Running a Meeting 主持会议
The following phrases are used to conduct a meeting. These phrases are useful if you are called on to conduct a meeting.
１、Opening 宣布会议开始
Good morning/afternoon, everyone.
If we are all here, lets get started / start the meeting / start.
２、Welcoming and Introducing 欢迎和介绍出席职员
Please join me in welcoming
Were pleased to welcome
Id like to extend a warm welcome to
Its a pleasure to welcome
Id like to introduce
３、Stating the Principal Objectives 说明会议主要议题
Were here today to ...
Id like to make sure that we ...
Our main aim today is to ...
Ive called this meeting in order to ...
４、Giving Apologies for Someone Who is Absent 对缺席者表示遗憾
Im afraid.., cant be with us today. She is in...
Unfortunately, ... will not be with us to day because he ...
I have received apologies for absence from , who is in .
５、Reading the Minutes of the Last Meeting 宣读上次会议记要
To begin with Id like to quickly go through the minutes of our last meeting.
First, lets go over the report from the last meeting, which was held on
Here are the minutes from our last meeting, which was on
６、Dealing1 with Recent Developments 询问最近动态
Jack2, can you tell us how the XYZ project is progressing?
Jack, how is the XYZ project coming along?
John, have you completed the report on the new accounting3 package?
Has everyone received a copy of the Tate Foundation report on current marketing4 trends?
７、Moving Forward 转向下一个议题
So, if there is nothing else we need to discuss, lets move on to todays agenda.
Shall we get down to business?
Is there Any Other Business?
If there are no further developments, Id like to move on to todays TOPic.
８、Introducing the Agenda 介绍议程
Have you all received a copy of the agenda?
There are X items on the agenda. First, ... second, ... third, ... lastly, ...
Shall we take the points in this order?
If you dont mind, Id like to go in order today.
skip item 1 and move on to item 3
I suggest we take item 2 last.
９、Allocating5 Roles 分配秘书和出席者的会议角色
has agreed to take the minutes.
, would you mind taking the minutes?
has kindly6 agreed to give us a report on ...
will lead point 1, point 2, and point 3.
, would you mind taking notes today?
１０、Agreeing on the Ground Rules for the Meeting 就会议程序（发言，时间，决策）达成一致
We will first hear a short report on each point first, followed by a discussion of ...
I suggest we go round the table first.
Lets make sure we finish by ...
Id suggest we ...
There will be five minutes for each item.
Well have to keep each item to 15 minutes. Otherwise well never get through.
１１、Introducing the First Item on the Agenda 介绍第一项议题
So, lets start with ...
Id suggest we start with...
Why dont we start with...
So, the first item on the agenda is
Pete, would you like to kick off?
Shall we start with ...
, would you like to introduce this item?
１２、Closing an Item 结束一个议题
I think that takes care of the first item.
Shall we leave that item?
Why dont we move on to...
If nobody has anything else to add, lets ...
１３、Next Item 开始下一个议题
Lets move onto the next item
Now that weve discussed X, lets now ...
The next item on todays agenda is...
Now we come to the question of.
１４、Giving Control to the Next Participant 请下一位出席者发言
Id like to hand over to , who is going to lead the next point.
Next, is going to take us through ...
Now, Id like to introduce who is going to ...
１５、Summarizing 总结
Before we close todays meeting, let me just summarize the main points.
Let me quickly go over todays main points.
To sum up, ...,.
OK, why dont we quickly summarize what weve done today.
In brief, ...
Shall I go over the main points?
１６、Finishing Up 结束今日议题
Right, it looks as though weve covered the main items.
If there are no other comments, Id like to wrap this meeting up.
Lets bring this to a close for today.
Is there Any Other Business?
１７、Suggesting and Agreeing on Time, Date and Place for the Next Meeting 建议和征询下一次会议时间，日期和地址
Can we set the date for the next meeting, please?
So, the next meeting will be on ... , the . . . of.. . at ...
Lets next meet on ... , the . . . of.. . at ... What about the following Wednesday? How is that?
１８、Thanking Participants for Attending 感谢出席职员
Id like to thank Marianne and Jeremy for coming over from London.
Thank you all for attending.
Thanks for your participation8.
１９、Closing the Meeting 宣布散会
The meeting is finished, well see each other next ...
The meeting is closed.
I declare the meeting closed.