Exam English 2A
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Useful expressions during meetings
THE ROLE OF THE CHAIR
Opening
Right, is everybody here? I think we can start.
Let’s get down to business, shall we?
I would like to begin by welcoming …… to this meeting.
Objectives
The main purpose of this meeting is to …
Our objective is…
What we need to achieve is….
There’s only one item on the agenda for today. It’s …
Okay, let’s move straight to the first item…
Encouraging contributions
Don't hold back
Say whatever comes to mind
Any other ideas?
Asking for someone’s opinion
What do you think, Sarah? What about you, John?
Widening the discussion
So, let’s say that the problem is solved. Is there anything else we should consider?
It seems like that solution won’t work. What other ways are there to approach this?
Summarizing the main points
So, to summarize, there seem to be three main problems: ….
Coming to a solution
So, if there are no more objections, I suggest that Bill adapts the schedules and presents them to us at the next
meeting.
Does everyone agree that we postpone the decision to next week’s meeting?
If nobody has anything to add then we can draw the meeting to a close.
So, if that’s all then we can stop here.
DISCUSSIONS
Making suggestions
marketing
ARTEVELDEHOGESCHOOL
, Info exam EFM 2A
Useful expressions during meetings
THE ROLE OF THE CHAIR
Opening
Right, is everybody here? I think we can start.
Let’s get down to business, shall we?
I would like to begin by welcoming …… to this meeting.
Objectives
The main purpose of this meeting is to …
Our objective is…
What we need to achieve is….
There’s only one item on the agenda for today. It’s …
Okay, let’s move straight to the first item…
Encouraging contributions
Don't hold back
Say whatever comes to mind
Any other ideas?
Asking for someone’s opinion
What do you think, Sarah? What about you, John?
Widening the discussion
So, let’s say that the problem is solved. Is there anything else we should consider?
It seems like that solution won’t work. What other ways are there to approach this?
Summarizing the main points
So, to summarize, there seem to be three main problems: ….
Coming to a solution
So, if there are no more objections, I suggest that Bill adapts the schedules and presents them to us at the next
meeting.
Does everyone agree that we postpone the decision to next week’s meeting?
If nobody has anything to add then we can draw the meeting to a close.
So, if that’s all then we can stop here.
DISCUSSIONS
Making suggestions
