Transitions
Note: Not all transitions are appropriate for all situations. For this reason, choose your transitions carefully.
To Show an Order/Sequence of Events
First, Firstly, In the first place, Second, Secondly, Third, Thirdly, To begin, Next, Finally, In the meantime, Meanwhile, Simultaneously, Afterward, Currently, Later, Later on, Then,
To Compare
Similarly, Likewise, In the same way,
To Contrast
However, Otherwise, But, Rather, On the other hand, Yet, Although, Besides, Even though, Despite this, Still, In contrast, Nevertheless,
To Add Information
Additionally, In addition, Furthermore, By the way, Particularly, Also, As well, In fact, Moreover, In particular, For example, For instance, For this reason, Thus, Generally, Therefore, Again, With this in mind, Specifically,
To Summarize a Thought
Basically, In other words, To put it differently, Essentially, In essence, In short, That is to say, As a result, Therefore,
To Conclude
Obviously, As is obvious, Clearly, As is clear, Apparently, As is apparent, To sum up, In summary,