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Monologue

The topic of my individual talk/ speech is..................................

My own view is that...


STARTING OFF: I'm absolutely certain that...
I would like to start with describing the two If you want my honest opinion...
pictures. To tell you the truth / to be honest / frank

SB, p. 66 (how to describe photos) EXPRESSING UNCERTAINTY


I definitely doubt if that...
MOVING TO THE NEXT POINT I'm uncertain / not sure that...
This leads directly to my next point. As far as I know...
This brings us to the next question. It is very doubtful whether...
Let’s now move on / turn to... I don’t know about you, but I ...
Let’s now take a look at...
GIVING REASONS AND MAKING A POINT
GOING BACK There are several reasons why I think that...
As I said / mentioned / pointed out earlier,... The reason for this is that / why I say that is....
Let me come back to what I said before... I base my argument on...
As I’ve already explained... What I'm basically saying is...
The point I'm trying to make is that...
GIVING AN OPINION Let me put it this way:...
I believe that...
As I see it... INDICATING THE END OF YOUR
To my mind... MONOLOGUE
In my view / opinion... Well, this brings me to the end of what I wanted to
From my point of view... say about ....
I tend to think that... As a final point I'd like to say / add that...
It seems to me that... Finally, I'd like to highlight one final / key issue.
To my knowledge My final comments concern....
I have the impression that... I would like to finish by mentioning...
I reckon...(informal)
DRAWING CONCLUSIONS AND SUMMING
GIVING A STRONG OPINION UP
I'm absolutely convinced that... In conclusion,...
I'm sure that... The only possible solution / conclusion is....
I strongly believe that... To cut a long story short...
I have no doubt that... All things considered...
There's no doubt that... Let me summarize by saying...

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