Summary Prompts

Summary prompts are little phrases for your brain and for the listener's brain to send one specific signal:  "I'm about to give you the message." 

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• "What I'm trying to say is . . ."

• "The point I'm making is . . . "

• "Basically . . . "

• "The main takeaway is that . . . "

• "The bottom line is . . . "

• "At the end of the day . . ."

• "Essentially . . . "