This page is part of a comprehensive guide where we explore the key phrases necessary for successful communication in business meetings.
In this section, we will focus on how to transition to the meeting smoothly.
You should watch the video provided on this page and follow the instructions. The video was designed to help you practice your speaking skills. Listen and repeat each sentence as many times as you need and on different days until you feel comfortable saying all the sentences correctly.
You can find all the sentences on this page too, after the video. Alternatively, you can download the follow-along worksheet with all the phrases so that you can read them later or maybe take notes on words that you find difficult to pronounce.
Let’s dive in!
Transitioning to the meeting
In this section, we will see how to transition to the meeting smoothly, so that you can move from informal conversation or small talk to the agenda items.
LISTEN and REPEAT | Use the video to practice your speaking skills.
KEY PHRASES
- Let’s get the meeting started.
- Now that we have everyone on board, let's dive in.
- Well, it looks like everyone is here, so let’s get started.
- It looks like everyone is settled and we have a lot to cover today, so let’s dive in.
- Okay, everyone is accounted for. Let's start the meeting without further delay.
- Let’s get the ball rolling.
- Okay, let's get this meeting started, shall we?
- With everyone present, it's time to start the meeting.
- With everyone here and ready, let's start the meeting.
- Now that we're all here and ready to go, let's get the meeting underway.
- Now that we're all here, let's begin.
- Let’s get started, shall we? I think everyone is here.
- With everyone in attendance, let's begin our meeting.
- Alright, now that we're all present, let's kick off the meeting.
- Now that we have a full house, let's jump right into the agenda.
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