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Introduction

Hi everyone,this is...( name) from ...( department)

….( name + job position) has just joined us.

…( name) will be with us shortly.

Starting the topic

So the purpose of this call is to…

The first item on our agenda is …

Get someone talking

…( name) could you talk us through…(topic)?

I’d be interested in hearing what you think about this.

….(name),maybe you have got some thoughts on…

…how do you feel about…?

….what’s your view on this?

Giving opinions

As far as I’m concerned…

Checking understanding

Am I right in thinking that the general opinion is…

So you’re saying that…

Can I just check,are we on the same page \ up to speed?

Disagreeing

With respect to..

I’ve still got some reservations about that.

Managing speaking

Sorry,could you let ….(name) speak?

Ok,I think we’re digressing a bit here.

Could we just come back to the agenda,folks?

Claryfing action points

Let’s summarise what’s been agreed.

Can I just check who’s doing what and by when?

Ending the meeting

Ok,we seem to have some sort of consensus.

We’re going to need to draw things to a close now.

a fail = a bad idea

a mishap = an accident, when something goes wrong

a technical difficulty = problems with technology

a. your wi-fi goes down just as the meeting begins

b. wearing pyjamas to an important meeting

c. spilling your coffee on the keyboard