同外國人開會有口難言

平時主意多多的你在會議上經常能夠突出自己,贏得同事與上司的注視,
但一轉channel用英文同外藉客人或老闆開會,就表現得異常沉默….
咁係因為平日生活比較少用英文溝通,不如等Englishtown教你幾句常用的會議對答,讓你做好準備!




實用關鍵句

Key Phrases

在主導一個會議之前,先來打個招呼吧:
大家早安!
When leading a meeting, open with a greeting like:
Good morning!
好好說明一下會議的目的,確保所有人都能跟得上會議進度:
我們今天開會的目的是,怎樣才可以讓我們的顧客更滿意我們的服務。
State the purpose of the meeting so everyone is on the same page:
We're here today to discuss how we may reach our customers better.
大膽自信地說出您的想法的意見﹗
我覺得......
Be confident when expressing your views!
In my opinion.
覺得不能苟同嗎?沒關係,您可以說:
我可能沒有辦法同意您的觀點。
When expressing your disagreement, you may say:
I'm afraid I can't agree with you.
您可以說:
我建議......
You may start with:
I suggest.
如果說您有些東西您一下子沒有聽清楚,不要害羞,請別人再重覆一次吧。
對不起,能麻煩您再說一次......嗎?
If you didn't hear it the first time, don't be afraid to ask someone to repeat themselves.
Could you repeat that, please?
如果說有些東西您真的沒有搞明白,一定要說出來喔,然後請別人再說明一下吧。
對不起,我不是很跟得上您說的,其實您的意思是什麼呀?
And if you can't understand something, speak up and ask the person for clarification.
I don't quite follow you. What exactly do you mean?
想要表示同意嗎?您也可以說:
我非常同意。
You may also express your agreement by saying:
I have to agree.
最後,用感謝語為您的會議寫下句點吧。
今天就到這裡吧,我們在這個禮拜應該會再有會議的。謝謝各位參加討論﹗
Finally, close the meeting by thanking everyone.
That's it for today. We'll meet again in a week's time. Thanks for coming everyone!