I'd expect first message to be the station you are calling followed by your callsign and nothing else.
"Ground, works 1"
Then you should receive an invitation to pass your message or be instructed to standby.
"Works 1, ground, pass your message"
Then you say whatever it is you need to say.
"Works 1, holding at the base of the tower, request permission to proceed to apron November."
I find vehicles that launch into their complete spiel on first contact, extremely irritating. More so when I'm on the phone to radar, centre, airfield ops,etc. And even more so when I'm pushing a tight gap with a departure and need to give a take off clearance pronto.
The point is you never know what air traffic are doing behind the scenes even if the frequency sounds quiet. So the shorter the first contact message, is the better.
Hope that helps.