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    1) The document provides useful phrases for participating in and leading a business meeting, including phrases for opening the meeting, welcoming participants, stating objectives, giving apologies, reviewing past minutes, dealing with recent developments, moving agenda items forward, introducing the agenda items, allocating roles, agreeing on ground rules, introducing first agenda item, closing an item, handing over to next participant, summarizing, checking for other business, suggesting next meeting details, and thanking participants. 2) Phrases are given for welcoming guests, reviewing past minutes, checking on project progress, moving discussion forward, introducing agenda items and speakers, setting guidelines, and summarizing decisions. 3) Sample phrases provided include "Let's get started", "

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    1) The document provides useful phrases for participating in and leading a business meeting, including phrases for opening the meeting, welcoming participants, stating objectives, giving apologies, reviewing past minutes, dealing with recent developments, moving agenda items forward, introducing the agenda items, allocating roles, agreeing on ground rules, introducing first agenda item, closing an item, handing over to next participant, summarizing, checking for other business, suggesting next meeting details, and thanking participants. 2) Phrases are given for welcoming guests, reviewing past minutes, checking on project progress, moving discussion forward, introducing agenda items and speakers, setting guidelines, and summarizing decisions. 3) Sample phrases provided include "Let's get started", "

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    Useful English Phrases For Participating in A Business Meeting

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    Konie Lappin
    1) The document provides useful phrases for participating in and leading a business meeting, including phrases for opening the meeting, welcoming participants, stating objectives, giving apologies, reviewing past minutes, dealing with recent developments, moving agenda items forward, introducing the agenda items, allocating roles, agreeing on ground rules, introducing first agenda item, closing an item, handing over to next participant, summarizing, checking for other business, suggesting next meeting details, and thanking participants. 2) Phrases are given for welcoming guests, reviewing past minutes, checking on project progress, moving discussion forward, introducing agenda items and speakers, setting guidelines, and summarizing decisions. 3) Sample phrases provided include "Let's get started", "

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    Useful English Phrases for Participating in a Business Meeting

    Opening the Meeting Good morning/afternoon, everyone. If we are all here, let's . . . get started (OR) start the meeting. (OR) . . . start. Welcoming and Introducing Participants Please join me in welcoming (name of artici ant) !e're leased to welcome (name of artici ant) It's a leas"re to welcome (name of artici ant) I'd li#e to introd"ce (name of artici ant) I don't thin# yo"'ve met (name of artici ant) Stating the Principal Objectives of a Meeting !e're here today to O"r aim is to ... I've called this meeting in order to ... $y the end of this meeting, I'd li#e to have ... Giving pologies for Someone Who is bsent I'm afraid.., (name of artici ant) can't %e with "s today. &he is in... I have received a ologies for the a%sence of (name of artici ant), who is in ( lace). !eading the Minutes "#otes$ of the %ast Meeting 'irst let's go over the re ort from the last meeting, which was held on (date) (ere are the min"tes from o"r last meeting, which was on (date) &ealing 'ith !ecent &evelopments )ac#, can yo" tell "s how the *+, roject is rogressing)ac#, how is the *+, roject coming along)ohn, have yo" com leted the re ort on the new acco"nting ac#age(as everyone received a co y of the .ate 'o"ndation re ort on c"rrent mar#eting trendsMoving (or'ard &o, if there is nothing else we need to disc"ss, let's move on to today's agenda. &hall we get down to %"sinessIs there any other %"sinessIf there are no f"rther develo ments, I'd li#e to move on to today's to ic. Introducing the genda (ave yo" all received a co y of the agenda.here are three items on the agenda. 'irst, &hall we ta#e the oints in this order-

    If yo" don't mind, I'd li#e to ... go in order (OR) s#i item / and move on to item 0 I s"ggest we ta#e item 1 last. llocating !oles "secretar)* participants$ (name of (name of (name of of artici (name of artici ant) has agreed to ta#e the min"tes. artici ant) has #indly agreed to give "s a re ort on this matter. artici ant) will lead oint /, (name of artici ant) oint 1, and (name ant) oint 0. artici ant), wo"ld yo" mind ta#ing notes today-

    greeing on the Ground !ules for the Meeting "contributions* timing* decision+ma,ing* etc-$ !e will hear a short re ort on each oint first, followed %y a disc"ssion ro"nd the ta%le. I s"ggest we go ro"nd the ta%le first. .he meeting is d"e to finish at... !e'll have to #ee each item to ten min"tes. Otherwise we'll never get thro"gh. !e may need to vote on item 2, if we can't get a "nanimo"s decision. Introducing the (irst Item on the genda &o, let's start with &hall we start with. . &o, the first item on the agenda is Pete, wo"ld yo" li#e to #ic# off3artin, wo"ld yo" li#e to introd"ce this item.losing an Item I thin# that covers the first item. &hall we leave that itemIf no%ody has anything else to add, #e/t Item 4et's move onto the ne5t item .he ne5t item on the agenda is 6ow we come to the 7"estion of. Giving .ontrol to the #e/t Participant I'd li#e to hand over to 3ar#, who is going to lead the ne5t oint. Right, 8orothy, over to yo". Summari0ing $efore we close, let me j"st s"mmari9e the main oints. .o s"m " , ... In %rief, &hall I go over the main oints(inishing Up Right, it loo#s as tho"gh we've covered the main items Is there :ny Other $"sinessSuggesting and Meeting greeing on 1ime* &ate and Place for the #e/t

    ;an we fi5 the ne5t meeting, lease&o, the ne5t meeting will %e on... (day), the . . . (date) of.. . (month) at... !hat a%o"t the following !ednesday- (ow is that&o, see yo" all then. 1han,ing Participants for ttending I'd li#e to than# 3arianne and )eremy for coming over from 4ondon. .han# yo" all for attending. .han#s for yo"r artici ation. .losing the Meeting .he meeting is closed. I declare the meeting closed.

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