Language of Meetings. Tip #5: Giving Your Opinion
Now let’s learn some
phrases for giving your opinion – with some detail in order to give you some
flexibility in the way you express your opinion:
Strong
I strongly believe
that…
I’m convinced that…
Normal
I think / believe /
feel that…
From my point of
view…
If you want my honest
opinion, I think that… / To be honest…
(use these phrases
when you want to express a negative or critical opinion. The word “honest” is a
diplomatic way to signal that you are going to say something negative or
unpopular)
Weak
It seems to me that…
It’s possible that…
I tend to think that…
