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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART ONE: VERBAL HELPS IN TEACHING, LECTURING, & ACADEMIC COMMUNICATION
BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS
1. Beginning Talk Remarks
2. It Is In The Beginning
3. Conclusion Remarks
4. Coming To The End Of Your Talk
5. Final Closing Talk Remarks
POINT OF VIEW
6. I Would Like To Point Out
7. Let Me Make My Point
8. Make Your Point
9. Extending Your Point
10. Addressing Your Point
11. You Win The Point
12. That Is A Good Point
13. That Is Not A Good Point
14. This Is An Important Point
15. This Is Not An Important Point
16. Coming Back To A Point
17. Coming To The End Of Your Point
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Questions
18. Opening The Floor To Questions
19. Responses To Questions (Generally Speaking)
20. That Is A Good Question
21. That Is An Unfair Question
22. That Is A Difficult Question
23. Complimentary Responses To Questions
24. Asking Questions
25. Asking Sensitive Questions
26. Did I Answer Your Question?
Answers
27. That Is A Good Answer
28. That Is Not A Good Answer
29. There Is An Answer
30. I Do Not Have An Answer
31. I Would Like To Answer That
32. I Deserve An Answer
COMMENTS AND REMARKS
33. Responses To Comments And Remarks
34. Thanks For Contributing
35. Are There Additional Comments Or Remarks?
36. Are You Trying To Say?
37. Could You Repeat That?
38. What I Am Trying To Say
39. I Know Where This Talk Is Going
40. Please Let Me Finish
41. You Are Being Narrow Minded
42. Hey, Come Back To Reality
43. Are You Confused?
44. I Am Confused
45. Being More Direct
46. What You Say Has Merit
47. You Are Right On Target
48. I Am On Your Side
49. I Will Not Take A Side
50. I Have Seen Both Sides
51. There Is More Than One Side
52. Many See It That Way
53. Few See It That Way
54. I Am Inflexible
55. I Am Flexible
56. The Wisest Response Or Approach
57. That Brings To Mind
58. Remembering/Not Remembering Comments
59. Make Your Own Decisions
60. Do Not Make Value Judgments
61. This Is Getting Complicated
62. This Topic Is Controversial
63. That Is A Contradiction
64. This Is An Unproductive Discussion
65. I Am Not Going To Say Anymore
FOCUS OF ATTENTION
66. Let Us Focus Our Attention
67. Let Us Talk About This
68. Let Us Look At This
69. Let Us Share Some Ideas
70. I Would Suggest
71. What I am Saying Is
72. Let Me Give An Example
73. Let Me Interject
74. Let Me Explain This
75. Could You Explain This?
76. Just In Passing
77. As I Said
78. I Would Like To Add
79. There Is Nothing To Add
80. There Is A Lot To Add
81. This Is Important
82. This Is Not Important
83. You Need To Remember
84. You Do Not Need To Remember
85. It Is Worth Reading
86. It Is Not Worth Reading
87. Humor Remarks
88. Serious Remarks
89. Let Us Try To Figure This Out
90. The Problem One Can Get Into
91. We Are Saying The Same Thing
92. Let Me Restate That
93. I Have Never Seen It That Way
94. To Look At It Another Way
95. What You Need To Be Looking At
96. A New Way To Look At It
97. There Are Better Ways Of Looking At It
98. Let Us Look At The Whole View
99. Expanding Our Horizons
100. Now That We Have That Issue Explored
101. It Merits Further Investigation
102. We Need To Research It
103. We Need To Analyze
104. The Strong Side Of A View
105. The Weak Side Of A View
SHIFTING OF ATTENTION
106. Changing The Subject
107. Wandering Off The Subject
108. Moving On
109. Changing Positions
110. May I Interrupt?
111. Break Remarks
112. Out Of Time Remarks
AGREEMENT/DISAGREEMENT
Agreement
113. I Agree (Generally Speaking)
114. I Agree (Respecting Intelligence)
115. I Agree (You Are Right)
116. I Agree A Lot
117. I Agree A Little
Disagreement
118. I Disagree (Generally Speaking)
119. I Disagree (Attacking Intelligence)
120. I Disagree (You Are Wrong)
121. I Disagree A Lot
122. I Disagree A Little
123. I Disagree (Confrontational)
124. I Disagree (Non-Confrontational)
SUBJECTS RELATED TO AGREEMENT/DISAGREEMENT
125. Are We All In Agreement?
126. Right To Opinion
127. Disagreement Statements (Positive Light)
128. Disagreement Statements (Negative Light)
129. Accepting Others Views
130. That Is A Distortion Of My View
131. Let Us Not Argue
132. Correcting Someone’s Error
133. I Believe You
134. I Do Not Believe You
UNDERSTANDING/NOT UNDERSTANDING
135. It Is Understandable
136. Many Ways To Understand
137. It Is My Understanding
138. Do You Understand?
139. May I Help You To Understand?
140. Help Me To Understand
141. I Understand
142. I Do Not Understand
143. You Need To Understand
144. You Do Not Understand
RECOGNITION OF HUMAN LIMITATIONS
145. I Do Not Know It All
146. It Is Beyond Me
147. Nobody Knows
148. It Cannot Be Proven
149. Exceptions
150. It Is Possible
151. It Is Not Possible
152. There Are Degrees And Levels
153. Not All Theories Are Equal
154. Facts
155. There Are Absolutes
156. There Are Not Absolutes
RECOGNITION OF HUMAN LIMITATIONS (CONTINUED)
157. I Think I Am Right
158. If I Am Right
159. I Need To Think It Over
160. I Can Be Wrong
161. Speculation
162. I Doubt It
163. At A Loss On What To Say
164. Indescribable
165. Weakness Of Mortal Flesh
INTELLIGENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND LACK OF
166. I Have Knowledge In That Area
167. I Have Little Knowledge In That Area
168. Not Enough Knowledge To Comment
169. Common Sense
170. That Is Logical
171. That Is Not Logical
172. That Is Ridiculous
173. Face Reality
174. Logical Point Of View
175. Negative Point Of View
176. Intellectual Babble
177. Experience In A Certain Area
178. No Experience In A Certain Area
179. Both Sides Have Merit
180. That Side Is Without Merit
181. There Is Supportive Evidence
182. There Is Not Supportive Evidence
183. Condemnation Before Investigation
184. New Ways Of Thinking
185. Old Ways Of Thinking
PART TWO: DIFFERENT WAYS OF SAYING COMMON EVERYDAY EXPRESSIONS
GREETINGS
186. Come In
187. It Is Good To See You - I Am Glad You Are Here
188. Hello, What’s Up?
189. It Is Great To Meet You
190. How Are You?
191. Responses To How Are You
192. You Look Great
193. I Am Not Feeling Well Or Together
194. It Has Been A Bad Day
FAREWELLS
195. It Was A Joy To See You
196. I Had A Good Time
197. It Is Time To Go
198. Goodbye
199. Do You Mind If I Go - May I Join You?
200. Stay Awhile
LISTENING
201. I Am Listening
202. I Am Not Listening
203. Listen To Me
204. I Am Glad To Hear That
205. I Would Like To Talk To You
206. I Forgot
HELP/ENCOURAGEMENT
207. I Will Help
208. I Need Some Help
209. I Will Do It
210. What Would You Like?
211. What Do You Want?
212. Thank You For The Wise Words
NOT HELPING
213. I Will Not Do It
214. I Am Busy Right Now
215. Do Not Leave Me Hanging
216. Thanks For Nothing
TRYING/NOT TRYING
Trying
217. At Least I Tried
218. Try Again
219. I Will Try
220. It Is Not Over
221. This Is The Last Resort
222. I Am Trying To Change
Not Trying
223. We Are Not Getting Anywhere
224. Let Us Forget It
225. It Is Too Late Now
226. I Am Giving Up
227. It Was A Failure
228. I Quit
AGREEMENT/DISAGREEMENT
Agreement
229. Whatever You Say
230. That Is Right
231. That Is True
232. I Want That Too
233. It Is Obvious
234. That Is A Good Idea
235. It Is Okay With Me
236. I Like It
Disagreement
237. I Am Against It
238. That Is Not A Good Idea
239. It Is A Standoff
240. Let Us Be Civilized
241. That Is Not True
242. I Cannot Stand It
LIKE/DISLIKE
Like
243. I Would Like That
244. That Is Funny
245. That Is Interesting
246. It Was A Good Performance
247. Thank You - Compliments
Dislike
248. I Do Not Like That
249. That Is Not Funny
250. That Makes Me Sick
251. It Was Not That Good
252. It Was Not A Good Performance
253. Declining Invitations
EMOTION/EXCLAMATION
254. I Am Overjoyed
255. It Is Amazing
256. That Was Great
257. Wait, I Am Coming
258. Hurry Up
259. You Are Getting Me Upset
260. Pull Yourself Together
261. Are You Crazy?
262. Check This Out
263. I Am Shocked
THINGS WILL WORK OUT
264. Things Will Get Better
265. We Will Have To Make The Best Of It
266. We Will Have To Wait And See
267. It Is Going To Take Time
268. That Is Just The Way It Is
GIVING ADVICE/COUNSEL
269. Let Me Give You Some Advice
270. You Are Going The Right Way
271. I Would Not Do That
272. That Will Make Matters Worse
IT IS NOT REAL
273. It Is A Fake
274. You Got Out Of That One
275. Treating The Symptom, Not The Cause
276. Tell It Like It Is
277. Be Honest
278. You Are A Hypocrite
REFLECTION/CONTEMPLATION
279. I Should Have Known Better
280. I Thought That Once
281. Looking Into The Past
282. I Will Think About It
COMMANDS/DEMANDS
283. Coming To Order
284. Do What I Say
285. Be Nice
286. Stop
COMMANDS/DEMANDS (CONTINUED)
287. Stop Ignoring Me
288. Mind Your Own Business
289. Shut Up
290. Please Leave
CONCERN/UNCONCERN
Concern
291. I Care For You
292. What Is Wrong?
293. Stop Worrying
294. You Need To Be Cautious About This
295. Do Not Go That Way
Unconcern
296. I Do Not Care
297. I Do Not Know
298. It Is No Big Deal
299. I Do Not Want To Know Or Hear About It
VICTORY/DEFEAT
Victory
300. I Made A Lot Of Progress
301. There Is Hope
302. You Have The Power
303. It Is A Happy Ending
304. I Won, We Won
Defeat
305. I Made Little Progress
306. I Have Not Grown Very Much
307. There Is No Hope
308. It Is Not A Happy Ending
309. Life Is Not Easy
SENSITIVITY/INSENSITIVITY
Sensitivity
310. I Am Sorry
311. I Apologize
312. Making Things Right
313. Thanks For Asking
314. Keeping Secrets
315. It Hurts A Lot
Insensitivity
316. That Makes Me Angry
317. You Are Being Mean
318. Making Excuses
319. Insensitivity
320. It Is Not My Fault
321. Too Tough To Handle?
ACTIONS
322. Actions Speak Louder Than Words
323. Acts Have Consequences
324. Think Before Acting
325. Reaping What You Sow
326. Taking Responsibility For Our Actions
PART THREE: ADDING KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM TO YOUR LANGUAGE SKILLS
ETHICS
327. Truth
328. Honesty
329. Trust
330. Sacrifice
331. Principles
332. Morality-Conscience
333. Duty
334. Discipline-Will
335. Responsibility
336. Freedom And Peace
LACK OF ETHICS
337. Evil
338. Greed
339. Lying-Deception
340. Pride
341. Betrayal
342. Anger
343. Revenge
344. Violence And War
345. Politics And Politicians (Positive And Negative Light)
346. Wealth, Power, And Fame (Negative Light)
PERCEPTION
347. Perception Is Reality
348. Ideas And Thoughts Have Power
349. Beauty And Appearance (Positive And Negative)
350. Selective Observation-Propaganda
351. Optimism-Positive Thinking
352. Pessimism-Negative Thinking
353. Realism
354. Criticism (Positive And Negative)
ENDURING/OVERCOMING
355. Be Strong-Do Not Quit
356. Pains, Wounds, And Suffering
357. Crisis Causing Major Change In Direction-Coming Back From Diversity
358. Terrible Acts And Experiences
359. Being On Bottom
AFFLICTIONS
360. Addictions
361. Drugs
362. Fear
363. Guilt (Positive And Negative)
364. Problems
MISFORTUNES
365. Mistakes
366. Failure
367. Disappointment
368. Poverty
369. Ignorance
INTELLECT
370. Knowledge (Positive And Negative Light)
371. Intelligence (Positive And Negative Light)
372. Wisdom
373. Technology (Positive)
374. Technology (Negative)
375. Experience
RELATIONSHIPS
376. Comments On Relationships
377. Love (Positive Light)
378. Love (Realistic Light)
379. Respect
380. Authority
381. Familiarity Breeds Indifference
382. Feelings And Emotions (Do Not Go By)
CHOICE
383. Choice And Agency
384. Decision Making
385. Happiness
386. Unhappiness
MYSTICISM
387. Mysticism (Comments And Images)
388. Mysteries And The Unexplainable
389. Dreaming (Related To Sleep)
390. Death (Positive And Negative)
STABILITY
391. Balance
392. Self-Esteem
393. Goals
394. Dreams (Related To Goals And Hopes)
395. Success (Positive And Negative)
MISCELLANEOUS
396. Forget The Past
397. The Past Is Never The Past
398. Talent
399. Aging
400. Youth
401. Thrill Seeking/Pleasure
402. Corporate Business Language
403.
Tradition And Culture