That might be a good way to start things off.

"We should step inside your office," said Hicks to start things off.

Even though Hines was on top, he started things off.

"So we have three possible clues," he said by way of starting things off.

You think I should tell a story, to start things off?

"To start things off, what do you think of the world?"

We'll start things off with three suggestions of our own.

We didn't have anything that was going to start things off.

It couldn't hurt to start things off with a bit of a splash.

That would be a fine kettle of fish to start things off!