💼 20 Intermediate Words For Business Meetings
🙋♀️ People and Participation
How people work together and interact in meetings.
1. 👉 rapport (n)
A friendly and positive relationship.
Building rapport with colleagues helps meetings run smoothly.
2. 👉 collaboration (n)
Working together to achieve a goal.
Good collaboration leads to better results.
3. 👉 delegate (v)
To give tasks or responsibilities to others.
Managers should delegate tasks clearly.
4. 👉 contribute (v)
To give ideas or take part in something.
Everyone should contribute during the meeting.
5. 👉 facilitator (n)
A person who helps manage and guide a meeting.
The facilitator made sure everyone had a chance to speak.
✅ Quiz 1 (Questions 1–5)
🗂️ Meeting Organisation and Flow
How meetings are structured and managed effectively.
6. 👉 prioritise (v)
To organise tasks by importance.
We need to prioritise the key issues first.
7. 👉 concise (adj)
Short and clear, using few words.
Keep your comments concise and focused.
8. 👉 allocate (v)
To give time, tasks, or resources for a purpose.
We should allocate more time to this topic.
9. 👉 time management (n)
The ability to use time effectively.
Good time management keeps meetings efficient.
10. 👉 wrap up (v)
To finish something in a clear and organised way.
Let’s wrap up the meeting in the next five minutes.
✅ Quiz 2 (Questions 6–10)
💡 Discussion and Ideas
How ideas are shared, discussed, and agreed.
11. 👉 negotiation (n)
Discussion to reach an agreement.
Successful negotiation requires compromise.
12. 👉 consensus (n)
General agreement among a group.
We reached a consensus after discussing the options.
13. 👉 clarify (v)
To make something clear and easy to understand.
Can you clarify your main point?
14. 👉 suggest (v)
To give an idea or plan.
I suggest we try a different approach.
15. 👉 feedback (n)
Comments or opinions about something.
The team gave useful feedback on the proposal.
✅ Quiz 3 (Questions 11–15)
🛫 Decisions and Next Steps
How outcomes, responsibilities, and future actions are handled.
16. 👉 contingency plan (n)
A plan for a possible future problem.
We need a contingency plan in case things go wrong.
17. 👉 implement (v)
To put a plan or decision into action.
We need to implement the changes discussed in the meeting.
18. 👉 confidential (adj)
Kept private or secret.
This information is confidential.
19. 👉 assign (v)
To give someone a task or responsibility.
The manager assigned tasks to each team member.
20. 👉 outcome (n)
The final result of a meeting or discussion.
The outcome of the meeting was very positive.
Rob is a CELTA qualified English teacher with 15 years of international experience. He has a BSc and PGDip from Loughborough and St Andrews universities in the UK. He has taught in Thailand and Saudi Arabia and now works with professionals worldwide.
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