# How to LEAD MEETINGS in English - Business English lesson

An episode of [Breakout Business English - Improve your vocabulary and confidence using English at work.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1616739393), 31 Mar 2025, 27 min.

Audio: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2022761/episodes/16885162-how-to-lead-meetings-in-english-business-english-lesson.mp3

Send us Fan Mail Let's discuss some Business English vocabulary and grammar that we can use to lead meetings. Running a meeting or being in charge of an event often means that you have new responsibilities and today's podcast we’re discussing the professional vocabulary and phrases that you can use to talk to your colleagues and managers about what is happening during your meeting. We’ll talk about starting meetings, avoiding delays, staying on track, and also give you some natural and native sounding words and phrases to help you sound more natural and native when speaking English at work. Don’t forget that my full time job is helping international professionals who use English at work to improve their communication skills. So, if you need English to do your job but don’t speak it natively then maybe we can work together to help you to achieve your language goals. If you’d like to book some time to meet with me through one to one video calls, then you can go to: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com/start Support the show Book a coaching session with me at: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com

## Transcript

Welcome back to the Breakout Business English podcast, where I help you to communicate better at work in English. Hi everyone. My name is Chris and I'm a Business English coach and tutor. Thank you so much for your time and for listening. And today's topic is leading meetings. Leading meetings.So the first episode of this podcast that I ever recorded was on the topic of meetings. It really didn't have much structure. And I know the sound quality was comparatively quite low. Hopefully these more recent podcasts sound better, but it continues to be one of the most popular and regularly downloaded episodes of the show. Given that continued popularity, I might explore the topic further. Today, however, we're going to focus on the idea of leading meetings. The task of being the person in charge of and running the whole event. We're going to discuss some of the key tasks and responsibilities that you may have when running a meeting, maybe some tips and advice on how you can lead more successful meetings, and we'll hear some native and natural vocabulary that we can use to achieve this.So let's get started. Let's start at the beginning of your meeting. There are a few things that are useful or even necessary to do in the first few minutes of your meeting. And some really specific vocabulary that we can use to talk about these. Let's listen to some common things to hear in the first few minutes of a meeting. Just a little housekeeping before we begin. Can everyone please ensure that their phones are on silent mode? And don't forget to email your availability for the next two weeks to David. Just a little housekeeping before we begin. Can everyone please ensure that their phones are on silent mode? And don't forget to email your availability for the next two weeks to David. Emma was supposed to be with us today, but she's been called away. She sends her apologies. Emma was supposed to be with us today, but she's been called away. She sends her apologies. I've chaired this

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