10 phrasal verbs you need for your next meeting

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10 phrasal verbs you need to know for your next meeting

If you ever have meetings with international colleagues or clients, you’ll notice they’ll often use combinations of verbs and prepositions that can sometimes leave you scratching your head (= feeling confused).

Well, they’re probably phrasal verbs. But don’t worry! Today we’re going to see 10 fundamental phrasal verbs that you’ll need for your next meeting.

Check out Pino and Pina below. It looks like they’re having a great meeting! (just like all of yours, right? 😉 )

Read their conversation and see how many of the phrasal verbs in bold you already knew. Grab a coffee, sit back, and get ready for some phrasal verb fun!

Pina: "Alright then, let's kick off the meeting. First up, let's go over the agenda. there are quite a few items, so please bear with me."

Pino: "Sure thing. I'll chip in with some ideas for the upcoming project when we get to that. I've been thinking about ways to scale it up."

Pina: "Great! And don't forget to follow up on the client feedback from last week. We need to iron out any issues before the presentation next Monday."

Pino: "Absolutely, I'll get on it right away. Oh, and could you print out the latest report? I need to look it over before our call with the stakeholders tomorrow."

Now, let's look at those phrasal verbs one by one:

1. Kick off: To start or begin something. Just like kicking off a soccer match, you're getting things started in the meeting.

2. Go over: To review or examine something in detail. It's like giving it a once-over, but with a bit more focus.

3. Bear with: To be patient or tolerant, especially in a challenging situation or with challenging information. Think of it as "hanging in there" during a long meeting.

4. Chip in: To contribute or add something to a discussion or effort. It's like tossing your two cents into the conversation.

5. Scale up: To increase in size, scope, or intensity. Like turning up the volume on your project to make it bigger and better.

6. Follow up: To pursue or continue something that has already been started, especially to ensure completion or resolution. It's like keeping the ball rolling after the initial action.

7. Iron out: To resolve or smooth out difficulties or problems. Imagine ironing the wrinkles out of a shirt – you're making things neat and tidy.

8. Get on: To start or begin doing something, often with a sense of urgency or importance. It's like getting down to business.

9. Look over: To examine or review something carefully. Similar to going over, but with a bit more scrutiny.

10. Print out: To produce a physical copy of a digital document. It's like hitting the "print" button.

So there you have it, ten phrasal verbs you can use in your next business meeting. Which of these phrasal verbs will be the most useful for you? Do you have any others you’d like to add to the list? Reply to this email and let me know 😀 

Now, go and conquer those meetings with confidence!

See you next time 👋 

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