Business Meetings: The Essentials

Confident English for professional meetings

B1 Intermediate | 6 Lessons | 30 Phrases

About This Course

This course gives you the essential English phrases for business meetings. From small talk at the start to follow-up emails after, you'll learn practical language you can use immediately.

Each lesson teaches 5 key phrases with real examples, practice activities, and speaking challenges. By the end, you'll have 30 professional phrases ready for any meeting situation.

6
Lessons
30
Key Phrases
B1
Level
1

First Impressions: Small Talk That Works

Start meetings with confidence. Learn professional small talk that builds relationships without awkward silences.

How was your trip? How's business? Shall we get started?
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2

Presenting Your Business

Introduce your company and yourself professionally. Learn the INTRO framework for clear, confident presentations.

We specialize in... What makes us different is... Our main clients are...
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3

Giving Opinions and Making Suggestions

Contribute your ideas in meetings. Learn to agree, disagree politely, and propose solutions.

I think... Maybe we could... Yes, but...
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4

Handling Questions and Buying Time

What to say when you don't know the answer. Learn professional phrases to buy time and respond honestly.

That's a good question... What do you mean by...? I can check and tell you...
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5

Problems and Solutions

Discuss challenges professionally. Learn to identify problems and propose solutions like a problem-solver, not a complainer.

The issue is... One solution could be... What if we...?
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6

Closing Meetings and Following Up

End meetings professionally and ensure action happens. Learn to summarize, assign tasks, and write follow-up emails.

So, to summarize... The next steps are... As discussed...
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