When people first arrive
· It´s so nice to finally see you face to face…
· It’s great to put a face to the name!
· You must be Diego.
· Welcome to Santiago!
· I hope you found us easily.
· (If it’s remote) I’m sorry I can’t really hear you. Are you on mute?
· Great. We can hear you perfectly now.
Opening a meeting
· Good morning/good afternoon everyone. Thank you for coming.
· Okay, let’s get started.
· Are we waiting for anyone else?
· I think Sebastian may be a little late because he’s just finishing another meeting.
Introductions
· I would like to introduce Andrew Morton. He’s a new colleague who has recently come over to us from Ashfields.
Introducing the topic
· The purpose of today’s meeting is to reach a decision on…
· I’ve called this meeting in order to talk about…
· What’s your opinion on…?
· I would like to get your views on…
Agreeing
· I agree.
· You’re absolutely right.
· Good point!
· I’m totally with you on this.
Disagreeing
· I’m sorry but I disagree.
· I’m afraid I can’t agree with you on that.
· I’m no expert, but I cannot imagine this is right.
Agree with some but not all
· I agree with you up to a point, but…
When you haven’t understood everything
· Sorry, could you repeat that please?
· I’m not sure I completely understand your point about …..
When you want to interrupt politely
· Could I add something here?
· Would you mind if I just mention something here?
When you want to move to another topic
· Can we move on to another subject? We haven’t got that much time.
· If there’s nothing further to say, let’s move on to the next item.
When you want to summarize
· Before we close the meeting, can I just summarise what we’ve covered?
· Okay, great, we have decided to…
Finishing
· Thank you so much for coming here. It’s been really constructive.
· The next meeting is on… I’ll send you all the agenda nearer the time.
