英语角 No.2 | 超实用商务会议技巧

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-If I could have your attention, please.

Could I have your attention, please. (注意：please这个词是降调，且需要重读)

1.如果是首次参加，需要互相介绍，常用表达如下：

-I'm xxx, the Marketing Manager. I'm sure you all know xxx, who is in charge of the web content.

-My name is xxx, the Marketing Manager. This is xxx, from the accounts department, and she'll also be presenting today.

2.欢迎与会者并开始会议

-I'd like to welcome you all here today, now let's get down to business.

-Thanks for all coming, perhaps we can start.

-Thanks everyone and welcome to today's meeting. Let's begin.

1. 说出名字

-My name is ...

-Hi, I'm ... (当会议不那么正式时可用)

2. 介绍职位

当职位唯一时， 使用the

-I'm the project manager.

当职位不唯一时， 使用a

-I'm a developer.

如果需要描述工作所在部门，可以用 in + 所在部门表达

-I'm in the engineering department.

-I work in the marketing department.

3. 介绍职责

-I'm responsible for web analytics and testing.

-I handle online advertising and web analytics.

1.介绍主题

-Today's meeting is about...

-We'll talk about..

-The aim of this meeting is to..

2.引出agenda

-We will go over... (我们要分析一下...)

-In today's meeting, we will cover... (今天的会议涉及...)

1.引出agenda第一项

-So, let's start with...

-The first item on the agenda is...

2.结束当前话题，进入到下一部分的讨论

-I think that covers the first/second/third. If nobody has anything else to add, we can continue to the next item.

-Let's move onto the next item:...

-Now we come to the ... (现在我们谈谈...)

3.引出agenda最后一项

-The final item on the agenda is to doing sth.

1.如何促进他人参与讨论

-xxx, what's your opinion on this?

-Would you like to share your thoughts on this question?

-Could you add anything to our ideas here?

2.将会议的部分内容交给其他人负责

-xxx, would you like to introduce this item?

-I'd like to turn it over to xxx, who is going to lead the next point.

-Alright, now xxx will have the floor. (好了，现在轮到某某某发言)

1. 情态动词 should, ought to, might want to可以表达自己觉得不错但不一定要去做的

-We might want to consider for xxx to help with this.

-I think we should make this a priority for this week. (我觉得这个礼拜我们要优先做这件事)

2. Have to, need to 可以表达某些意见是不得不做的

-We have to improve the current process.

-We need to find a cheaper solution- our budget is very tight.

3. 表达否定意见

-We shouldn't rush this; we need to think it through carefully. (此事我们不应该仓促，得好好考虑)

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

-Good suggestion, but I can see a few problems...

-I see your point, however, I think improving our website UI is a higher priority right now.

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

4. 表达同意该意见

-I agree with...

-That sounds good.

-Let's go with this idea.

使用sorry, excuse me将注意力转移过来, 然后抛出问题

-Sorry, I have a question. Why is... / How.../ Does this mean that...?

-Sorry to interrupt, but I have a question.

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

-Sorry, I don't understand... Could you elaborate on .../ Could you clarify... (你能详细说说...)

-I don't get the main idea. (我不太明白其主要意思)

1.当有些人讲太长时间， 需要被打断， 带回主题

-Let's not get too far off-topic here. (我们这里不要太偏离主题)

-We can discuss that at the end if you feel it's important.

-I don't think that's relevant to today's discussion.

2.当有些人谈论的主意值得讨论， 不过需要放在以后讨论

-I think we should shelve that until next time. (可以把这个问题暂且搁置)

-Good point, but let's table it until the next meeting. (让我们先放在一边)

1.使用will来表明即将在将来做的事情

-I will discuss with the rest of my team and get back to you by the end of the week.

2.使用going to, planning to （会议开始前你就已经有了的计划）

-I'm going to get a team together for this project. (我要为这项目召集一组人)

-I'm planning to do one more round of testing, and then we can go live. (然后再推出)

3.使用can, could, shall 来主动提议一些事情

-I can put together a report if you think it would help. (如果你觉得有用的话，我可以写篇报告)

-Shall I talk to our engineering team and get a cost estimate? (要我和工程团队谈谈，拿到成本预算吗)

4.如果被要求做无法完成的事情

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

-Unfortunately, we won't be able to complete the project any sooner because we don't have the supplies yet. We need at least six weeks.

1.总结关键要点的开始语

-Before we close, let me just summarize the main points.

-To sum up... (总的来说)

-In brief, ....(简而言之)

-Shall I go over the main points?

2.列出讨论过的会议事项 

-To sum up, we discussed ...

-We also went over ...

-Finally, we talked about...

3.结束会议

-It looks like we've covered the main items for the meeting today.

-Right, that's all for today's meeting.

-Is there any other business? (还有没有其他事情?)

-Are there any questions before we finish?

-No? Great.

-Thank you all for attending.

-That's all for today.

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