Likes/dislikes Opinion

Im into As far as Im concerned,

Im a keen/avid (surfer) As I see it,
Im keen on/fond of (surfing) From my point of view,
I (go surfing) to unwind, to escape the stresses and strains In my humble opinion,
of my day to day life. Id say that
I like nothing more than (to go surfing) Up to the problem in question ...
Im itching to try/go. (I really want to) The main problem centres around ...
It's my belief ...
As I see it ...
I forgot to mention ...
I'm of the opinion that ...
To my mind ...
To my way of thinking ...
I am convinced that ...
I am inclined to believe that ...
Comparing/contrasting Describing pictures
Both pictures show The first thing that strikes me about this picture is
In this picture they look as though they are. The thing that really jumps out of this picture is
Whereas/while in this picture In this picture it looks as if/though they are
In contrast They could/might/may be
On the other hand They could/might/may have just
Im pretty sure that theyre feeling
Id guess that they are
Agreeing Disagreeing
We see eye to eye. We dont see eye to eye.
Yeah, Id go along with that. I take your point but
Absolutely! I tend to disagree with you there.
You took the words right out of my mouth. Thats not always the case
I couldnt agree more. I beg to differ
You have a point there. Isnt it more a case of
Im with you 100% on this one

Starting to make a conclusion Asking for opinion

Lets get down to the nitty gritty.
The bottom line is we have to choose one
Its a tough one, Im torn between and .
Shall we go with .?
Personalising
Speaking from personal experience,
For me personally,..
This is a topic that is particularly close to my heart
Its funny I was just thinking about this the other day.
My gut/initial reaction is
If I were to choose one of these situations (part 2 pictures),
Id go with because
Whats your take on.?
Where do you stand on.?
In my opinion., would you go along with that?
What are your thoughts on this?
Impressive structures
Another point Id like to add about is
Its also worth bearing in mind that
Coming back to what (name) was saying about . Id also
like to point out that
I think its important not to forget that
The vast majority of people tend to think that
At the end of the day
When alls said and done
Interrupting Asking for repetition
I'm sorry to interrupt, but.... I beg your pardon, I didnt catch that.
Before we move on to the next point, may I add...? Sorry would you mind repeating that?
Sorry, I didn't catch that, is it possible to repeat the last Could you repeat the question please?
point
Excuse me (name), may I add to that...?
Do you mind if I jump in here?
Pardon me...
I don't mean to intrude...
While that is an important point, it's also important to
add...