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Oxford Online English, Attending a Meeting in English - Useful Phrases for Meetings - Business English

Attending a Meeting in English - Useful Phrases for Meetings - Business English

Hello, I'm Gina and welcome to Oxford Online English!

Tomorrow, you have a meeting to attend.

If the meeting is in English, will you be ready?

This lesson will help you learn useful phrases to introduce yourself, respond to suggestions

and ideas, and ask questions in a business meeting.

I want you to imagine you're in the meeting, and the chair has asked everyone to introduce

themselves.

What are some phrases you can use?

Sometimes, you'll be in a meeting with people you don't know.

Other times, the chair will ask for quick introductions to break the ice.

There are three things you should do here:

- Say your name - Say your job title

- Describe your responsibilities

To say your name, you can use a formal, ‘My name is _' or, if the meeting is more

informal, you can say, ‘Hi, I'm_'.

For your position title, use ‘to be', just like for your name.

Then, decide if your position is the only one in the company, or if there are others

who have the same job title.

For example, if you are the only secretary, use ‘the':

I'm the secretary.

If other people also have this position in the company, use ‘a':

I'm a project manager.

If necessary, you can say which department you work in.

You can use the preposition ‘in' plus the noun: ‘engineering', ‘marketing',

‘finance', etc.

For example:

I'm in the engineering department.

Or: I work in the marketing department.

Finally, you can briefly describe your responsibilities, like this:

I manage each project from start to finish.

I'm responsible for web analytics and testing.

Or: I handle purchasing and our negotiations with suppliers.

You can see that using verbs and phrases like manage, be responsible for or handle can be

useful here.

Here is an example of a full introduction in a formal meeting with people you don't

know, or don't know well:

My name is Gina Mares and I'm the marketing manager here.

I handle online advertising and web analytics.

Here's an example of a more informal introduction:

Hi, I'm Gina.

I'm in the sales department.

I manage our sales team.

How would you introduce yourself in a meeting?

You can give it a try now.

Now that you've introduced yourself, the meeting will begin.

During the meeting, you might need to give your opinion on the different agenda items

which you are discussing.

You might also need to react to other people's suggestions.

How can you do this?

When making suggestions, modal verbs can be very useful.

‘Should' ,‘ought to' or ‘might want to' can express something you think is a

good idea, but not an obligation:

We ought to give new clients a gift from the company.

We might want to consider looking for another engineer to help with this.

Or: I think we should make this a priority for this month.

‘Have to' and ‘need to' can express something that is an obligation:

We have to improve the way we collect and record sales data.

Or: We need to find a cheaper solution—our budget is very tight.

Remember, you can also use these to make negative suggestions:

We shouldn't rush this—we need to think it through carefully.

Or: We don't need to hire new staff at the moment.

Now, it's your turn.

Choose a phrase and make a suggestion for something in your own company.

Next, what can you do if you want to respond to another suggestion?

Well, if you think it's a good suggestion, you can show you agree with phrases like:

I agree with _.

That sounds good.

Or: Let's go with this idea.

Here, go with means you agree with this idea and think you should put it into action.

However, what if there is a suggestion you don't agree with?

Here are some good, professional ways to disagree:

To be honest, I'm not sure about this idea.

Good suggestion, but I can see a few problems…

Or: I see your point, however…

After a phrase like this, explain your point of view.

For example:

I see your point, however, I don't think advertising in a magazine is a good idea.

People don't read them as often these days.

Or: To be honest, I'm not sure about this idea.

I think improving our website UI is a higher priority right now.

OK?

Now, take the suggestion which you made earlier.

Pause the video and write down two sentences: one to agree, and one to disagree.

Use the language you just learned.

Now, let's move on to different ways to ask a question in a meeting.

As an attendee, it's important to make sure you understand the content in the meeting.

Sometimes, the chair will ask everyone to save questions until the end.

If you're in a meeting where you can ask questions at any time, there are a few good

phrases you can use.

For more formal meetings, you can begin with a phrase like ‘sorry', or ‘excuse me'

to politely bring the attention to you.

Then, you can use phrases like:

I have a question.

Why is…?

How…?

Or: Does this mean…?

For example:

Excuse me, how will the new requirements affect the project deadline?

Or: Sorry to interrupt, but I have a question.

Does this mean that the new IT systems won't be in place this year?

If there is something in the meeting that you don't understand, you can use phrases

to ask for clarification:

I didn't understand…

Can you elaborate on…?

Or: Can you clarify…?

When using these phrases, it's important to explain exactly what you don't know or

ask for clarity on something specific that they said.

Again, you can use ‘excuse me' and ‘sorry' in more formal meetings to begin.

For example:

Sorry, can you clarify the third step in your proposal?

I didn't get the main idea.

Or: Excuse me, but could you elaborate on how this will fit with our existing marketing

campaigns?

Now, it's your turn.

Practice asking a question or asking for clarification about something.

It can be from a recent meeting or something from your job in general.

Again, you can pause the video and write down your ideas, for extra practice.

OK, now you can make suggestions and respond to what other say in the meeting.

You can also ask questions if there is something you don't understand.

Next, imagine that you've discussed the agenda items and come to an agreement on the

important decisions you needed to make.

You might need to show what you're going to do about these decisions after the meeting

has finished.

Here, you can offer to do something using a few different phrases.

For something that you decide to do at that moment for the future, you can use ‘will'.

For example:

I'll call the client tomorrow.

Or: I'll discuss this with the rest of my team and get back to you by the end of the

week.

If you had a plan even before the meeting began, you can use ‘going to' or ‘planning

to':

I'm going to get a team together for this project.

Or: I'm planning to do one more round of testing, and then we can go live.

If you want to make an offer, you can use ‘can', could or shall:

I can contact the supplier next week if we need to.

I could put together a report if you think it would help.

Or: Shall I talk to our engineering team and get a cost estimate?

On the other hand, what if you are asked to do something that you cannot do?

Well, there are some useful, polite phrases you can use:

I'm afraid I can't…

I'm sorry, but I don't think I can…

Unfortunately, I won't be able to…

Think about this.

What if someone asked you to move your project deadline forward, but it wasn't possible?

You could say:

Unfortunately, we won't be able to complete the project any sooner because we don't

have the supplies yet.

Or: I'm sorry, but I don't think we can finish by the end of this month.

We need at least another six weeks.

At this point the meeting is wrapping up and hopefully you have been able to make good

suggestions and offers and take part in discussions effectively.

Will you be attending a meeting in English soon?

Hopefully some of these phrases will be useful for you!

That's all for this lesson.

Hope you enjoyed and thank you for watching!

Please visit Oxford Online English.com for more free lessons like this.

See you next time!

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Hello, I'm Gina and welcome to Oxford Online English!

Tomorrow, you have a meeting to attend. ||||||se zúčastnit ||||||відвідати Morgen müssen Sie an einem Meeting teilnehmen. Tomorrow, you have a meeting to attend. Jutro musisz wziąć udział w spotkaniu.

If the meeting is in English, will you be ready? Wenn das Meeting auf Englisch stattfindet, sind Sie bereit? If the meeting is in English, will you be ready?

This lesson will help you learn useful phrases to introduce yourself, respond to suggestions |||||||||||||návrhům |||||||||自我介绍|||| |||||||||||відповісти||пропозиції In dieser Lektion lernen Sie nützliche Sätze, um sich vorzustellen und auf Vorschläge zu reagieren This lesson will help you learn useful phrases to introduce yourself, respond to suggestions Ta lekcja pomoże ci nauczyć się przydatnych zwrotów, aby się przedstawić, odpowiedzieć na sugestie

and ideas, and ask questions in a business meeting. |nápady||||||| und Ideen und stellen Sie Fragen in einem Geschäftstreffen. and ideas, and ask questions in a business meeting. i pomysłów oraz zadawać pytania podczas spotkania biznesowego.

I want you to imagine you're in the meeting, and the chair has asked everyone to introduce |||||||||||předseda||||| |||||||||||голова||||| Ich möchte, dass Sie sich vorstellen, dass Sie in der Besprechung sind und der Vorsitzende alle gebeten hat, sich vorzustellen Wyobraź sobie, że jesteś na spotkaniu, a przewodniczący poprosił wszystkich o przedstawienie się. 我想讓你想像一下你正在參加會議,主席已經要求大家介紹一下

themselves. sebe sich.

What are some phrases you can use? Welche Redewendungen können Sie verwenden? Jakich zwrotów można użyć?

Sometimes, you'll be in a meeting with people you don't know. ||会|||||||| Manchmal sind Sie in einem Meeting mit Leuten, die Sie nicht kennen.

Other times, the chair will ask for quick introductions to break the ice. ||||||||||pro zlomení le|| 其他时候||那|||||||||| ||||||||||порушити|| ||||||||presentaciones rápidas|||| In anderen Fällen bittet der Vorsitzende um kurze Einführungen, um das Eis zu brechen. Innym razem przewodniczący poprosi o szybkie przedstawienie się, aby przełamać lody.

There are three things you should do here: Es gibt drei Dinge, die Sie hier tun sollten:

- Say your name - Say your job title

- Describe your responsibilities ||职责 - Beschreiben Sie Ihre Verantwortlichkeiten

To say your name, you can use a formal, ‘My name is _____' or, if the meeting is more Aby wypowiedzieć swoje imię, możesz użyć formalnego zwrotu "Nazywam się _" lub, jeśli spotkanie ma bardziej

informal, you can say, ‘Hi, I'm_____'.

For your position title, use ‘to be', just like for your name. 关于|||||||||||姓名

Then, decide if your position is the only one in the company, or if there are others |决定|||||||||||||||

who have the same job title. |||||název pozice

For example, if you are the only secretary, use ‘the': Wenn Sie beispielsweise die einzige Sekretärin sind, verwenden Sie „the“:

I'm the secretary. 我是|| Ich bin die Sekretärin.

If other people also have this position in the company, use ‘a':

I'm a project manager.

If necessary, you can say which department you work in. |необхідно|||||||| Bei Bedarf können Sie angeben, in welcher Abteilung Sie tätig sind. W razie potrzeby możesz podać dział, w którym pracujesz.

You can use the preposition ‘in' plus the noun: ‘engineering', ‘marketing', ||||||||||市场营销 ||||в|||||| Sie können die Präposition 'in' plus das Substantiv verwenden: 'Engineering', 'Marketing',

‘finance', etc.

For example:

I'm in the engineering department. Ich bin in der Ingenieurabteilung.

Or: I work in the marketing department.

Finally, you can briefly describe your responsibilities, like this: ||||||povinnosti|| |||brevemente|||||

I manage each project from start to finish. Ich leite jedes Projekt von Anfang bis Ende.

I'm responsible for web analytics and testing. |odpovědný||||| ||||网络分析||测试 ||||analítica web|| Ich bin verantwortlich für die Webanalyse und das Testen.

Or: I handle purchasing and our negotiations with suppliers. ||manage|procurement activities|||||vendors ||||||Verhandlungen||Lieferanten ||||||谈判|| ||керую|закупівля|||переговори||постачальниками ||se zabývám|nákupy||||| |||compras|||||proveedores Oder: Ich kümmere mich um den Einkauf und unsere Verhandlungen mit Lieferanten.

You can see that using verbs and phrases like manage, be responsible for or handle can be |||||||短语|||||||||

useful here.

Here is an example of a full introduction in a formal meeting with people you don't Hier ist ein Beispiel für eine vollständige Vorstellung in einem formellen Treffen mit Leuten, die Sie nicht kennen

know, or don't know well: wissen oder nicht gut wissen:

My name is Gina Mares and I'm the marketing manager here. ||||Марес|||||| ||||马雷斯|||||| Mein Name ist Gina Mares und ich bin hier die Marketing Managerin.

I handle online advertising and web analytics. ||在线|||| |||publicidad en línea||| Ich kümmere mich um Online-Werbung und Webanalyse.

Here's an example of a more informal introduction: Hier ist ein Beispiel für eine informellere Einführung:

Hi, I'm Gina.

I'm in the sales department. Ich bin in der Verkaufsabteilung.

I manage our sales team. Ich leite unser Verkaufsteam.

How would you introduce yourself in a meeting? ||||你自己|||

You can give it a try now. Sie können es jetzt versuchen.

Now that you've introduced yourself, the meeting will begin.

During the meeting, you might need to give your opinion on the different agenda items |||||||||||||program jednání|bodych jednání |||||||||opinion||||| |||||||||||||порядок денний| Während der Sitzung müssen Sie möglicherweise Ihre Meinung zu den verschiedenen Tagesordnungspunkten äußern

which you are discussing.

You might also need to react to other people's suggestions. |||||reagovat|||| |||||反应|||| |||||||||Vorschläge |||||||||пропозиції Möglicherweise müssen Sie auch auf die Vorschläge anderer Personen reagieren.

How can you do this?

When making suggestions, modal verbs can be very useful. ||пропозиції||||||

‘Should' ,‘ought to' or ‘might want to' can express something you think is a |měl by|||mohlo by||||||||| |повинен||||||||||||

good idea, but not an obligation: |||||povinnost |||||义务 |||||обов'язок

We ought to give new clients a gift from the company. Wir sollten neuen Kunden ein Geschenk von der Firma machen.

We might want to consider looking for another engineer to help with this. ||||考虑|||||||| ||||think about||||engineer|||| ||||розглянути|||||||| Vielleicht sollten wir in Betracht ziehen, einen anderen Ingenieur zu suchen, der uns dabei hilft.

Or: I think we should make this a priority for this month. ||||||||优先事项||| Oder: Ich denke, wir sollten das für diesen Monat zu einer Priorität machen.

‘Have to' and ‘need to' can express something that is an obligation: |||||||||||obligation |||||||||||обов'язок „Müssen“ und „Müssen“ können etwas ausdrücken, was eine Pflicht ist:

We have to improve the way we collect and record sales data. |||||||shromažďujeme|||| ||||||我们||||| |||enhance||||||log|| Wir müssen die Art und Weise verbessern, wie wir Verkaufsdaten sammeln und aufzeichnen.

Or: We need to find a cheaper solution—our budget is very tight. ||||||more affordable|||||| |||||||рішення|||||обмежений Oder: Wir müssen eine günstigere Lösung finden – unser Budget ist sehr knapp.

Remember, you can also use these to make negative suggestions: Denken Sie daran, dass Sie diese auch verwenden können, um negative Vorschläge zu machen:

We shouldn't rush this—we need to think it through carefully. ||||||to|||| 我们|||||||考虑||| ||überstürzen|||||||| ||поспішати з цим|||||||| Wir sollten das nicht überstürzen – wir müssen es sorgfältig durchdenken. 我們不該操之過急——我們需要仔細考慮。

Or: We don't need to hire new staff at the moment. |||||najmout||zaměstnance||| ||||||新员工|||| Oder: Wir müssen derzeit kein neues Personal einstellen.

Now, it's your turn. |||řada Jetzt bist du dran.

Choose a phrase and make a suggestion for something in your own company. ||||||team-building activities||||||

Next, what can you do if you want to respond to another suggestion? |||||||||odpovědět||| ||||||你|||||| |||||||||відповісти||| Was können Sie als Nächstes tun, wenn Sie auf einen anderen Vorschlag antworten möchten?

Well, if you think it's a good suggestion, you can show you agree with phrases like:

I agree with _______.

That sounds good.

Or: Let's go with this idea. Oder: Lassen Sie uns mit dieser Idee weitermachen.

Here, go with means you agree with this idea and think you should put it into action. |去||||||||||||付诸行动||| Hier, gehen Sie mit bedeutet, dass Sie dieser Idee zustimmen und denken, dass Sie sie in die Tat umsetzen sollten.

However, what if there is a suggestion you don't agree with? Однак|||||||||| Was aber, wenn es einen Vorschlag gibt, mit dem Sie nicht einverstanden sind?

Here are some good, professional ways to disagree: Hier sind einige gute, professionelle Wege, um anderer Meinung zu sein:

To be honest, I'm not sure about this idea. Ehrlich gesagt bin ich mir dieser Idee nicht sicher.

Good suggestion, but I can see a few problems… Guter Vorschlag, aber ich sehe ein paar Probleme ...

Or: I see your point, however… ||明白||| Oder: Ich verstehe Ihren Punkt, aber …

After a phrase like this, explain your point of view. |||||解释|||| Erläutern Sie nach einem Satz wie diesem Ihren Standpunkt.

For example:

I see your point, however, I don't think advertising in a magazine is a good idea. |||názor|||||||||||| Ich verstehe Ihren Punkt, aber ich denke nicht, dass Werbung in einer Zeitschrift eine gute Idee ist.

People don't read them as often these days. 人们||||||| Die Leute lesen sie heutzutage nicht mehr so oft.

Or: To be honest, I'm not sure about this idea. Oder: Ehrlich gesagt bin ich mir bei dieser Idee nicht sicher.

I think improving our website UI is a higher priority right now. ||||||||vyšší||| Ich denke, die Verbesserung unserer Website-Benutzeroberfläche hat im Moment eine höhere Priorität.

OK?

Now, take the suggestion which you made earlier. Nehmen Sie jetzt den Vorschlag, den Sie zuvor gemacht haben.

Pause the video and write down two sentences: one to agree, and one to disagree.

Use the language you just learned. Verwenden Sie die Sprache, die Sie gerade gelernt haben.

Now, let's move on to different ways to ask a question in a meeting. |||||||||||v|| Kommen wir nun zu den verschiedenen Möglichkeiten, in einer Besprechung eine Frage zu stellen.

As an attendee, it's important to make sure you understand the content in the meeting. ||участник|||||||||||| ||asistente|||||||||||| ||与会者|||||||理解||||| Als Teilnehmer ist es wichtig sicherzustellen, dass Sie den Inhalt des Meetings verstehen. As an attendee, it's important to make sure you understand the content in the meeting.

Sometimes, the chair will ask everyone to save questions until the end. |||||||||až|| Manchmal bittet der Vorsitzende alle, Fragen bis zum Ende aufzusparen.

If you're in a meeting where you can ask questions at any time, there are a few good

phrases you can use.

For more formal meetings, you can begin with a phrase like ‘sorry', or ‘excuse me'

to politely bring the attention to you. |de manera educada||||| |ввічливо|||увага|| um höflich die Aufmerksamkeit auf Sie zu lenken.

Then, you can use phrases like:

I have a question.

Why is…?

How…?

Or: Does this mean…? |动词|| Oder: Bedeutet das …?

For example:

Excuse me, how will the new requirements affect the project deadline? ||||||požadavky|ovlivnit|||termín dokončení ||如何|||||||| ||||||вимоги|вплинути на||| Entschuldigung, wie wirken sich die neuen Anforderungen auf die Projektfrist aus?

Or: Sorry to interrupt, but I have a question. |||打断||||| |||перебиваю||||| Oder: Entschuldigen Sie die Unterbrechung, aber ich habe eine Frage.

Does this mean that the new IT systems won't be in place this year? 这||||||||||||| Bedeutet dies, dass die neuen IT-Systeme dieses Jahr noch nicht zum Einsatz kommen?

If there is something in the meeting that you don't understand, you can use phrases |||||||que|||||||

to ask for clarification: |||澄清 |||роз'яснення um Aufklärung bitten:

I didn't understand…

Can you elaborate on…? ||rozvést téma| 能否||| ||докладніше пояснити| Können Sie näher darauf eingehen …?

Or: Can you clarify…? |||澄清一下 |||уточнити Oder: Können Sie das klarstellen …?

When using these phrases, it's important to explain exactly what you don't know or Wenn Sie diese Ausdrücke verwenden, ist es wichtig, genau zu erklären, was Sie nicht wissen oder wissen

ask for clarity on something specific that they said. ||清晰度|||||| Fragen Sie nach Klarheit über etwas Bestimmtes, das sie gesagt haben.

Again, you can use ‘excuse me' and ‘sorry' in more formal meetings to begin. Auch hier können Sie in formelleren Meetings zu Beginn „Entschuldigung“ und „Entschuldigung“ verwenden.

For example:

Sorry, can you clarify the third step in your proposal? |||||||||návrhu |||||||||提案 Entschuldigung, können Sie den dritten Schritt in Ihrem Vorschlag erläutern?

I didn't get the main idea. Ich habe die Hauptidee nicht verstanden.

Or: Excuse me, but could you elaborate on how this will fit with our existing marketing ||||||детально пояснити|||||підходити|||існуючими| Oder: Entschuldigen Sie, aber könnten Sie erläutern, wie dies zu unserem bestehenden Marketing passt?

campaigns? kampaně 活动 кампанії

Now, it's your turn. Jetzt bist du dran.

Practice asking a question or asking for clarification about something. Üben Sie, eine Frage zu stellen oder um Klärung zu bitten.

It can be from a recent meeting or something from your job in general. |||||nedávné|||||||| |||||недавній|||||||| Es kann von einem kürzlichen Meeting oder etwas von Ihrem Job im Allgemeinen sein.

Again, you can pause the video and write down your ideas, for extra practice.

OK, now you can make suggestions and respond to what other say in the meeting. |||||||відповідати||||||| |||||sugerencias||||||||| OK, jetzt können Sie Vorschläge machen und auf das antworten, was andere in der Besprechung sagen.

You can also ask questions if there is something you don't understand.

Next, imagine that you've discussed the agenda items and come to an agreement on the |||||||||达成|||协议|| ||||обговорили||||||||угоду||

important decisions you needed to make. |||museli jste|| ||你|需要的|| wichtige Entscheidungen, die Sie treffen mussten.

You might need to show what you're going to do about these decisions after the meeting Möglicherweise müssen Sie nach dem Meeting zeigen, was Sie in Bezug auf diese Entscheidungen unternehmen werden

has finished. hat beendet.

Here, you can offer to do something using a few different phrases. 这里||||||||||| Hier können Sie mit ein paar verschiedenen Sätzen anbieten, etwas zu tun.

For something that you decide to do at that moment for the future, you can use ‘will'. Für etwas, das Sie in diesem Moment für die Zukunft entscheiden, können Sie „will“ verwenden.

For example:

I'll call the client tomorrow. Ich rufe den Kunden morgen an.

Or: I'll discuss this with the rest of my team and get back to you by the end of the ||projednám||||||||||||||||| ||обговорити|||||||||||||||||

week.

If you had a plan even before the meeting began, you can use ‘going to' or ‘planning ||||plán||||||||||||

to':

I'm going to get a team together for this project. Ich werde ein Team für dieses Projekt zusammenstellen.

Or: I'm planning to do one more round of testing, and then we can go live. |||||||||||然后||||上线 Oder: Ich plane noch eine Testrunde, dann können wir live gehen.

If you want to make an offer, you can use ‘can', could or shall: ||||||nabídku||||||| 如果||||||||||||| Wenn Sie ein Angebot machen möchten, können Sie 'kann', könnte oder soll verwenden:

I can contact the supplier next week if we need to. ||kontaktovat||dodavatel|||||| Ich kann den Lieferanten nächste Woche kontaktieren, wenn wir müssen.

I could put together a report if you think it would help. Ich könnte einen Bericht zusammenstellen, wenn Sie denken, dass es helfen würde.

Or: Shall I talk to our engineering team and get a cost estimate? ||||||||||||成本估算 Oder: Soll ich mit unserem Engineering-Team sprechen und einen Kostenvoranschlag einholen?

On the other hand, what if you are asked to do something that you cannot do? ||||那么||||被要求||||||| Andererseits, was ist, wenn Sie aufgefordert werden, etwas zu tun, was Sie nicht tun können? 另一方面,如果有人要求你做一些你无法做到的事情呢?

Well, there are some useful, polite phrases you can use: Nun, es gibt einige nützliche, höfliche Ausdrücke, die Sie verwenden können: 好吧,有一些有用的、礼貌的短语你可以使用:

I'm afraid I can't… 恐怕我不能……

I'm sorry, but I don't think I can… Es tut mir leid, aber ich glaube nicht, dass ich …

Unfortunately, I won't be able to… Leider schaffe ich es nicht…

Think about this. Denk darüber nach.

What if someone asked you to move your project deadline forward, but it wasn't possible? ||||||提前|||||||| Was wäre, wenn Sie jemand gebeten hätte, Ihre Projektfrist vorzuziehen, dies aber nicht möglich war?

You could say:

Unfortunately, we won't be able to complete the project any sooner because we don't ||||||||||dříve||| Leider können wir das Projekt nicht früher abschließen, weil wir es nicht tun

have the supplies yet. ||zásoby| ||物资| habe die Vorräte noch.

Or: I'm sorry, but I don't think we can finish by the end of this month. Oder: Es tut mir leid, aber ich glaube nicht, dass wir bis Ende dieses Monats fertig sein können.

We need at least another six weeks. 我们|||||| Wir brauchen mindestens noch sechs Wochen.

At this point the meeting is wrapping up and hopefully you have been able to make good ||||||končí|||||||||| ||||||结束|||||||||| An diesem Punkt endet das Meeting und hoffentlich konnten Sie es gut machen 至此,會議即將結束,希望您能取得良好的成果

suggestions and offers and take part in discussions effectively. ||提供||参与|||| Anregungen und Angebote und beteiligen Sie sich effektiv an Diskussionen.

Will you be attending a meeting in English soon? Werden Sie bald an einem Meeting auf Englisch teilnehmen?

Hopefully some of these phrases will be useful for you! Ich hoffe, dass einige dieser Sätze für Sie nützlich sein werden!

That's all for this lesson. Das war's für diese Lektion.

Hope you enjoyed and thank you for watching! Ich hoffe, es hat euch gefallen und danke fürs Zuschauen!

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