Interrupting  中斷

    I'd like to discuss it further， but I think it's time to move on

    Could I just stop you there——

    If I might just add——

    I'm sure we'd all agree， but perhaps we should get back to the main point

    Transitions   過渡

    If we could now turn to——/my next point is——/ what I want to do next is ——/ let's move on to——/that completes my analysis of——/so， now we are going to——

    Reformulations   總結(jié)

    If I might just go over that again——/so， in summary——/ just to remind you of the key facts/the main points/ the advantages of——/my main arguments were——

    Closing   結(jié)束

    Thank you for listening to me today

    I hope you have found my presentation useful

    Thank you for your attention

    2        Questioning Techniques   提問技巧

    Reasons for asking questions：

    To obtain information

    To find out the opinions of other people

    To ask other people to contribute ideas

    To find out the reasons behind events

    To seek confirmation

    The status of the questioner

    The questioner may have an official need to ask questions - work-role， legal power， etc.， or the questioner may have an entirely personal curiosity to satisfy. If the role is official， the questioner needs to choose the questioning style with care in order to produce the required results. Questioning can be quite a threatening activity in some circumstances. For example， if the questioner wants information ， then the person who has that information may feel that s/he is being asked to give up something that represents an advantage. If the questioner is merely curious in a social setting ， then the important point is the level of delicacy of the question. In most cultures， very personal details such as how much money we earn is too private to form the subject of questions by others.