Running a Meeting 主持會議

　　The following phrases are used to conduct a meeting. These phrases are useful if you are called on to conduct a meeting.

　　Opening 宣布會議開始

　　Good morning/afternoon, everyone.

　　If we are all here, let's get started / start the meeting / start.

　　Welcoming and Introducing 歡迎和介紹出席人員

　　Please join me in welcoming (name of participant)

　　We're pleased to welcome (name of participant)

　　I'd like to extend a warm welcome to (name of participant)

　　It's a pleasure to welcome (name of participant)

　　I'd like to introduce (name of participant)

　　Stating the Principal Objectives 闡明會議主要議題

　　We're here today to ...

　　I'd like to make sure that we ...

　　Our main aim today is to ...

　　I've called this meeting in order to ...

　　Giving Apologies for Someone Who is Absent 對缺席者表示遺憾

　　I'm afraid.., (name of participant) can't be with us today. She is in...

　　Unfortunately, (name of participant) ... will not be with us to day because he ...

　　I have received apologies for absence from (name of participant), who is in (place).

　　Reading the Minutes (notes) of the Last Meeting 宣讀上次會議記要

　　To begin with I'd like to quickly go through the minutes of our last meeting.

　　First, let's go over the report from the last meeting, which was held on (date)

　　Here are the minutes from our last meeting, which was on (date)