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Agreeing naturally
Use short agreement phrases in conversation.
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You're right about that.
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That's true.
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I agree.
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Exactly.
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162.
Disagreeing naturally
Use a soft phrase before giving a different opinion.
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I understand, but I think differently.
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I'm not sure about that.
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I see your point, but I disagree.
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163.
Changing the topic
Use phrases such as anyway, by the way, and speaking of... to move the conversation.
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Speaking of work, how is your new job?
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By the way, did you call him?
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Anyway, let's move on.
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164.
Returning to the topic
Use phrases such as coming back to..., as I was saying..., and where were we?
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Where were we?
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As I was saying, we need more time.
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Coming back to the main point...
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165.
Correcting yourself
Use actually, I mean, or sorry to correct something while speaking.
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I mean, we should leave now.
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I met him last week, actually.
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It is on Monday—sorry, I mean Tuesday.
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166.
Adding a side point
Use by the way, also, and another thing to add information.
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Another thing is that the cost is high.
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Also, we need more time.
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By the way, I called your brother.
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167.
Summarizing while speaking
Use in short, basically, or the main point is to summarize.
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The main point is that we need practice.
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In short, the plan worked.
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Basically, we need more time.
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168.
Giving a personal example
Use for me, in my case, and from my experience to connect ideas to yourself.
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For me, listening is easier than speaking.
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From my experience, speaking daily works.
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In my case, practice helped a lot.
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