这篇文章涵盖了在线会议中使用英语沟通的基本技巧，包括有用的短语、词汇和短句。
将有助于提高你主持在线会议和进行演示的能力。
主持会议
你主持会议时，一般流程是先请每个人介绍自己，并提供一个简短的会议议程。一个正式的商务会议可以通过以下方式开始。
开场白
在会议开始时，你要欢迎你的与会者并介绍自己。你可以用一个简单的问候语开始，使用诸如以下的短语。
- “Good morning / afternoon”
- “Let’s begin”
- “I’d like to welcome everyone”
- “Since everyone is here, let’s get started”
- “I’d like to thank everyone for coming today”
介绍你自己
- “I’m [your name]. I’ll keep this meeting brief as I know you’re all busy people”
- “I’m [your name] and I arranged this meeting because…”
让大家做自我介绍
为了在会议期间进行有效的讨论，参加会议的个人必须彼此熟悉。领导会议的人可以要求每个人以下列方式介绍自己。
- “Let’s go around the table and introduce ourselves, [name] do you want to start?”
- “Let’s introduce ourselves quickly – please state your name, job title and why you are here”
介绍会议议程
同样，在会议开始时，明确列出议程和会议的主要目标也很重要。这些目标可以用以下短语来表述。
- “I’ve called this meeting in order to”
- “We’re here today to discuss”
- “There are [number] items on the agenda. First…”
- “Today I would like to outline our plans for”
确定下一次会议前要完成的行动要点
会议结束后，概述一下下一次会议前需要完成的工作。使用以下短语。
- “[Name], can you have these action points finished by next week’s meeting?”
- “Before the next meeting, I want [action point] completed so we can discuss the results”
- “By the next meeting, we’ll have [action point] in progress”
结束前提问
- “Are there any more comments?”
- “What do you think about this proposal?”
- “Are there any areas of this project we are not thinking about?”
参与会议
积极参与会议体现在提出问题，如果你不明白所说的内容，或者有同意/不同意的意见，可以礼貌地打断演讲者。表明你积极参与会议是个好主意。
如何有礼貌地插话
如果你不小心说得比别人多，或者对正在说的内容有补充，你可以用以下短语打断。
- “Sorry, but just to clarify”
- “Sorry I didn’t quite hear that, can you say it again?”
- “That’s an excellent point [person’s name], what about doing [action point] as well?”
- “From our departments perspective, it’s a little more complicated. Let me explain”
- “Excuse me for interrupting”
- “I’ve never thought about it that way before. How does it affect [this point]”
提问
在会议期间，有许多不同的方式来提出问题。以下短语适合在要求某人重复他们所说的话时使用。
- “Can you repeat that please?”
- “Can you run that by me one more time?”
- “Can you repeat that in a simplified way?”
- “I don’t fully understand what you mean. Could you explain it from a different angle?”
- “Could you explain to me how that is going to work?”
- “Just to be clear, do you mean this [repeat the explained point in the way you understand it]”
在会议中做演示
演示开场白
演示文稿应该在开始时用以下短语介绍其目的：
- “Thank you for getting here on time. Today we’re here to discuss”
- “We’re here to discuss the progress on [name of project] project”
- “Due to issues identified in [project name], we’re here to come up with a quick resolution”
主讲人还可以概述演讲程序，以确保清晰明了，短语如：
- “We’re going to run through the main points of the agenda”
- “The presentation will cover these [number of points] topics”
结束您的演讲
演讲结束时，应该再次简要地回顾一下关键信息和行动要点。结论应确保出席会议的个人在离开时对接下来的步骤有一个明确的想法。感谢听众的出席也是很有礼貌的。例如：
- “To summarize then, let me just run through what we’ve agreed here”
- “Before we end, let me just summarize the three main points”
- “To sum up what I’ve presented”
- “That brings me to the end of my presentation, thank you for listening”
回答问题
演讲结束时，也可以要求与会者提供意见或反馈，并回答他们的问题（如果有）。以下短语在这种情况下会很有用。
- “Any final thoughts before we close the meeting?”
- “If you have further questions or want to discuss any of it in more detail, we can meet privately or you can send me an email [have email address on the final presentation slide]”
- “I’d like to thank everyone for sharing their time today and any feedback would be valuable”
- “So do we think this is the correct way to proceed?”
- “Are there any objections to what I covered?”
其他会议常用语
除了典型的好处外，还需要清晰的沟通，以阻止中断、委派任务、确认决定、为迟到道歉，或提前离开会议。下列短语在这种情况下将被证明是有用的，并将有助于确保一个富有成效的会议。
让你不想被打断时，你可以说：
- “Can we come back to that point later? Let me just finish what I was saying”
- “Can I just finish making my point?”
如果你迟到了，要表示歉意，可以说：
- “Excuse me for being late, I was”
- “Sorry for not getting here on time, I was”
下面是一些会议中常用的谈判用语：
- “I hear what you’re saying, however our senior manager is very clear on this one”
- “I understand that we can’t do that, but can we discuss some other alternatives?”
- “I agree with what you are saying, however have you considered [different method]?”
- “How about this as an alternative [proceed to explain your alternative method]”
如果你想提前离开会议，悄悄地收拾好你的东西，然后礼貌地说：
- “Excuse me, unfortunately I have to leave early. I need to be [briefly explain where you need to be]”
- “I’ve got to shoot off, I’ve got overlapping meetings”
- “Sorry I’m going to have to leave now, [reason for leaving early]“
要计划今后的会议时，你可以说：
- “I’d like to set up a meeting with you at your earliest convenience. When are you free?”
- “I’d love to continue this conversation at a second meeting, when are you next free?”
- “We haven’t covered everything we needed to, shall we set up another meeting?”
当发现大家在会议扯远了，你可以使用这些短语谈回主题：
- “I’m afraid that’s outside the scope of this meeting”
- “Why don’t we return to the main agenda of today’s meeting”
- “We’ve gone slightly off topic, let us get back to [main agenda]”
