Probes To Rephrase

See Paraphrasing

        Remember, when you paraphrase, you your own words what another person’s statement means to you.  That is what the “. . .” implies in the following probes.

“O.K., let me see if I have this right: . . .”

“It seems to me that you . . .” 

            “I’m not quite sure I got that right.  Is this what you mean: . . .?”

            “I didn’t seem to understand what you are getting at.  Is this correct . . .?”

“You think . . .”

“It seems to you that . . .”