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40 English Phrases You Need for Online Meetings

Maria Sheeran

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Warm-up Questions

How often do you have online meetings in English (or in general)?
What situations feel hardest in online meetings: small talk, interrupting, or technical problems?
What are 2–3 useful phrases you already know for online meetings?

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40 English Phrases You Need for Online Meetings

Starting the meeting + small talk + interrupting (00:00 – 02:00)

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1. Why does the speaker suggest using open-ended questions at the beginning of a meeting?

To avoid talking about work
To finish the meeting faster
To test everyone’s English level
To break the ice and reduce awkwardness

2. Which phrase is used to signal it’s time to begin the meeting?

It looks like everybody’s here, so let’s kick off
Did we lose Andrew?
Bear with me while I pull up the document
Excuse the background noise

3. If you want to stop someone from interrupting you, what can you say?

Just let me finish my point here
I have a hard stop
Have a good one
You’re on mute

40 English Phrases You Need for Online Meetings

Pausing to do something + technical and audio problems (02:00 – 04:12)

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1. What should you do when you need to pause to share a file or your screen?

Leave the meeting and rejoin later
Ask someone else to present instead
Tell the group what you’re doing
Stay silent so the meeting feels professional

2. What does it mean when someone says, “You’re frozen”?

The person is nervous and can’t speak
The meeting has ended
The microphone is turned off
The person’s video is not moving because of a bad connection

3. What phrase can you use when you only hear parts of what someone is saying because the connection is interrupted?

Cheers
Let’s kick off
Go ahead
You’re breaking up

40 English Phrases You Need for Online Meetings

Disconnected people + leaving early + ending politely (04:12 – 05:15)

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1. What do we say when someone is unexpectedly disconnected from the meeting?

They’re breaking up
We’ve lost that person
They’re on mute
They’re on the horizon

2. What does “I have a hard stop at two o’clock” mean?

The speaker needs a short break
The meeting must start at two o’clock
The speaker will stay until the end no matter what
The speaker cannot continue and must leave at a specific time

3. What does the speaker say is good business etiquette when ending a meeting?

Wait for other people to leave first
End the call quickly without speaking
Only the leader should speak at the end
Thank everyone and say goodbye before signing off

40 English Phrases You Need for Online Meetings

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1. What is the main purpose of the video?

To explain how to install meeting software
To teach job interview strategies
To teach grammar rules for writing emails
To teach key phrases for participating in online meetings in English

2. Which area does the video focus on the most?

Technical vocabulary for computers only
Industry-specific financial terms
Polite, practical phrases for common meeting situations
Advanced negotiation techniques

3. According to the video, what is usually the best way to interrupt in online meetings?

Use gestures and facial expressions
Turn off your camera to avoid attention
Say nothing and wait until the end
Be direct and use the person’s first name politely

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

40 English Phrases You Need for Online Meetings

Which three phrases from the video would be most useful in your next online meeting, and why?
What are polite ways to interrupt in your language? Are they more direct or less direct than in English?
Describe a time you had a technical problem in a meeting. What happened, and what could you say using these phrases?
Do you think small talk is important in business meetings? Why or why not?