Rejecting Opinions

PRESENTING AN ARGUMENT

Beginning

I would like to begin with....

I would like to make a few remarks 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

First of all, we must bear in mind ….

At the outset ….

To begin with ….

Firstly, …. Secondly, ….Thirdly, …. Finally ….

Clarifying and Restating

In other words

That is to say

Or to put it another way

Let me rephrase that

What I want to say …

What I mean is …

Introducing a New Point

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

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

Turning to....

Adding

In addition,....

I might add that ….

As well as …, there is also ….

Not only …, but also ….

Furthermore, ….

Moreover, ….

Giving an Example

Let me give you an example ….

Let me illustrate what I mean by that

To illustrate this point, let us consider ….

A case in point is....

Take, for instance / for example

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 ….

Generalizing

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....

Well, that’s about it, I think.

Well, that’s all I want to say and indeed all I have time for.

I think I’d better close now on as time is running out / has nearly run out.

Well, time is almost up, so I’ll close on that point.

Thank you for your attention /listening.

OPINIONS

Asking for an Opinion

What's your opinion of /feeling/reaction…?/ What’s your opinion/view on this?

What's your position on …?

What do you think of/propose/suggest …? /What do you think about this?

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

How do you feel about that proposal?

Any views on that? /Have you got any views on that?

How do you suggest we do that?

Do you think we should …?

Asking for a Reaction

Any reaction to that, Kate? / Peter?

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 Opinions

I firmly believe that ….

I'm absolutely convinced that ….

It's my belief that ….

Here completely.

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 Opinions

I think that …

In my opinion, …./ It's my opinion that ….

As I see it,..../ My feeling is …

As far as I'm concerned ….

From my point of view ….

Proposing /Making Suggestions

I think we should …

The best thing would be to …

It would be a good idea to …

What we ought to do is …

How about …/ What about…?

Why don’t we …? / I suggest we …

We can either … or …

Justifying Opinions / Accepting Opinions

I’m going to do … because it’d save money /save time

it’d mean we could

it’d improve

it’d enable us to

That’s a good idea. / Great./ Let’s do that.

Rejecting Opinions

I’m not going to … because it’d be risky

it wouldn’t be cost effective

it wouldn’t be right

it’d be very short-sighted

it’d cause disputes

That a good idea but …

I’m not sure about it.

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