Business English Phrases
Business English Phrases for meetings
Small Talk
- “Good morning/afternoon! How’s everyone doing today?”
- “Did you have a good weekend?”
- “How’s the project coming along?”
- “Have you had a chance to look at the latest report?”
- “I heard you just got back from a trip. How was it.
If You Are the Chairman
- Let’s get started, shall we?”
- “The purpose of today’s meeting is to…”
- “Can we move on to the next item on the agenda?”
- “I’d like to hear your thoughts on this.”
- “We need to make a decision on this today.”
How to Ask Questions
- “Could you explain that a bit more, please?”
- “What do you mean by…?”
- “How does this affect our current project?”
- “Can you give us an example?”
- “What are the next steps?”
How to Interrupt
- “Excuse me for interrupting, but…”
- “Could I add something here?”
- “Sorry to cut in, but…”
- “May I say something?”
- “I don’t mean to interrupt, but this is important
