E5M 2 Meeting Phrases

What is the most common phrase used to officially start a professional meeting?

• Let’s get started

• This meeting is now in session

• Let’s talk business

• Everyone, settle down

Which phrase is commonly used to adjourn a meeting?

• Meeting dismissed

• Let’s call it a day

• This meeting is adjourned

• We’ll pick up tomorrow

If a chairperson wants to transfer control of the discussion to someone else, they would say:

• Take over

• The floor is yours

• You can talk now

• It’s your turn

To formally end a meeting after concluding all agenda items, you would say:

• That’s all for today

• We are officially done

• This concludes our meeting

• It’s time to leave

What phrase is appropriate to interrupt and return to the agenda?

• Back to the point

• Let’s stay on topic

• Getting back on track

• Let’s move forward

When inviting another participant to speak, you can say:

• You have the floor

• Your turn now

• Go ahead

• Please proceed

To check if everyone agrees to adjourn the meeting, you could say:

• Can we end this now?

• Shall we adjourn?

• Is this okay to stop?

• Are we done here?

A neutral way to ask someone to elaborate during a meeting is:

• Please explain more

• Could you expand on that?

• Say it again

• Go on

If the meeting chair wants to move to the next agenda item, they might say:

• Next item, please

• Shall we proceed?

• Let’s move on to the next topic

• What’s next on the list?

To confirm that everyone agrees with a decision before closing, you might say:

• Are we all on the same page?

• Does everyone agree?

• Can we finalize this?

• All good?