Do you have a videoconference scheduled with foreign contacts and need to speak English? Don't panic, here's a chance to brush up on the vocabulary and expressions you'll need for a successful videoconference!
Here are the essential English formulas for managing this meeting from start to finish:
Start the meeting - Join a video call
- Is everyone online? Is everyone online?
- Are we waiting for anyone else? Are we still waiting for anyone else?
- Jane are you here? Jane, es-tu avec nous?
- Has John joined us yet? Has John joined the meeting yet?
- Who just joined? Who just arrived?
- Hello everyone, Jane here. Hello everyone, Jane here.
- I think John is joining us, John are you there?
- Yes I'm here, hello everyone.
- Can everyone hear me ?
Share a presentation
- Can everyone see the slides? Can everyone see the slides?
- Next slide please. Next page please.
- I can't see slide 3 .
- Can everyone see my screen? Can everyone see my screen?
- Have you downloaded the document? Have you downloaded the document?
Taking the floor, regulating interventions
- Can I just come in here? Can I add something to this?
- I have a question...
- May I say something? Puis-je dire quelque chose?
- Could I just clarify something? Puis-je clarifier un point?
- Could we just go back to slide 2? Pourrait-on revenir à la page 2?
- Can I make a suggestion? Can I make a suggestion?
- Sorry, I was on mute. Sorry, I was on mute.
- Can we deal with that on next week's call please? Pouvons-nous revenir sur ce point lors de notre prochaine réunion?
- You are talking over each other, I can't hear what anyone is saying. You are talking over each other, I can't hear what anyone is saying.
- Let's move on. Let's move on / We've got to move on.
Technical problems
- Are you on mute? Have you muted your microphone?
- There are a lot of background noises. Can you repeat that?
- I'm having connection issues. I'm having connection issues.
- You are breaking up/cutting out, can you repeat that. Ca a coupé, peux-tu repéter?
- I'm sorry I didn't really understand that, please can you say it again?/ I didn't catch that point John, can you say it again please? Je n'ai pas bien compris John, peux tu répéter?
- Can you speak more slowly please? Peux tu parler plus lentement s'il te plait?
End meeting
- Thanks for your contribution everyone. Thanks for your contribution everyone.
- I think that's everything. I think that's everything.
- We should stop now and come back to this on Thursday. We should stop now and come back to this on Thursday.
- It's been a really useful discussion thank you. Merci pour ces échanges très utiles.
- I'll send the minutes to you all later in the week. I'll send the minutes to you all later in the week.
- Can you email the slides to everyone please? Can you email the slides to everyone please?
- I need to go to another meeting, sorry everyone. I need to go to another meeting, sorry everyone.
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