Englische Rhetorik im Konferenzsaal. Gerhard Köstner
I think you are the expert in this field. - I am no more expert in this field than you are.
Bemerkungen zum Ablauf der Diskussion
Please state your name and function and the name of your company or organization.
State your name and say to whom your question is directed.
Before you ask your question, please state your name and organization.
Remain seated while discussion is taking place.
Please stand up when you put your question.
Raise your hand, stand up and put your question as loudly as possible.
If you wish to ask a question or make a comment, state your name, affiliation(Zugehörigkeit) and wait for the microphone.
If you wish to ask a question, please raise your hand and wait until one of my assistants / one of our charming hostesses / will bring a microphone to you.
Our hostesses will be carrying mikes around the audience.
We have a mike that can circulate around.
You are limited to one question
All remarks must be addressed to the Chairman.
Leitung der Diskussion durch den Vorsitz
We have five questions in the queue.(… auf der Rednerliste / …in der Warteschlange)
If no one objects, I´d like to move on to the next question.
I am working my way over to the gentleman here.
A question back there. - Second row, on the left.
A question in the back. – Go ahead!
Are there any questions in the back?
Another question. The gentleman back there.
The gentleman who raises his hand.
Your question was off mike - please repeat!(… nicht ins Mikro gesprochen)
The mike does not seem to be working. Can everyone hear me at the back?
Do you mind repeating the question. I think the people at the back couldn´t hear you.
I´m sorry, your statement was inaudible.
Would you like to try that question again?
Sorry, say again?
Please go on.(Fahren Sie fort)
Please be brief. / Keep it short.(Fassen Sie sich kurz)
We have about two minutes left.
The gentleman from … has five minutes remaining.
Mr Brown, you are recognized for three minutes.(Sie haben das Wort für 3 Minuten)
I think we have time for just one more question.
One more question.
Let me take one last question. - Go ahead.
One last question, please.
Time for a final question.
For our final question today: / And our final question is from…
I´m sorry, Sir, your time has expired.
Our time has expired and I ask you to wrap up.(zusammenfassen)
13 Bemerkungen des Vorsitzenden nach einer Rede
Formulierungen, mit denen der Vorsitz auf eine soeben beendete Rede oder auf einen Diskussionsbeitrag eingeht.
Bewertung der vorausgegangenen Rede, Diskussionsbeiträge, etc.
Thank you Mr Collins for a great speech.
You can congratulate yourself on having done such an excellent job.
May I offer you my congratulations on your excellent presentation of the situation.
We´ve heard an impassioned speech …(hinreißende Rede)
Your speech made a strong impression on the audience.
You have given a good overview of the situation.
In an emotive speech, you expressed the views of …(emotionale Rede)
That was certainly food for thought. (Denkanstoß)
I commend the speech by my friend John Kennedy who is not in his place at this moment.(Ich begrüße… )
I congratulate you!
I congratulate you on making your point so succinctly.(prägnant)
Verweis auf ungeklärte Fragen
As we just heard from …
We just heard some remarks / comments on …
At our last meeting, you came up with an interesting proposal.
You touched on one thing that we should discuss.
Is that something we should be considering?
Here is a question that just came up.
This item has come up as a result of our intervention.
The matter has come up for discussion …
The issue surfaced during today´s discussion.(… zur Sprache kommen)
There are several key questions unresolved at this point.
The issue is still being debated.
This issue has been under debate for some time.
We have been kicking this question around for some time.(sich herumschlagen mit… )
The discussion centers round / around / on / the question of …
The question revolves around …
Thus far we have been discussing only…
Somebody ought to start thinking about this issue.
Let´s get to the bottom of the matter.(auf den Grund gehen)
Erweiterung eines Diskussionspunktes
Let me amplify that …(erweitern)
I want to enlarge on that.(näher eingehen auf …)
I want to add that …
If nobody has anything else to add, we´ll move on to …
Does anyone wish to take the point further?
Has anyone anything further they wish to add before we move on to the next item on the agenda?
Abfrage der Zustimmung oder Ablehnung bzw. Stellungnahme
Are we all agreed on this proposal?
Is this agreeable to everyone?
We must find language that will express our agree
ment with … (Formulierung finden… )
We must work out language that they could accept.
The procedure proposed is, however, unacceptable.
OK, any comments on that?
Would you care to comment?
I don't have any comment on …
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