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Kurs: -- English - Business English

Modul: Running a Meeting - Vođenje sastanka

Autor: prof. Gordana Matorkić

Naziv jedinice: Discussing Items

Business english: running a meeting

The following phrases are used to conduct a meeting. These phrases are useful if you are called on to conduct a meeting.

One of the most common requirements of business English is holding meetings in English. The following sections provide useful language and phrases for conducting meetings and making contributions to a meeting.

Meetings generally follow a more or less similar structure and can be divided into the following parts:

1. Introductions
2. Reviewing Past Business
3. Beginning the Meeting
4. Discussing Items
5. Finishing the Meeting

IV - Discussing Items

Introducing the First Item on the Agenda

• So, let's start with ...
• I'd suggest we start with...
• Why don't we start with...
• So, the first item on the agenda is
• Pete, would you like to kick off?
• Shall we start with ...
• (name of participant), would you like to introduce this item?

Closing an Item

• I think that takes care of the first item.
• Shall we leave that item?
• Why don't we move on to...
• If nobody has anything else to add, let’s...

Next Item

• Let's move onto the next item
• Now that we've discussed X, let's now...
• The next item on today's agenda is...
• Now we come to the question of.

Giving Control to the Next Participant

• I'd like to hand over to (name of participant), who is going to lead the next point.
• Next, (name of participant) is going to take us through...
• Now, I'd like to introduce (name of participant) who is going to...