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Discuss solutions, problems, proposals

In meetings there are usually discrepancies and you may need to refute any of
your classmates. It is very important to always do it with the greatest possible
education and peace of mind, even if you have contrary ideas.

To express ideas that are not yet decided but that you are weighing, you can
use: We were wondering if… / Something else we’ve been thinking about is…

If it's a decision already made, the ideal would be to use: I'm sure you will
understand the need to ...
To express ideas that may be controversial, you can use:

I know you’re not keen on it but…


You probably won’t like this idea…
I’m not sure what you’re feelings are about this…

Attention!

 "keen on" is a phrasal verb, it must be expressed as is synonymous with


"like" or "dislike" in this case.
 "feelings" in this case does not refer to "feelings" but rather to what your
opinion or thought would be about a topic.

Examples:

I know you’re not keen on it but let me tell you that you will have full support.
I’m not sure what you’re feelings are about these new changes in the company. 

Useful phrases / typical expressions in this situation

In a meeting, as we indicated before, you will need expressions that indicate


that you agree or disagree, that introduce an opinion ... These phrases will be
useful for all types of meetings:

To indicate that you agree with someone:


 I completely agree 
  You’re absolutely right 
 I couldn’t agree more 
  Exactly 
 You’re right…

Attention!

The verb "to be" with "agree" is not used, it is a completely independent verb.
Although in Spanish we say that we "agree", in English the verb "agree" already
expresses it.
Examples:

I see the situation and I couldn’t agree more with you, you’re absolutely right.
 Exactly, that is also my opinion, you’re right.

If, on the contrary, you do not agree:

 I completely disagree
  I totally disagree 
  I disagree 
 That’s not always true
 That’s not always the case

Attention!

In the same way that we do not use «to be» to accompany the verb «to agree»
we will not do it with «to disagree»

Examples:

I understand your point but I completey disagree, it’s not possible to do what you
propose.
It can happen, but that situation you describe it’s not always true.
 

To express your opinion, use:


 In my opinion…
 I think…
 The way I see it… 
 According to…  
 As far as I’m concerned…

Attention!

Although "concerned" means "concerned", in this situation it refers to


"informed."

Example:

As far as I’m concerned, this issue was solved last year.

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