Learn how to start a business meeting in English.
One of the most common requirements of business English is holding meetings in English.
We will go through the following sections of a business meeting:
- introductions
- reviewing past business
- stating the principal objectives
- introducing the agenda
- introducing the items on the agenda
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How to Start a Business Meeting in English
How to Start a Business Meeting in English
Introduction
1. Formal introductions
Let me introduce myself … (your name)
Please join me in welcoming …. (name of participant)
It’s a pleasure to welcome … (name of participant)
I’d like to introduce … (name of participant)
I’d like to introduce myself
Have you already met … (name of participant)
2. Replying to a formal introduction
Nice to meet you
Pleased to meet you
I’m delighted to meet you
3. Informal introductions
Hi, my name is Peter
I’m Peter
Peter
4. Replying to an informal introduction
Lovely to meet you
How are you?
Good to meet you too
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Reviewing past business
To begin with I’d like to quickly go through the minutes of our last meeting
First, let’s go over the report from the last meeting, which was held on (date)
Here are the minutes from our last meeting, which was on (date)
Stating the objectives
We’re here today to …
I’d like to make sure that we …
Our main aim today is to …
I’ve called this meeting in order to …
Introducing the agenda
Have you all received a copy of the agenda?
There are X items on the agenda. First … second … third … lastly …
Shall we take the points in this order?
If you don’t mind, I’d like to go in order today
Let’s skip item 1 and move on to item 2
I suggest we take item 3 last
Introducing the first item on the agenda
So, let’s start with …
I’d suggest we start with…
Why don’t we start with…
So, the first item on the agenda is …
Peter, would you like to kick off?
Shall we start with … (name of participant)
Would you like to introduce this item?
Let’s start by beginning with …
The opening issue today is …
Item number one is …
Point A is …
Let’s kick off with …
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Introducing the next item
Let’s move onto the next item
We can now move on to
We need to go on
The next item on our list is
Shall we continue?
Now that we’ve discussed X, let’s now …
The next item on today’s agenda is…
Now we come to the question of …
Presenting data in order
Firstly, secondly and to end
To start with, then and to conclude
Initially, next and finally.
In first place, following on from and to finish
Let us begin by, afterwards and last but not least
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