
35. As a primary step
36. As an opener
37. To open
38. As an initial approach
39. In opening
40. At the commencement
41. As a preamble
42. As a lead-in
43. To commence with
44. To begin
45. As a precursor
46. As a forerunner
47. As a foreword
48. As a curtain-raiser
49. As a preliminary remark
50. To set the stage
51. To lay the groundwork
52. As an introductory note
53. As an initial introduction
54. To open with
55. As an opening gambit
56. To preface with
57. To lead with
58. As a proem
59. As an entry
60. To start off with
61. To make a beginning
62. To make an entrance
63. As a commencement
64. To set out with
65. As a first step
66. To start the ball rolling
67. To get underway with
68. As an exordium
69. As an introduction to
70. By way of a beginning
71. To make a start
72. To initiate with
73. To lead off with
74. As an introductional
75. By opening
76. As an approaching introduction