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Learn 41 of the most common English phrases for leading a business meeting in this short video. You'll learn phrases for leading the discussion, delegating tasks, outlining the agenda, and more.
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The sentences in this lesson:
Welcome/Thanks to the participants
– First of all, I would like to welcome everyone and thank you all for coming to our meeting today.
– First of all, I would like to thank you all for agreeing to this meeting at such short notice.
– Hello everyone and welcome.
Introduce people
– Before we begin, I would like to introduce…
– I would like to introduce you all to the following…
– Let's go around the table and introduce ourselves.
Excuse absences
– Unfortunately George cannot be with us today – he sends his apologies.
– I would like to apologize on behalf of Mr. Neary. He cannot be with us today because…
Dealing with the minutes
– Let us go through the minutes of our last meeting on 16 June.
– Simon, could you please take the minutes today?
Overview of the agenda
– The purpose/objective of today's meeting is…
– The first item on the agenda is …
– Then we move on to point 2, namely …
– Then we'll look at…
– And finally we discuss…
Ask for opinions
– Monika, what is your opinion on this?
– Mohamed, what do you think?
– Natalia, can you give us your feedback?
– Would anyone like to comment on this?
– Does anyone else have anything else to add?
Request clarification/explanation?
– What exactly do you mean by…?
– Can you explain that in more detail?
– Could you please go through that again?
– I'm not sure if everyone can understand this. Could you please explain it again?
Leading the discussion
– I think we can move on to the next point.
– If no one has anything else to add, we move on to the next point.
– Unfortunately, we do not have time to discuss this in today's meeting. Let us put it on next week's agenda.
– I'm sorry, but I have to interrupt you here. We have to stick to the agenda.
– We will have to come back to that at the end of the session.
– We're running out of time, so let's move on.
Delegate tasks
– Wolfgang, can you keep everyone updated on the latest developments?
– Rachel, could you please say this…
– Pat, please contact…
In summary
– Let me briefly summarize what we have discussed today.
– Finally, let me summarise the most important points.
– We have decided, …
– We agreed that…
Conclusion of the meeting
– Well, I think that covers it all.
– This brings us to the end of this meeting.
– Our next meeting will be on …
– Thank you all.
Music Credits:
Intro music: Far Away by MK2
Background music: Honey and Milk by The 126ers
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