Can you say a few phrases that are used to disagree?
Yes, but ... / However, .../ That's true, but ... / I can see what your're saying, but.../ Yes, you have a good point, but.../ Actually, ...
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Can you say a few phrases that are used to end a topic?
OK. So, I'll ... / Anyway, ...
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Can you say a few phrases that are used to change a topic?
Right, .../ So, .../ Anyway. Now what about...? / OK. Shall we move on to discuss...?
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Can you say a few phrases that are used to block an interruption?
Can I just finish my point? / Perhaps we can come back to this later? / If I could just finish what I was saying...
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Can you say a few phrases that are used to interrupt?
Can I just come in here? / Sorry, can I just say something? / Sorry, can I ask a question? / Sorry to interrupt, can I just add something here?
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Invite someone else to speak.
What about you? / How do you feel about that? / What's your view on this? / What do you think (about this)?
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Can you say a few phrases that are used to go back to a previous topic?
Anyway, as I was saying... / Anyway, getting back to what I was saying before,...
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Can you say a few phrases that are used to go back to finish a meeting?
I think that's as far as we can go today. / So, to sum up, ... / So, before the next meeting, I'm going to ... and X is going to ...
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Can you say a few phrases that are used to go back to ask for repetition?
Sorry? / Sorry, I missed that. What did you say? / Sorry, I didn't catch that. / Could you say that again? / I'm sorry, could you go over that again?
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How can you rephrase to check understanding?
Are you saying...? / Do you mean ...? / So, in other words, ... Is that right?
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Say you don't understand.
Sorry, I don't follow you. / Sorry, I'm not with you. / Sorry, I don't quite see what you mean.
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If you thought you understood, but now you have doubts, what do you say?
Maybe I've got it wrong. I thought you said ... / Don't you mean ...? / Shouldn't that be ...? / Isn't it ...?
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How do you make your own meaning clear?
What I mean is ... / I mean ... / In other words... / What I'm trying to say is .../Perhaps I didn't make myself clear. Let me put it another way. / My mistake.
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How do you ask for detailed information?
Can you say a bit more about that?/Can you be a little more specific?/What kind of timescale are we talking about?
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How can you show you are giving your full attention to the speaker?
Right./Yes./Uhuh./Exactly. / Absolutely. / Of course. / Yes, you're right.
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How do you react to good news?
That's fantastic! / That's amazing. / How interesting. / Well done.
