Asking for and Giving Opinion

ASKING FOR OPINIONS

Meetings often begin with the presentation of some information and then a request for opinions. To ask people for their opinions, you can say :

• What does everyone think about…?
• I’d like to get your feedback on…
• What are your thoughts about… ?
• What are your views on… ?

After one person has expressed his or her opinion, you can say “Thanks,” to acknowledge the opinion, then use these phrases to ask for more people to respond :

• What does everyone else think?
• Are there any other comments?

If there’s a specific person who you would like to hear from, you can ask him or her directly by using these phrases :

• Susan, can we get your input?
• Would you like to add anything, Susan?

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 positive that…
• I’m convinced that…
• I have no doubt whatsoever that…
• There’s no question that…(strongest)

Normal

• I think / believe / feel that…
• From my point of view…
• In my experience… / I find that…(use these phrases to base your opinion on your experience)
• I’d say that…
• 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…
• My initial reaction is…(use this phrase to show that this is an opinion you haven’t thought very deeply about)

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