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  • I'm absolutely positive that you're gonna love this video!

  • I'm not too sure about this but I think you might probably like this video!

  • Alright, there are many different ways to give your opinion in English

  • and in this video I'm gonna give you 10 expressions to introduce your opinion.

  • I'm gonna give you some strong ways, some normal ways and some weak ways.

  • I'm not too sure but I think you should keep watching...

  • Alright, this is a really useful lesson for speaking exams

  • where you have to give your opinion on a particular topic.

  • It's also a great lesson if you use English at work

  • and you need English in business meetings.

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  • OK, let's begin then with some strong ways

  • to introduce your point of view, your opinion in English.

  • So as I said in the introduction of this video, number one:

  • "I'm absolutely positive... "

  • Alright? Positive, is like certain, convinced, 100% sure,

  • "I'm absolutely positive that we're going to make this sale."

  • "I'm absolutely positive that this year will be a successful year."

  • Alright, another extremely strong way of introducing your opinion

  • is by saying, "I have no doubt whatsoever that..."

  • OK, "I have no doubt...","I have no doubt whatsoever...", like, no doubt at all, no doubt whatsoever...

  • For example, "I have no doubt whatsoever that she is the best person for the job."

  • "I have no doubt whatsoever that she is the best person for the job."

  • Next we have "There's no question...", "There's no question that..."

  • OK, for example, "There's no question that this is a better company than this one, but it's more expensive."

  • OK, "There's no question that this is a better company than this one,

  • but yeah, the prices are higher." And finally, if you want to introduce a strong opinion in English

  • you can say "I really think...". Not just "I think..." but "I really think..."

  • "I really think we should outsource this work to an external company."

  • "I really think we should outsource this job to an external company."

  • OK, now we have your normal opinion,

  • they're strong opinions but if you just want to express your opinion in a normal way,

  • not very strong and not very weak, there are plenty of ways to do this

  • and I'm sure you know some of them already. "I think that..." or "I feel that..."

  • So, "I think that we made the wrong decision.", or "I feel that we made the wrong decision."

  • Or "In my opinion...", OK? "In my opinion." "In my opinion, their customer service is rubbish!"

  • Another couple of ways is "I'd say that...", " I'd say..."

  • "I'd say that we should use some of the budget for internal training."

  • "I'd say that we should use some of the budget for internal training."

  • And finally, "What I think...", yeah? "What I think is that..."

  • Alright, "What I think is that more time should be spent on social media marketing."

  • Right now, for some weak opinions, and this is where you want to give your opinion

  • but, you know, you're not 100% sure that your opinion is correct.

  • Maybe you... maybe you don't want to be too strong

  • so that you don't offend the person you're talking to,

  • you don't want to be too direct...

  • this is very common for British people

  • who I think naturally we try not to be so direct,

  • and depending on who you're talking to

  • it's sometimes a good idea to use these weak introductions to put your opinion forward.

  • OK, so the first one of these weak opinions is,

  • "I'm no expert on this, but..."

  • "Hey! I'm no expert on this, but I think the product would look better in green."

  • OK, you can also say that "I'm not too sure, but..."

  • Yeah, "I'm not too sure, boss. But I think that working on a Saturday morning isn't a great idea."

  • And finally, "I would probably say that..."

  • Alright, so when we use this expression it's like hypothetically,

  • if I gave you my direct opinion I would probably say that...

  • Alright, but obviously we don't say the rest,

  • we just say "I would probably say that..." For example, "I would probably say that

  • opening a new branch in the same town was a bad idea." OK, to summarize,

  • I really think you should give this video a thumbs up.

  • In my opinion, you should also subscribe and click the bell notification.

  • And, I'm no expert on this,

  • but I think your friends would probably like this too, so share it with your friends!

  • Alright, I'm Greg from OnlineLanguageAcademy.comthank you so much

  • for being here, and... watch that video next! Bye for now!

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