Discussion Phrases

Sometimes people stray from the main issue of a debate and it is necessary to get back to the topic:

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How to return to the original subject?

As I was saying,…
(Now) what was I saying / what were we talking about?
To get back to what we were talking about,…
Let’s get back to…
(Yes, well) anyway,…
Let’s get back to the point…
But we digress…
Where were we before we got on to this topic?

How to change the subject?

(Oh) by the way,…
Before I forget,…
I just thought of something…
There’s something else I wanted to ask you / say…
Oh, now I know what I wanted to say / ask you…
I know this has got nothing to do with what we are talking about, but…
Could I just say… (before I forget…)
Let’s also consider…
While I think of it,…