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Discussion skills
express agreement
- That's a great point, and I couldn't agree more.
- I absolutely agree with your idea.
- I couldn't agree more with you.
- That's definitely true because...
- I'm on the same page as you.
- That's a great observation.
express disagreement
- I'm sorry but I have to disagree with your point.
- I'm afraid I can't agree with you on that.
- I understand your point, but I have to disagree...
- I'm not convinced by your argument.
- I have to say that I see things differently.
- I think there might be some flaws 缺陷in your reasoning because...
express partial agreement
- Your idea is valid, however...
- I can see your point, but I also have my own perspective on this issue.
- That's a good point, however...
- You may be right, but...
- That's true in a way, but...
- I agree with your point, but I think there's also a different perspective to consider.
when ask question
- ask opening question
- What do you think about...
- Do you believe...is important?
- use simple present tense
ask for clarification
- I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch that. Could you please repeat your point?
- Excuse me, could you clarify what you meant by this specific term or phrase?
giving clarification
- What I meant is...
- To clarify my point, what I'm saying is...
ask perception知觉-checking question
- Is that clear?
- Did I explain that clearly?
- Did I hear you correctly?
- Am I right so far?
- Is that right?
- You're saying that...
- Let me see if I've got you right.
- In other words, you're saying that...
interruption
- May I interrupt for a moment?
- Do you mind if I say something here?
- Excuse me for interrupting, but...
- If I could just add something to what you're saying?
- May I add something to that?
- I'd like to say something here.
acknowledge 确认interruption
- Thank you for asking. Let me explain.
- You have a good point there.
- You might be right.
refocus discussion
- As I was saying...
- As mentioned before...
- Going back to what I was saying...
if you don't like interruption, you can assert yourself
- Could I just finish my point here?
- I'm about to finish. Can I continue with what I am saying?
- I'll come back to that in a moment, but first I want to finish my point.
encourage participation - better to call person's name
- Is there anyone else who would like to add something?
- Anyone else would like to share his/her response?
- Who would like to respond to...point of view?
- ..., what do you think about this idea?
- ..., do you have anything else to add for our discussion?
praising
- Thanks,... That was a really good idea.
- You gave a good point there, ...
- ..., what your mentioned earlier was exceptionally good.
give equal opportunity for every members in discussion
- Thanks, ... for your opinion. Now, let us hear what others would like to say.
- I think your ideas are good, ... But why don't we ask the others.
cut off the discussion, move to other point
- That's good but I think we have spent too much time discussing this point. We should move on to a new point. Shall we?
- I think we've covered everything related to this point. Let's focus on a different idea.
facilitating in-depth discussion
- Previously...mentioned about... and I find it quite interesting. Can we discuss it in details?
- I would like to propose that we discuss the points mentioned by...earlier. I feel that we have not quite finished discussing.
propose different perspectives
- Throughout our discussion, we basically focus on the ... perspectives. Let's discuss from ... perspectives too.
- Basically, we have covered all aspects regarding the ... How about we focus on ...
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