Language of meetings

Proposal for a situation

Proposal for a situation

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Asking for an opinion

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What's your opinion of...?

What's your position on...?

What do you think of...?

I'd like to hear your views on...

Asking for reaction

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Could I ask for your reaction to...?

I was wondering where you stood on this question?

Where exactly do you stand on this issue?

I wonder if you'd like to comment, Mrs Lang?

Giving strong opinion

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I firmly believe that...

I'm absolutely convinced that...

It's my belief that...

There's no doubt in my mind that...

It's quite clear that...

I'm certain that...

It's my considered opinion that...

Giving neutral opinion

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I think that...

In my opinion...

It's my opinion that...

As I see it,...

As far as I am concerned...

From my point of view...

Giving tentative opinions

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It seems to me that...

I would say that...

As far as I'm able to judge...

I think it would be fair to say that...

Beginning

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I would like to begin by...

I would like to a few remark concerning...

I would like to comment on the problem of...

I would like to mention briefly that...

There are three points I'd like to make.

The most important points seem to me to be...

Ordering

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Frist of all, we must bear in mind that...

At the outset...

To begin with...

Fristly... Secondly... Thirdly... Finally...

Introducing a new point

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I would now like to turn briefly to the problem of...

The next issue i would like to focus on is...

Turning to...

Adding

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In addition...

I might add that...

As well as...., there is also...

Not only..., but also...

Furthermore...

Moreover...

Giving an Example

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Let me give an example...

To illustrate thise point, let us consider...

A case in point is...

Balancing

On the one hand...., but on the other hand...

Although..., we mustn't forget...

Whereas..., we have to remember...

In spite of..., I still think...

Despite the fact that..., I...

Generalising

on the whole...

In general...

Generally speaking, ...

By and large, ...

All in all, ...

All things considered, ...

Stating preferences

I'd rather ... than ...

I prefer ... to ...

I tend to favour ... as opposed to ...

... has an advantage over ... in that ...

The main advantage of ... is that ...

Concluding

Let me conclude by saying ...

I'd like to conclude by stating that ...

Allow me to conclude by highlighting the fact that...

In conclusion, I would like to reiterate that...

I would now like to conclude my comments by reassuring you that we are fully aware of the fact that...

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