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This is a list of essential phrases for being able to communicate in English during business meetings

The most useful phrases for the beginning of meetings
M eeting people for the first time Small talk at the beginning of a meeting

(We've emailed many times but/ We've spoken on the phone but) it's so nice to finally meet you (face to face).

You must be (name).

Here's my business card.

Did you have any trouble finding us?/ Did you have any trouble getting here?

How was your journey?/ How was your flight?

Is this your first time (here) in (name of place)?

Nice day/ Lovely day/ Horrible weather/ Rather hot/ A bit humid (today), isn't it?

Transitions phrases for moving smoothly from one stage to another
Ending the small talk and getting down to business phrases
Saying something nice about the small talk Giving a reason for finishing the small talk Getting down to business phrases

Well (then),.../ Okay (then),.../ Right (then),.../ So,.../ Anyway,.../ Anyhow,...
Language after the suggestion to make it softer and prompt a reaction

... let's get down to business/ I think we should make a start/ shall we get started...
Responding to getting down to business phrases Polite language at the beginning of a meeting

..., if you don't mind/ if that's okay (with you).

Thanks for coming (all the way here/ so far) today (so early in the morning/ on such a cold day).
Talking about the agenda
Dealing with practicalities of the meeting
Introducing the topic of the meeting

Does everyone have a copy of the agenda?

As you (all/ should/ probably/ might) know,...

As I wrote in my email (yesterday/ about this meeting/ sending the agenda),...

The main reason for this meeting is...

What we need to decide/ talk about/ think about today is...

The (main) topic/ subject/ aim/ objective/ purpose/ goal of this meeting is...

Getting other people to speak/ Asking for ideas/ Asking for opinions/ Getting people involved
The most useful phrases for the body of a meeting
Giving Giving weak opinions strong opinions Strongly agreeing Weakly agreeing/ Reluctantly agreeing

(Do you have/ Does anyone have) any (other/ particular) thoughts/ comments/ opinions/ views (on this)?

What do you think (about this/ about that)?

Strongly disagreeing

I'm no expert on this, but...

(I'm not sure/ certain, but) I would guess/ I would imagine/ I would suppose...

This is only my opinion, but...

I would probably say that...

In my limited experience,...

Weakly disagreeing/ Politely disagreeing

You might be right./ You could be right./ You may be right.

I suppose you're right./ I guess you're right.

Making suggestions/ Coming up with ideas (when brainstorming etc) Asking for evidence/ Asking for support for opinions/ Asking for reasons

(I'm sorry but) I really don't agree.

(I'm afraid) I have to disagree.

Interrupting Allowing people to speak/ Inviting people to speak/ Allowing people to interrupt

(I'm afraid) I don't really agree.

I'm not sure that I agree.

I mostly agree, but...

(That's a) good point, but...

I feel almost the same way, but...

Stopping the other person interrupting/ Keeping the turn
The most useful turn taking (interrupting, etc) phrases
Getting the turn back/ Getting the discussion back on track

(Of course/ Sure), (please) go ahead. (What would you like to say?/ Please have your say.)
Requesting

Sorry, can I just finish this one point (first)?/ Sorry, can I just what I'm saying (first)?

Sorry, just one (more) thing before you have your say,...

Checking/ Clarifying/ Dealing with communication problems Helping come to an agreement (when people can't agree) Delaying a decision/ Continuing the discussion later Changing topic/ Moving on

(Now) where were we? Oh yes,.../ (Now) where was I? Oh yes,...

(Anyway/ Well), as I was saying...

Checking agreement (by everyone/ about everything) Summarising what you have discussed and agreed, and responding to that

Could you (possibly) give me a hand with/ lend me a hand with...?
Checking there's nothing left to talk about, and replying to that Smoothly finishing/ Giving reasons for finishing the meeting, and responding to that
The most useful phrases for ending meetings
Bringing the actual meeting to a close

So, to summarise our discussion/ So, to sum up our agreement,...
Polite and friendly language at the end of a meeting

Anyway, I'm afraid I have another meeting in 10 minutes, so we'll have to stop there (if you don't mind).

Well, I think someone is waiting for this room, so shall we call it a day (if that's okay)?

So, I'd like to be able to discuss this more, but I know (name) has to be somewhere, so we'll have to come back to it another time, I'm afraid.

Talking about future contact Good small talk questions at the end of a meeting

So/ Okay/ Right (then), let's call it a day/ wrap it up there (and continue...) (, shall we?)

Thanks, that was very useful./ Thanks, that was very productive.

Thanks for (all) your (great) contributions/ ideas. (They were very helpful).

Thanks for making the time to meet us./ Thanks for taking the time to meet us.

Thanks for inviting us.

It was great to see you (again).

It was (so) nice to (finally) meet you.

Have a good weekend/ a good trip/ fun/ a good time/ a safe journey.

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Here you will find a table of words and their synonyms. We only listed typical synonyms ansd recommend using a good dictionary.

Word

Synonym
A B C

candy

sweet

to categorize

to classify

to categorise

charter

constitution

cheesy

corny, tacky

chiefly

mainly

choosy

picky

to chop

to cut

chorus

refrain

citation

quotation

to cite

to quote

class

lesson, course

clerk

receptionist

clever

intelligent

to close

to shut

coiffure

hairstyle

to collapse

to break down

to collect

to gather

comfort

consolation

comic

comedian

commencement

graduation

complete

total

completely

totally

concord

harmony

to condemn

to sentence

confederate

accomplice

to confine

to restrict

conflict

clash

to conform

to comply

to confuse

to mix up

to connect

to associate, to put through (telephone)

considerate

thoughtful

constancy

fidelity

constant

fixed

constitution

structure

construction (lit.)

interpretation

to consult

to refer to

contemporary

modern

continuous

continual

contrary

opposite

convention

conference

to convey

to communicate

to cope

to manage

correct

right

couch

sofa

crook

criminal

crusade

campaign

cube

dice

curative

healing

curler

roller

cussed

stubborn

D E F

Ulrike Schroedter contributed to the list.

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Popular Workplace Abbreviations and Business Acronyms

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Popular Workplace Abbreviations and Business Acronyms

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Workplace abbreviations in English! Below is the most common workplace abbreviations and business acronyms that you should learn.

An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. In written English, we use abbreviations to shorten common sentences to save time.

Common English Abbreviations | Video

Workplace Abbreviations and Business Acronyms
1. ASAP
ASAP = as soon as possible (If this is an Email from your boss, drop everything else and work on the report!)
E.g. "Send me the report ASAP". 2. FYI
FYI = for your information (When you share information to keep people in the loop, it's FYI.)
E.g. "FYI, this is the update I got from the team." 3. EOD
EOD = end of day (End of day can mean before closing time or before you or Roohi leave for the day, whichever happens first.)
E.g. "John, I will send you the details by tomorrow EOD". 5. ATTN
ATTN=attention (Used to indicate who a letter is for)
6. N/A
N/A= not applicable (It is used to indicate when information in a certain table cell is not provided, either because it does not apply to a particular case in question or because the answer is not available.)
E.g. "How old is your son?: N/A" (because the person is still single). 7. COB
COB =Close of business (Used to refer to the end of a working day, usually when stating a deadline)
E.g. "This is just a reminder that the survey is still open and will remain open until COB today" 8. COD
COD = cash on delivery (It is a mode of payment; you pay when the goods are delivered.)
E.g. "We don't have to pay the printer now. It's COD." 9. TBD
TBD = to be decided (You will know it eventually.)
E.g. "No. of participants: TBD" 10. RSVP
RSVP= Répondez s'il vous plait (RSVP is indeed French and it stands for répondez s'il vous plaît. It literally means "please respond". RSVP is now a fixed idiom, even in French.)
E.g. "RSVP to John by April the 20th"
Other Business Abbreviations

Some abbreviations can be used in emails or chatting online, some are specific to the virtual workplace.

1. Acct - Account

2. Ad- Advertisement

3. Approx - Approximately

4. APR - Annual percentage rate

5. BS- Bachelor of Science Degree

6. B2B - Business to business

7. BA - Bachelor of Business Administration Degree

8. CEO - Chief Executive Officer

9. CFO - Chief Financial Officer

10. Co. - Company

11. Corp. - Corporation

12. CSR - Customer Sales Representative

13. Dept. - Department

14. Div - Division

15. Ea. - Each

16. EST - Eastern Standard Time (the time on the East Coast of the United States and some Canadian provinces)

17. FAQ - Frequently Asked Question

18. FWD - Forward

19. GDP - Gross Domestic Product

20. Govt. - Government

21. HQ - Headquarters

22. Inc. - Incorporated

23. ISO - International Organization for Standardization

24. Jr. - Junior

25. Lb. - Pound (weight)

26. LLC - Limited liability company

27. Max - Maximm

28. MBA - Master of Business Administration Degree

29. Memo- Memorandum

30. Mfg- Manufacturing

31. Min. - Minium

32. Mo - Month

33. No - Number

34. Pkg - Package

35. PO - Purchase order

36. PR - Public relations

37. Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 - First quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter

38. Qty - Quantity

39. R&D - Research and Development

40. Re - In regards to, regarding

41. Recd. - Received

42. ROI - Return on Investment

43. SWOT - Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats

44. Temp - Temporary Secretary

45. VP - Vice President

46. W/ - With

47. W/O - Without

48. Yr. - Year

49. 404 - Abbreviation for the "Error 404 - Not Found" message displayed when coming across a dead link online. Can also mean lost or confused, e.g. "After coming out of the weekly staff meeting, I still felt 404."

50. COOP - Continuity of operations planning.

51. EOM - End of message.

52. EOT - End of thread.

53. ESP - Email service provider

54. FWIW - "For what it's worth." Commonly used in email communications.

55. IAM - "In a meeting."

56. IM - instant message.

57. IMO - "In my opinion." Commonly used in email communications or IMHO - "in my humble opinion."

58. KPI - Key performance indicator.

59. KRA - Key result area.

60. MBO - Management by objectives.

61. NSFW - Not Safe For Work. Your college buddy has just sent you a link titled "Check this out! (NSFW)." Don't click on it if you value your job.

62. NWR - Not work related.

63. OLT - Online Training.

64. OTP - "On the phone."

65. RACI - tool used to assign roles and responsibilities to team members. Stands for Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed.

66. ROWE - Results Only Work Environment.

67. SMART - used in goal setting, it stands for Specific, Measureable, Attainable or Achievable, Realistic, and Time-bound.

68. SME - subject matter expert.

69. SNS - Social network site.

70. SOHO - Small Office / Home Office.

71. VC - Virtual Class.

72. VLE - Virtual learning environment.

73. VPN - Virtual private network.

74. VW - virtual worker.

75. VWVW - virtual worker at virtual workplace.

76. WAH - Work At Home, see WFH.

77. WBT - Web-based training.

78. WIIFM - "What's in it for me?"

79. WFH - Work From Home.

80. 401k - A common type of US retirement savings plan

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