Need to get someone’s attention? Say any one of these:

  • Picture this
  • Stand by…
  • Anyway…
  • To that end…
  • Even so…
  • The point being…
  • To that extent…
  • Let me be clear about something…
  • Just so I understand you correctly…
  • Let me say this about that…
  • As such…
  • Not only so…
  • For what it’s worth…
  • Correct me if I’m wrong…
  • As a point of clarification…
  • You know what you’d be great at…
  • That’s a brilliant point.
  • Not only that…
  • All things considered…
  • That said…
  • That makes me think of something…
  • With that in mind…
  • That’s a good point, and to add to that…
  • Can I compliment you on something?
  • Allow me to clarify my position…
  • And another thing…
  • To be sure…
  • I think you’ll agree when I say,
  • To that end…
  • So, to answer your question…
  • Needless to say…
  • And yet…
  • Can I just say…
  • I have a point of agreement…
  • If that weren’t bad enough…
  • And most importantly…
  • I agree to a degree.
  • That reminds me.
  • To put a sharper point to your point.
  • Funny you should say that…
  • As you note…
  • If I could just jump in…
  • With all due respect…
  • Before you go on…
  • And that brings up a another point…
  • The question is…
  • Before you go any further…
  • I’m glad you brought that up…
  • If I could add something to that…
  • I don’t mean to interrupt…
  • Forgive me for interrupting…
  • Hold on, I need to catch up…
  • Wait, let me catch up to what you’re saying…
  • Now, if I understand you correctly…
  • Now correct me if I’m wrong…
  • I hear my mom calling. It’s time for supper…
  • Shut the help up. [Said while waving gun around]…

H/T Greg Wilson