Start the Meeting 會議開始
歡迎詞--介紹Welcome -Introductions
I'd like to introduce...( 如果會議中有新面孔 )
  I'd like to introduce Ben. He's with Z-Mark,one of our new retail clients.
  我想介紹班。他來自我們新的零售客戶 ZMark。
 

開場白--Getting Started

 
The first thing we will talk about is... ( 正式用法 )
  The first thing we will talk about is our marketing campaign for next year.
  我們要討論的第一件事就是明年的行銷活動
 
進入正題--處理遲到問題 Getting Down to Business-Handling Late Arrivals
 
...perhaps we should wait a few minutes before we start.
  I see not everyone has arrived, so perhaps we should wait a few minutes before we start.
  我看大家都還沒到齊所以也許我們應該等幾分鐘後再開始。
 

Biz一點通
 
歡迎詞和進入正題的遣字用詞大部份是主持會議的人所用的。但你也可以從對話中發現即便你不是主席還是可以利用某些句子:這些都是你在會議中簡報時很有用的句子。不管在那一種狀況下在一開始先建立起禮貌的氣氛絕對是個好主意。