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How to: Introduce yourself and the topic of the meeting

02/25/2021

Overview

When you have a meeting with someone or a group of people – in person or online – how should you introduce yourself in English? And how do you introduce the topic of the meeting? Here are some phrases for different situations:

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At the start of a meeting where you don’t know the other person/people (formal > less formal):

  • Good morning/afternoon, my name is X, I work in (state department) for (name company) as a/the (state role/position). I’m very pleased to meet you.
  • Hello (everyone), I’m X, a/the (state role/position) from (state company or department). Pleased to meet you (all).
  • Hi, I’m It’s great to meet you (all). In case you don’t know, I’m a/the (state role/position) at (state company or department).

At the start of a meeting where you already know the other person/people (neutral > informal):

  • Good morning/afternoon (everyone). How are you? (How is everyone?) It’s good to see you again.
  • Hello/hi (everyone). Nice to see you (all) today. How are you doing?

Establishing a good atmosphere and introducing the topic(s) of the meeting (formal > informal):

  • I’d like to start by welcoming you (all) to the meeting.
  • Thank you (all) for attending/coming/joining me/us today.
  • The main focus of this meeting is X. You should (all) have a copy of the agenda.
  • There are several points we need to talk about today, including (list topics). I’d like to hear your view(s)/feedback on these.
  • In today’s meeting we will be discussing X.
  • As you know, this meeting is about X.

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