HOW TO PRESENT THE FIRST ITEM

Helpful Phrases:

Let’s start by the beginning

Let's start by the very beginning. Maning Project is our top priority.

First things first

First things first. Now we'll discuss this week's problem.

Item one

Item one in our agenda will be corporate responsibility.

Point A

Point A is our relationship with the clients.

The opening issue

he opening issue today is the number of working hours .

HOW TO EXPLAIN YOUR PURPOSE INFORMALLY

Helpful Phrases:

I want to

I want to let you know I'll stand by you.

I’d just like to

I'd just like to tell you that we'll do what we can.

I’m here to

I'm here to talk about new marketing strategies.

We’re going to

We're going to spend all day reviewing our past projects.

I’ll put it simply.

I'll put it simply. We must decide on what to do about Jen.

HOW TO EXPLAIN YOUR PURPOSE FORMALLY

Helpful Phrases:

The reason

The reason I came here is to discuss our marketing issues.

My aim

My aim now is to increase sales in our branches.

What I’d like

What I‟d like to do is appoint a new CFO.

My objective

My objective is to reduce advertising costs by at least ten percent.

We intend

We intend to redefine our marketing campaign.

HOW TO INTRODUCE A SUMMARY

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To put it briefly

To put it briefly, we have a problem with sales.

In a few words

In a few words, Mark is leaving the company.

In a nutshell

In a nutshell, the contract will be finished next year.

To summarise

To summarise, we face an imminent strike in our Washington facilities.

It all comes down to

It all comes down to Megan's behaviour at the warehouse.

HOW TO START A MEETING

Helpful Phrases:

Let's get started 
Let‟s get the meetings started. Mark, would you like to begin? 
We need to discuss 
We need to discuss whether the campaign is aimed at the right target. 
We will to talk about 
We will talk about the issues involved in our marketing campaign.. 
What brings us here? 
What brings us here today? The hope of finding solutions. 
We will study 
We will carefully study all the projects that were brought forward.