Chairing A Meeting

Front

What do you say to politely thank everyone for joining the meeting?

Back

I’d like to thank you all for coming at such short notice.

Front

How do you introduce a new participant in the meeting?

Back

I’d like you all to meet...

Front

What can you say to check if everyone agrees with an idea?

Back

Does everyone agree with...’s point of view?

Front

How do you ask someone to give their opinion?

Back

What’s your view on that?

Front

What expression do you use to start discussing the first topic?

Back

Let’s move on to the first item.

Front

How do you ask someone to explain their idea more clearly?

Back

Can you be a little more specific?

Front

What phrase do you use to widen the discussion and ask for more ideas?

Back

What other options can we look at?

Front

How can you ask a participant to start a discussion on an agenda item?

Back

Would you like to get us started?

Front

What do you say to summarize the key points of a discussion?

Back

Just to summarize the discussion so far...

Front

How do you move the meeting to the next topic when time is limited?

Back

I want to move on to the next item on the agenda.