Transition Words & Phrases
TRANSITION WORDS & PHRASES
Next area & In Addition – With that in mind, let’s now look at, Next, Let’s move on to, Now that we understand that the next issue is, Subsequently, Where do we go from here? At the same time, Also, Further, Furthermore, Still, Additionally, In addition, Besides, What’s more, Moreover, Besides, Next, Not only
Time & Numerical Order – Until, At this time, Since, For the time being, Previously, At this point, At the same time, Later, Earlier, At an earlier time, Formerly, In the past, In the future, Immediately, Meanwhile, In the meantime, Now, Currently, Temporarily, After a while, After that, Also, At last, Eventually, Finally, Last, Next, Now, Afterward. First, second, third, Originally, At first, In the first place, Initially, To begin with, At the start, Next, Eventually, Finally, Ultimately
Agenda & Importance – Here are three areas to consider, Our analysis results in three areas of concern, Let’s look at three key areas today. Most importantly, Equally important, Beyond, Notice, Above All, Greater than, Moreover, Keep In Mind, Over and above, Bear in mind, Similarly…
Contrast/Compare & Cause/Effect – Including, Likewise, In the same way, Contrasting that, In Contrast To, Excluding That, On The Other Hand, Also, Like, Too, As well as, Both, Compared to, However, Conversely, By comparison, Instead, Nevertheless, Still, Apart from, If not, In contrast, In opposition to, On the contrary, Otherwise, Still, Neither…nor. As a result, Therefore, For this reason, Consequently, Accordingly, So, Because of, Since, Due to, Given that, Seeing that…
Spatial Order – Alongside, Next to, To the left, At the top-left of the page
Explanation – To illustrate, As an illustration, To clarify, Let’s begin with, I’ll start today with, I’ll end today with, For example, As an example, For instance, Case in point, In other words
Main Point – What does all this mean for us? This leads us to one main idea, The best solution is, Here’s the bottom line…
Summary – To summarize, In summary, Now that you have all the information, Let’s recap, To review, What does this suggest?
Close: Ask! – Finally, Consequently, As a consequence, Here’s how I suggest we move forward, The next step is, Therefore, Accordingly, What is next?, All in all, After all, Here’s how we start, I suggest an action step, in closing, In conclusion, To conclude, So what am I saying? I’d like to leave you with this, I’ll end today with this…
