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!
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! |