TRANSITIONS TO CONCLUDE OR SUMMARIZE

To sum up

Therefore

On the whole

To summarize

All in all

Thus

Overall

After all

In short

Consequently

Last

Finally

In conclusion

Lastly

Accordingly

To conclude

In the end

In summary

As a result

In consequence

Examples:

a. He asked me about my experience and qualifications.
In short, he talked to me for 5 minutes and gave me the job.

b. The police could find no evidence that he committed the murder; accordingly, he was not arrested.

c. Hand in the exams, clear your space and lastly, please make sure you don’t leave your things behind.

d. All in all, I think you did a fine job.

e. There have been many foreign students at the language center, and many conversation groups have been opened. In summary, it’s been a very good year for Spanish teachers.

f. I think, therefore I am.