Asking Questions 询问问题

Direct questions/open-ended:

What/why/how/where/when

Closed questions :

Do you/did you

Delicate questions:

I was wondering if/ could I ask you/ would you mind telling me/if it’s not indiscreet I’d like to know/might I ask/may I ask

Clarifying Questions 澄清问题

So you want to know about---/is it the figures that worry you/ when you say---do you mean---/If I’ve understood the question you want to know about---

Evading Questions 回避问题

That’s not really my field---/ that’s a bit outside the scope of today’s topic/ I haven’t got the precise information with me today/ that’s not really for me to say/I’d need notice of that question to answer you in full/this is not really the place to discuss that matter/ perhaps that’s a question for another meeting

Inviting Comments 鼓励并听取意见

Has anyone got any questions at this point?

Would anyone like to comment on that?

Does anyone disagree with my last point?

Can anyone confirm my experience?

If nobody has any questions then I’ll move on

Interrupting 中断

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----来自

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

Transitions 过渡

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 总结

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 结束

Thank you for listening to me today

I hope you have found my presentation useful

Thank you for your attention