360 useful English phrases for business meetings

Master Business English Conversations: 51 Short Lessons

This comprehensive course focuses on practical English used in business meetings. In just 51 concise lessons, each featuring short videos (2-4 minutes), you'll learn essential phrases for navigating various meeting scenarios. Each lesson includes a real-life quotation, a breakdown of the situational English, and 6-12 immediately usable phrases for meetings, work, and everyday life.

What You'll Learn:

Chapter 1: Expressing Opinions

• Seeking Opinions: Learn to solicit input from all participants and focus on individual perspectives. (8 Phrases)
• Neutral Opinions: Master the art of offering balanced and unbiased viewpoints. (10 Phrases)
• Opinion Nuance: Learn to give tentative and strong opinions effectively. (7 & 8 Phrases respectively)
• Diverse Angles: Discover how to ask for opinions from different perspectives. (3 Phrases)

Chapter 2: Agreement & Disagreement

• Strong Agreement: Express enthusiastic agreement with confidence. (11 Phrases)
• Moderate Agreement: Convey agreement with varying degrees of certainty. (10 Phrases)
• Partial Agreement: Express tentative agreement when unsure. (5 Phrases)
• Strong Disagreement: Politely and firmly express disagreement. (14 Phrases)
• Moderate Disagreement: Express disagreement with tact and diplomacy. (8 Phrases)
• Reinforcing Agreement: Utilize phrases like "especially," "all," "whole," "entire," "each and every," and "so do I" to strengthen agreement. (3 + 4 + 6 Phrases)
• Indirect Disagreement: Master subtle ways to disagree using "but" and other indirect techniques. (7 + 8 Phrases)

Chapter 3: Offering & Responding to Suggestions

• Soliciting Suggestions: Learn to effectively ask for ideas to solve problems. (12 Phrases)
• Making Suggestions: Present your ideas clearly and persuasively. (8 Phrases)
• Diplomatic Rejection: Reject suggestions gracefully and professionally. (4 Phrases)
• Expressing Doubt: Express disagreement by casting doubt on an idea. (6 Phrases)
• Direct Disagreement: Clearly and directly disagree with a suggestion. (5 Phrases)
• Informal Disagreement: Express disagreement in a casual, yet respectful manner. (5 Phrases)
• Alternative Suggestions: Offer and explore alternative solutions. (12 Phrases)
• Building on Ideas: Praise, agree, and expand upon others' suggestions. (8 + 5 + 5 Phrases)
• Neutral Responses: Handle suggestions with neutrality and tact. (5 Phrases)
• Dismissing Suggestions: Politely dismiss trivial or irrelevant suggestions. (5 Phrases)

Chapter 4: Related Situations & Clarification

• Prioritizing Suggestions: Express preference for one suggestion over others. (5 Phrases)
• Unconvinced Agreement: Learn to agree with suggestions you aren't fully convinced by. (7 Phrases)
• No Suggestions: Handle situations where you have no suggestions to offer. (6 Phrases)
• Neutral Stance: Maintain a neutral position regarding all suggestions. (5 Phrases)
• Encouraging Participation: Motivate others to contribute more suggestions. (6 Phrases)
• Introducing Novel Ideas: Offer unusual or innovative suggestions during brainstorming. (5 Phrases)
• Building on Ideas: Expand and improve upon other people’s ideas. (7 Phrases)

Chapter 5: Interruptions

• Initiating Interruptions: Learn to interrupt politely and ask for permission to speak. (12 Phrases)
• Allowing Interruptions: Respond gracefully when someone interrupts you. (5 Phrases)
• Stopping Interruptions: Politely stop an interruption and prevent further speaking. (7 Phrases)
• Resuming After Interruption: Continue your thought after being interrupted. (8 Phrases)

Chapter 6: Clarification

• Expressing Lack of Understanding: Politely admit when you don't understand. (8 Phrases)
• Seeking Clarification: Ask for detailed explanations. (11 Phrases)
• Referring to Later: Postpone clarification for a later time. (5 Phrases)
• Targeted Questions: Ask for clarification on specific words or phrases. (10 Phrases)
• Providing Clarification: Explain your meaning clearly and concisely. (9 Phrases)
• Paraphrasing: Confirm understanding