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Esa es una buena

pregunta

That's a good question

If you need time to think, use this expression

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Es curioso lo que

preguntas.

It's funny you should ask.

If you need time to think, use this expression

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Pues, para resumir (cortar

una historia larga...)

Well, to cut a long storyshort ...

If you need time to think, use this expression

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Pues, para ser honesto...

Well, to be honest ...

If you need time to think, use this expression

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Es dificil de decir...

It's difficult to say...

If you need time to think, use this expression

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Dejame pensar...

Let me think ...

If you need time to think, use this expression

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Toma McKinsey comoejemplo...

Take McKinsey forexample ...

When giving examples make this clear through theseexpressions

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Para darte unejemplo...

To give you an example...

When giving examples make this clear through theseexpressions

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Un caso concreto es...

A case in point is ...

When giving examples make this clear through theseexpressions

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Para ilustrar esto...

To illustrate this ...

When giving examples make this clear through theseexpressions

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Para mostrarte lo quequiero decir...

To show you what Imean ...

When giving examples make this clear through theseexpressions

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Eso si es interesante.

That's an interestingpoint.

Active listening and responding to comments he or she makes.

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en lo que dijiste

sobre...

I was interested inwhat you said about ...

Active listening and responding to comments he or she makes.

E d di

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Entonces, cuando dicesliderazgo, quieres

decir....?

So, when you sayleadership, do you

mean ........?Active listening and responding to comments he or she makes.

P di li

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Podias explicar que'querias decir' con...

Could you explain whatyou mean by...

Active listening and responding to comments he or she makes.

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,cuenta las ventajas y los

inconvenientes, quepiensas

So, weighing up thepros and cons, do you

think ?To bring the discussion to a constructive conclusion

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P l fi l d t d

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Pues, al final de todoafirmamos....?

So, all in all do we feel ?

To bring the discussion to a constructive conclusion

(Fi l t ) t

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(Finalmente), estamostodos de acuerdo que...?

Essentially, do we allagree that ?

To bring the discussion to a constructive conclusion

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Pues, para concluir...

So, to sum up

To bring the discussion to a constructive conclusion

Parece que hemos

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Parece que hemosllegado a la conclusion

de que...

It seems weve reachedthe conclusion that

To bring the discussion to a constructive conclusion