Express Yourself

表達你自己

To better participate in a meeting you need to let your voice be heard. Here are some common expressions used when attending a meeting.

To make suggestions: Making a suggestion is a good way to contribute to a meeting. Normally suggestions with I suggest and we should are stronger than how about or perhaps. Here are some examples. I suggest we improve the user interface of our website. We shouldn't rush into this new campaign. How about improving the user interface of our website? Perhaps we need to consider a cheaper solution as our budget is tight.

To agree: Besides making your own suggestions, you also need to react to other suggestions. You can agree people like that's just what I was thinking. I couldn't agree more with Anna. I have to side with Anna on this issue.

To disagree: Attendees may have different opinions about a particular issue. Saying I disagree directly in a meeting can be considered impolite. Instead, you can politely disagree with someone by saying, to be honest, I'm not sure about that. I beg to differ I don't think this is the priority right now. I see your point but I don't think advertising on TV is a good idea.

To ask for clarification: If you don't understand what people are saying, ask them to clarify their point. Asking questions early on can help you avoid making mistakes later. I don't quite follow you, could you please clarify this for me? I'm afraid I don't quite understand what you are getting at. Could you give me further clarification, please?