Closing a
Discussion
Conclude the discussion firmly and politely. Do not make
a conclusion after somebody in the group has already done it. The ‘leader’ of
the group makes the conclusion by summarizing all the points argued and stating
the final decision of the group.
Useful
Expressions to Close a Discussion
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Function
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Expression
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To summarize main points
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In
short...
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Briefly...
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To
sum up...
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Allow
me to go over the key points...
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Let’s
sum up what has been mentioned so far...
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I
will briefly summarize the main...
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To conclude
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If
there is no objection, I suggest that...
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So,
if all of us agree, we can decide to...
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In
conclusion...
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To
conclude...
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Our
unanimous decision is...
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We
all agree that...
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If
all op you are agreeable, I suggest that...
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To end the discussion
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Does
anyone have anything to say? Otherwise, let’s bring this discussion to a
close.
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Since
all of you are agreeable, let’s end here.
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If
you have nothing more to add, we shall stop here.
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If
nobody has anything else to say, we shall end this discussion.
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I
guess it is time to end our discussion.
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It
has been an interesting discussion.
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To close a discussion
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Thank
you for your contribution to this discussion.
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I
hope you have enjoyed this discussion. Thank you.
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Thank
you very much for your attention and participation.
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Thank
you for a fruitful and interesting discussion.
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