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

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.