Fill in the Blanks Professional phrases to host a meeting in English - Part 1Online version Listen or watch the video and fill in the blanks by Mary Helen Sousa 1 informal up on sure make social around do drag table speaking hosting go the as a a setting Let's of more simple as round let's out spread And at the start of any meeting , it is essential that you greet and welcome participants . There are a few different phrases and expressions you can use to do it . It can be : " Hello everybody and welcome ! " " Good morning , I'd like to thank everyone for coming today . " If your meeting has less than ten people at it , that everyone is introduced . If there's more than ten people , the introductions can kind of a bit , you might need to take it out or do it differently . But introductions really do help break the ice and people feel more comfortable and sharing their opinions when they know the other people in the room . Now when you know some but not all of the participants at the meeting , you could say : " I know most of you but I see a few unfamiliar faces . introductions . " So that means let's just go round in a circle so everyone can say their name . What about when it's an entirely new group of people ? You don't know anyone . " Before we get started , and introduce ourselves . " If you're at work or at a conference or in some professional setting , you can ask everyone to say their name , their role and the company that they work for . " Please just say your name , your role and the organization that you're from . " And if it's like maybe you're hosting an online book club meeting or a meeting with a group of neighbors for the first time then say : " Share your name , where you're from and perhaps an interesting fact about yourself . " " Hi I'm Emma from Perth , Western Australia and I've lived in every Australian city . " This is specially useful if the meeting that you're is online and the people who are joining you are all over the world . It can be really interesting to find out where everybody else actually is , it's a great way to spark some small talk before things get too serious .
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