Changing the subject:
Asking for an Opinion:
Asking for clarification:
Interrupting:
Handling interruptions:
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of which

Speaking of which…

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thought

What are your thoughts on (...)?

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clarify

Excuse me for interrupting, but could you clarify what you meant by...?

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come

Hmm, can I come (in) here?

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one more thing

Sorry, just one (more) thing before you have your say,…

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nothing

This has nothing to do with what we were talking about, but…

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opinion

(name), could you share your opinion/impression on these ideas?

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mean

Sorry, what do you mean by…?

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comment

Sorry, I’d like to comment on that/say something/add something/remind you/etc.

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finish

Sorry, can I just finish this one point (first)?

I’m not quite finished yet.

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funny

Funny you should mention that…

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feel

(Name), how do you feel about (...)?

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saying

So (in other words), what you’re saying is…

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say

Sorry, Can I say something here?

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go

(Of course/ Sure), (please) go ahead.

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changing

Changing the topic slightly…

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view

What's your position/view on…?

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repeating

Would you mind repeating that for me again?

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continue

Before you continue, can I add something?

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hold

That’s an interesting thought. Hold on to it (don’t forget it). Let’s come back to that in just a moment.

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unrelated

Totally unrelated…

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input

 (Name), can I get your input on…?

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run it

Sorry to interrupt, but I didn’t catch that. Could you run it by me one more time?

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jump

Excuse me, but may I jump in here?

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train of

Sure But before I lose my train of thought…