開會常用嘅英文成語 Common English expressions used in meetings

我個人認為, 廣東話係我哋嘅母語, 用母語解釋英文生字或成語, 相信令到香港人 學英文會事半功倍. 所以我今日想和大家分享一下 開會時 實用嘅英文, 有咩意見同埋其他實用例子，希望大家討論同分享一下. Thank you.

get started 開始

Let's get started!

Since everyone's here, let's get started.

kick off 開始

I'd would like to kick off today's meeting by welcoming our new Marketing Manager Mr. Olson.

To kick off, Miss Chan will give a quick overview of the project.

take the lead 帶頭講先

Since you had handled the case at issue, would you please take the lead on this discussion.

Adrianna will take the lead on this discussion since she knows the client best.

brief 簡報

Could you brief our team on the new IRCC rules for Canadian Citizenship?

Hi guys, I'm gonna brief the tasks assigned to us.

debrief 簡報

Boss, I'm gonna debrief the result of our negotiation with Company A.

After the event, let's debrief and see what have really happened.

circle back to 遲啲再講返呢點

We don't have the data for March yet, so let's circle back to this in our next session.

That's a good idea but let's circle back to it after we finish this part.

clarify 講清楚/澄清啲     

Just to clarify, are we talking about the gross or net profit of this transaction?

Let med clarify the timeline, because there seems to be some misunderstandings.

elaborate 講詳細啲

Well, that's an interesting point, would you elaborate on how the tax changes affect our purchase of the property?

Could you elaborate on what you mean by 'the new approach'?

walk us through it 逐步講解我哋一下

Could you walk us through the steps of the purchase of the company?

I'm gonna walk you through the new system step by step.

cut to the chase 入正題

We only have 5 minutes left, so let's cut to the chase: will we accept the offer or not?

Let's cut to the chase and talk about the critical problem that took place this morning.

beat around the bush 兜圈/遊花園

Stop beating around the bush. Just tell us if the project is feasible or not.

Beating around the bush just wastes our time.

get off the track 離題

Hello, we're now getting off the track. Let's go back to main issue.

Please don't get off the track. Say something that are related to our agenda.

follow up (on something)/follow something up 跟進

David, please follow up on the deal with Miss Chow.

I'll follow up on the client's feedback and keep everyone in the loop.

take this offline 私下再傾

This issue has nothing to do with our meeting today, so let's take this offline.

This is a confidential issue, so let's take this offline after the meeting.

on the same page 大家諗法一樣

Before today's meeting finishes, make sure that we are all on the same page regarding the offer to Mr. Lee.

Before we move on, I want to make sure that we're all on the same page.

Speaking of…. 講開…

Speaking of our business trip to our client in Japan, have we booked the the air tickets yet?

Speaking of the deadline, have we confirmed the date of meeting?

Talk over someone 搶住/打斷人哋講嘢

Our meeting will hardly be productive if someone tries to talk over the other.

Sorry, I don't mean to talk over you. Please continue your statement.

(key) takeaways 重點

The key takeaways from this meeting is that we need more marketing research on the target audience.

Please jot down the key takeaways from today's key takeaways.

recap 重溫一下

Let's recap: You will call the customer, and I will draft the agreement

To recap, we agreed on the final price: 17 millions.

wrap up/sum up/ summarize 總結一下

To wrap up, the project is behind the schedule and we must work quickly to catch up.

Could you summarize/sum up the main points for the minutes?

(Shall we) call it a day 今日係咁多

We've covered everything on the agenda. Shall we call it a day?

If there are no more questions, shall we call it a day?