Interrupting the speaker

I'm sorry to interrupt you, but could you …

Excuse me for interrupting you, but I don't think this information is relevant to the subject of our discussion…..

I'm sorry for the interruption

If I could just come in here ...

I'd just like to say that...

Summing up, discussing other angles or wider aspects of the issue

Do we agree that …

Can we agree on the following points …

So, what you're saying is...

A logical conclusion could be to say...

Taking someone up on a point that has been made

Let me comment on…

Let me come back to something you said concerning

I’d like to explain…

Let’s consider…

I must add that…

Let’s not forget that…

Why don't we…

How about….

Wouldn't it be a good idea to ….

PRESENTATION (GROUP DISCUSSION/SYMPOSIUM)

Language for the group leader

Introduction

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen

My name is ...

I'd like to introduce my colleague: …….., head of ……..

My purpose today is to tell you …….

I will cover ….. main topics

In discussing…….., I will explain…….. interesting facts

Today we will be showing you ...

Mr.X will ... and I will ...

I'd like to begin by ...

Next we shall...

After that we want to ...

We'll be developing three main points...

First ... Second ... etc.

Our presentation (discussion) will be in two parts. In the first part Mr.X will ... And then I will ...

Ground rules

... is allotted to the entire session

Each panelist is given ... minutes

Mr. ..., you have five minutes.

I'm sorry, but your time is up

In the interest of time ...

Pardon me, but we are running seriously overtime

In consideration of our audience, can we try to get back on schedule?

Please withhold your comments and questions until the end

Let’s get back to that point later

That’s an interesting comment, but let’s finish what we are currently discussing

Passing to the first speaker

And now I'd like to hand over to Mr.X

And now I'd like to ask Mr.X to ...

Passing on to the next speaker

Thank you Mr.X

Now / Next Mr.X will ...

And now I'd like to ask Mr.X to ...

Summarizing

Well, I’ve given you some very important information today. You now know that…….

Today we have shown you ...

I'd like to conclude by...

I'd like to finish by...

In conclusion ...

Finally ...

To sum up then ...

So, as we've seen in this presentation today, ...

As we've explained, ...

I'd like to recap the main points of my presentation

- first I covered

- then we talked about

- finally we looked at

I'd now like to sum up the main points which were:

Questions

Thank you. If there are any questions we shall do our best to answer them

If you have any questions, we'd be pleased to answer them

I'd (we'd) be happy to answer any questions.

I (we) would welcome any comments / suggestions

That's a very interesting question

I'd like to pass that question on to Mr.X

I think Mr.X would be in the best position to answer that question

Have I answered your question?

I'm sorry, we can't answer that question just now, because ...

What do you think about that?

Do you have any information to add?

What is your opinion?

What is your point of view?

What is your attitude to this problem?

Would you like to say something about it?

Finishing

Thank you very much for your attention

We are confident that ...

On behalf of the team, I'd like to thank you very much for your interest in our presentation (discussion/symposium).

It remains for me to thank you for coming and ...

I'm sure we would all agree that we have had a successful meeting

All of us appreciate your kind attention and your stimulating comments and questions

Language for the group members

Taking your turn and expressing purpose

Thank you ...

Thank you ... . As ... said, I would like to talk about ... .

I'll be talking to you about ...

My purpose today is to ...

What I want to do today is to ...

Explaining

We have considered ...

We have looked at ...

There are two alternatives ...

The first option is to ...

There are two reasons/explanations for this. First ... Second ...

This can be explained by two factors. First,... Second, ...

This is due to ... and also to ...

One reason for this is ...

Another reason is ...

One way to solve this problem is ...

Another is to ...