200 Native Speaker Expressions for English Meetings

Are you a professional who wants to speak with more 'native-like' English expressions in business meetings and presentations?

You frequently need to speak English at work but feel like you're using the same, simple expressions all the time and your English needs more variety.

The goal of this ebook is to provide you with expressions that are frequently used by native English speakers in business meetings.

By learning these expressions, you will be able to articulate yourself more effectively, speak with more variety, sound more like a native speaker, and speak more sophisticated English during meetings and presentations in English.

This book will teach you expressions for:

• Pre-Meeting Small Talk

• Welcoming Participants

• Introducing Yourself and Participants

• Starting the Meeting

• Introducing the Agenda

• Introducing the Topic of the Meeting

• Going over Meeting Objectives

• Apologizing for Someone who is Absent

• Reviewing Previous Meetings

• Handing Over to another Participant

• Transitioning to a New Agenda Point

• Referring to Visuals

• Status Updates

• Requesting Action

• Accepting Tasks

• Declining Tasks

• Interrupting

• Reacting to Interruptions

• Asking for Opinions

• Responding to Opinions

• Expressing Opinions

• Agreeing

• Disagreeing

• Expressing Reservations

• Clarifying

• Asking for Clarification

• Asking for Suggestions

• Making Suggestions

• Arguing Your Point

• Conceding an Argument

• Talking about Costs

• Describing Trends

• Reaching Agreement

• Summarizing

• Checking that All Topics Have Been Covered

• Talking about Future Contact

• Thanking & Closing

How you will benefit after learning the expressions in the book:

• Express your ideas with more clarity & fluency, resulting in you becoming more persuasive.

• Feel more secure and confident when you speak English in front of your team.

• Eradicate unnecessary errors and therefore feel good about your English instead of ashamed.

• Speak with more sophistication and eloquence, instead of sticking to the same simple sentence structures.

• Sound more native-like, so that you're not translating directly from your mother tongue.

• Understand native speakers better because you're using the same structures as them, and consequently improving overall communication.

About Steven:

Since 2001 Steven has passionately been taking English learners to higher levels in their fluency and confidence. Steven’s approach focuses on preparing professionals to adopt a powerful mindset and equipping them with the communication tools to use English effectively in a business environment.

He owned a language school in Brazil for 10 years which provided language training to a range of multinationals and is also a certified life coach.

Further help:

If you are looking for customized help to improve your confidence speaking English for professional purposes, Steven is currently offering a one-to-one, complimentary coaching session where you can learn more about his coaching approach. To apply click this link: https://calendly.com/steven-hobson-life-coaching/english-session