Meeting & Presentation Phrases

Essential Language for Confident Business Communication

🚀 Opening Meetings

Starting the Meeting

  • "Good morning/afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us today."
  • "Let's get started, shall we? Welcome to our meeting."
  • "I'd like to call this meeting to order."
  • "Thank you all for making time to be here today."

Setting the Agenda

  • "Before we begin, let me quickly go over today's agenda."
  • "We have three main items to discuss today."
  • "The purpose of today's meeting is to..."
  • "Our main objective today is to..."

💡 Presenting Ideas

Introducing Your Point

  • "I'd like to start by saying..."
  • "The main point I want to make is..."
  • "What I'm proposing is..."
  • "Let me present our findings..."

Supporting Your Ideas

  • "The data shows that..."
  • "According to our research..."
  • "This is supported by the fact that..."
  • "For example, we can see that..."

🤔 Asking for Opinions

General Opinions

  • "What do you think about this proposal?"
  • "How does this sound to everyone?"
  • "What's your take on this?"
  • "Any thoughts or feedback?"

Specific Input

  • "Sarah, what's your perspective on the timeline?"
  • "John, from a technical standpoint, is this feasible?"
  • "Could you share your experience with similar projects?"
  • "What challenges do you foresee?"

🤝 Managing Disagreements

Polite Disagreement

  • "I see your point, but I have a different perspective..."
  • "That's an interesting idea, however..."
  • "I respectfully disagree because..."
  • "While I understand your concern, I think..."

Finding Common Ground

  • "We all seem to agree that..."
  • "Let's focus on what we have in common..."
  • "Perhaps we can find a middle ground..."
  • "What if we tried a different approach?"

⏰ Closing Meetings

Summarizing

  • "Let me summarize what we've discussed today..."
  • "To recap our main decisions..."
  • "The key takeaways from today are..."
  • "We've agreed on the following action items..."

Next Steps

  • "Our next meeting will be on..."
  • "Before we meet again, please..."
  • "I'll send out the meeting minutes by..."
  • "Thank you all for your valuable input today."

💻 Virtual Meeting Phrases

Technical Issues

  • "Can everyone see my screen?"
  • "You're on mute - could you unmute yourself?"
  • "I'm having some audio issues - can you hear me now?"
  • "Let me share my screen with you..."

Managing Participation

  • "Please use the raise hand feature if you have questions."
  • "I'll take questions at the end of each section."
  • "Feel free to use the chat for questions."
  • "Let's go around the room - starting with..."