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What vocabulary should I focus on for French business meetings

Achieve Success with Business French: Your Guide to Professional Communication: What vocabulary should I focus on for French business meetings
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For French business meetings, focus on key vocabulary related to the meeting structure, business terms, and polite expressions to navigate the conversation confidently.

  • Une réunion — a meeting (business meeting)
  • Un ordre du jour — the agenda
  • Un avis de convocation — meeting invitation
  • Un tour de table — a round table (introductions)
  • Donner la parole à… — to give the floor to someone
  • Voter (pour/contre) — to vote (for/against)
  • Une résolution — a resolution or decision
  • Un compte-rendu — minutes of the meeting
  • Passons au point suivant — let’s move to the next item
  • La clôture de la réunion — closing the meeting

Common business terms

  • Atteindre ses objectifs — to reach goals
  • Une augmentation de salaire — pay rise
  • Une date limite — deadline
  • La rentabilité — profitability
  • Une formation — training
  • Les honoraires/les frais — fees
  • Un marché — market
  • Un budget — budget
  • Un rapport — report
  • Mener / gérer une équipe — to lead/manage a team
  • Un client — client
  • Un fournisseur — supplier

Polite and useful phrases

  • Je vous remercie d’être là — Thank you for being here
  • Passons à l’ordre du jour — Let’s go to the agenda
  • J’aimerais ajouter quelque chose — I would like to add something
  • Selon moi — In my opinion
  • Sommes-nous tous d’accord ? — Are we all in agreement?
  • Merci pour votre participation — Thank you for your participation

These words and phrases cover essential aspects from organizing to concluding a French business meeting, helping participants engage professionally and effectively.

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