תחילת פגישה

התחלה
Well, ladies and gentlemen, I think we should begin
Can we get started ?
Shall we start ?
I think we should get down to business

מטרת הפגישה
The purpose of this meeting is to...
The purpose of this meeting is, first, to ... and secondly to...
The main objective of our meeting is ...
I've called a meeting to discuss...

We're here today to discuss...

המשך הרצף
Would you like to start ...?

Shall we continue?

הצגת דעות
בקשת דעות
What do you think about ... ?
What are your views on ... ?
What are your views on this ?
בקשת דעות נוספות
Does anyone have anything else to add ?
Does anyone have anything else to say ?
הצגת דעה אישית
(Strong) I feel quite sure that ...

(Neutral) As I see it ...
(Neutral) I believe that ...
(Tentative) It seems to me that ..

הסכמה
(Strong) Yes, definitely agree
(Strong) Yes, I quite agree
(Strong) I have absolutely no objections
(Neutral) I think you're right.

(Neutral) I think That's true.
(Neutral) I'm in favour of that
חוסר הסכמה
(Strong) That's out of the question
(Neutral) I don't agree
(Neutral) I'm sorry but I really don't think that is a good idea
(Neutral) I'm sorry but I'm not very happy about that
(Neutral) That's very interesting but ...
(Neutral) I'm afraid that is not possible. First ... . Secondly ...

השקפות שונות
I accept what you say but ....
What is more ... And another thing ...
If we .... it will...
If we .... it may create....
If we .... it may cause ....
The project may be profitable but on the other hand it may be bad for our image.

הצעות
בקשת הצעה
I'd like to hear some of your suggestions
What would you suggest ?
I suggest we ... . What do you think ?
נתינת הצעה
(Strong) We must ....
(Neutral) I think we should ...
(Tentative) It might be a good idea to ...


הצגת אלטרנטיבות
One possibility is to ...

As I see it ...
Either we ... or ...
The advantage of ... is that ..., whereas ...
If we ... then .... can ...

רגע לפני הצבעה
Can we put this to the vote ?

Can we have a show of hands ?
Are we in agreement on this ?

להיצמד לסדר היום
To return to the main point ...
Let's not get off the subject
Can we stick to the main points ?
We're getting a little sidetracked here
Can we get back to the agenda ?

שלב הסיכומים
So, we've talked about .... . Can we now reach a decision ?
If everyone is in favour, I would like to recommend ...



סיום הישיבה
If nobody has anything else to add, I think we can stop here.
Thank you very much
I think that's all for today. Thank you everyone for coming