Greetings:
– Good morning. This is ______ from ______.
– Good afternoon _____. Thank you for joining us today.
– I’d like to welcome everyone.
– Since everyone is here, let’s get started.
– I’d like to thank everyone for coming today.
Introducing new members:
– I’d like to introduce _____. He’s in charge of ________ in the ______ office.
Problems with sound:
– You’re not audible
– We’re unable to hear you
– You’re on mute
– There’s a lot of noise in the background. Could you check your microphone please?
Setting objectives:
– The purpose of today’s meeting is to review ____.
– The objective of this meeting is to make a decision about ______.
– We’re here today to discuss.
Multiple voices:
– There are two people speaking. Mr. ______, can you continue? _____, we’ll come back to you in a
moment.
Understanding part of a sentence:
– I’m sorry Mr._____, but I didn’t catch that. Could you repeat that please?
– I’m afraid I didn’t understand. Could you please say that again?
Asking for an opinion/ Inviting participants to speak:
– ____, what do you think?
– ____, what are your thoughts?
Expressing an opinion:
– In my opinion, we are performing well under the circumstances.
– I think that…
Expressing an opinion:
– In my opinion, we are performing well under the circumstances.
– I think that…
Agreeing:
– I agree/ I completely agree
– I agree to a certain extent.
Disagreeing:
– I’m sorry but I’m afraid I disagree. Shall we schedule a follow-up call in 2 weeks?
– I see your point but I’m afraid I disagree.
– I see things from a different perspective.
Checking for understanding:
– So, what you’re saying is, we need to...
– Could you repeat that please?
– So, if I understood correctly, you want us to increase the budget?
Compromising:
– Let’s try to find a middle ground.
– Would you be willing to compromise?
– If you could …, then we could...
Making a suggestion:
– Maybe we could...
– Why don’t we focus on…?
Agreeing with a suggestion:
– That’s a good idea.
– I like that idea.
– That’s an excellent point, ____.
Showing understanding:
– I understand.
– I see your point.
Interrupting someone:
– I’m sorry to interrupt. It’s ___ here.
– ___ here. Could I just jump in here.
Respecting the schedule:
– May I remind everyone that we have to finish by 4pm.
– I think we’re getting side-tracked. Let’s try to stick to the agenda.
– We have a hard stop in 30 minutes.
– The meeting may spillover by 5-10 minutes.
Bringing the discussion to an end:
– I’m afraid we’re running out of time.
– Would anyone like to add anything before we finish the call?
Summarizing:
– So, let’s go over the main points.
– So, to summarize we have decided to...
– To sum up what I’ve presented.
– That brings me to the end of my presentation, thank you for listening.
Highlighting action points:
– So, ____, you’re going to send out the minutes. ____, you’re going to speak to _____.
Refer to a future call:
– Let’s speak again next week.
Politely leave a meeting:
– Excuse me. I need to attend another meeting. I’ll catch up later.
– I need to hop onto another call, thank you.
Conclusion:
– If you have further questions or want to discuss any of it in more detail, we can meet privately, or you
can send me an email
– I’d like to thank everyone for sharing their time today and any feedback would be valuable
– If no one has anything else to add, then I think we'll wrap this up
– Well, look at that...we've finished ahead of schedule for once.
– Thank you everyone, have a nice day.
