used to say that you are the type of person mentioned and are expressing your opinion from that point of view :
Speaking as a parent, I'm very concerned about standards in education.
used to say that you are the type of person mentioned and are expressing your opinion from that point of view :
Speaking as a parent, I'm very concerned about standards in education.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005