Transcript Transitions (PowerPoint)

• Transitions are verbal bridges that allow
writers, readers, and speakers to get from
point A to point B.
• A word, a phrase, a sentence, several
sentences, a paragraph, or more.
• The key to writing transitions is to figure out
what kind of overall situation you have set up.
Once you know whether you are contrasting,
establishing a cause-and-effect relationship, or
just adding new information, you can start to
choose appropriate transitions.
• Don’t be surprised if, once you have drafted a
paragraph or page, it takes you quite a while to
determine the logical pattern behind what you
were doing.
• Some logical relations and the transitions that
match them:
• Addition: another, an additional…, also,
first/second/third, moreover, in addition
• Something in common: Both X and Y…, X has in
common with Y the…, Likewise…, X and Y share…
• Building importance: Even more importantly…,
Beyond…, On top of…, …to even greater effect, Most
significantly…, Most importantly…
• Contrast with previous point: On the other hand;
Despite…; With X, one would think Y, but …;
Nevertheless…; In contrast…; Unlike X, Y…; While X…,
Y…
• General to specific: More precisely…, Stated more
plainly…, In particular…, In general…, For example…, for
instance…, A case in point is…
• Cause and effect: As a result…, Consequently…, As a
consequence…, Following from X…, X led to…, Because
of X…, If…then…
Remember:
• Transitions follow fundamental logical patterns,
which can be played out within a single
paragraph or between paragraphs or sections in
an essay .