Discourse Management
ការគ្រប់គ្រងការសន្ទនា
Structure Your Speech 🏗️
Don't just talk! Use these "signpost" words to tell listeners where you are going (starting, adding, or finishing).
🔢 Sequencing (រៀបរៀងលំដាប់)
To begin with
ជាដំបូង / ចាប់ផ្តើមដោយ
Use: Start your first point.
"To begin with, I want to thank everyone."
"To begin with, I want to thank everyone."
Furthermore
លើសពីនេះទៅទៀត
Use: Add more information (Formal).
"Furthermore, we need to cut costs."
"Furthermore, we need to cut costs."
Last but not least
ចុងក្រោយតែមិនមែនសំខាន់តិចទេ
Use: Introduce the final point/person.
🔍 Clarifying (ការពន្យល់បកស្រាយ)
In other words
និយាយម្យ៉ាងទៀត
Use: Explain something in a simpler way.
"He was fired. In other words, he lost his job."
"He was fired. In other words, he lost his job."
That is to say
មានន័យថា
Use: Give specific details.
"We need resources, that is to say, time and money."
"We need resources, that is to say, time and money."
🏁 Concluding (ការសន្និដ្ឋាន)
To sum up
សរុបសេចក្តីមក
Use: Summarize the main points quickly.
In conclusion
ជាចុងបញ្ចប់ / ជាការសន្និដ្ឋាន
Use: End a formal speech or essay.
Structure Quiz 🏗️
Complete the sentences!
"________, let me introduce our team." (Start)
"The project is too expensive. ________, we cannot do it." (Explain/Simplify)
"________, it was a successful year." (Finish)
Mission 📝
Give a Mini-Speech
Topic: "My Favorite Food"
Record yourself or write a paragraph using 3 discourse markers: