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In this video, we're going to look at some key words

and phrases that you absolutely need to know

if you're having online meetings in English so that you can participate like a pro.

Let's get straight into it.

Let's start with small talk.

I think we all know that feeling

when you sign into a meeting a couple minutes early and it's just you and one other person there.

It can be a little awkward.

So to break the ice and make some polite conversation, you can ask some good open-ended questions like, how's everything in New York?

What's keeping you busy these days?

Do you have any interesting projects on the horizon?

Have you been following the, and then name maybe a global event or something important going on in your industry, for example.

If you're the one leading the meeting, you need to say something to signal to the group that it's time to begin.

And we usually start this with words like, okay, all right, followed by things like, it looks like everybody's here, so let's kick off.

Shall we begin?

It's two o'clock, so let's get started.

Now, a frustrating part of online meetings is the tendency for people to talk over each other, even if they don't necessarily mean to interrupt.

So when that happens, you can say something like, my apologies for interrupting.

Go ahead, Teresa.

Now if you want to interrupt someone in face-to-face communication, you can do it more subtly with gestures or facial expressions,

but in an online setting you have to be a little more direct.

It's always best to use the person's first name to get their attention in a polite way.

For example, Martina, if I may, Kevin, can I jump in here for a second?

Sorry to interrupt, but now if someone interrupts you, you can say, just let me finish my point here.

I'm not quite finished.

Or you can allow them to interrupt you by saying, go ahead.

All right, guys, if you're finding this video helpful so far, give me some feedback by hitting the like button.

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All right, now if you're leading a meeting or presenting during a meeting and you need to pause to do something, like to get a file or to share your screen,

communicate to the group what you're doing.

Don't just go silent.

For example, you can say things like, I'm gonna share my screen now.

Bear with me while I pull up the document.

Give me a second.

I'm going to check my Wi-Fi connection.

Now, what would an online meeting be without some technical issues?

If you run into a problem, you can say, apologies, I'm having some technical difficulties.

There seems to be a problem with the connection on my end.

When your video doesn't move due to a bad connection, we use the expression to be frozen.

So we say, for example, the screen is frozen or John, you're frozen.

Of course, during online meetings, we often have audio issues, which make it hard for people to hear each other or even understand what others are saying.

So when that happens

and you need to ask someone to repeat themselves you can say things like I didn't catch

that can you say

that again can you speak up a little we can't hear you can you come closer to the microphone

if there's a lot of noise where you are you can say excuse the background noise

if someone's microphone is off you can say you're on mute

or sorry I was on mute and when you can only hear parts of what someone is because the connection is interrupted,

we use the expression to break up.

So you could say to them, you're breaking up.

Now, if someone's unexpectedly disconnected from the meeting, we say that we've lost that person.

Did we lose Andrew?

You can also ask if the person is still there.

Are you there, Carla?

If everything's back to normal, then you can say, oh, Andrew's back.

Yes, we can hear you now.

If the meeting is taking longer than planned

and you need to leave before it's finished you can say

sorry i have a hard stop at two o'clock i need to go

or more informally you can say sorry guys i gotta jump

or i gotta drop now

when the meeting is ending before you sign off it's good business etiquette to thank everyone

and say goodbye don't just sign off without saying anything so you can say thank you everyone bye

have a nice weekend thanks all have a good one cheers

all right guys i hope you found this video helpful

and i hope that you put these words

and phrases into use in your very next online meeting

so these were all some of the right things to say

but what about some of the wrong things to say in

business english well check out this video right here for seven of the most common english mistakes

that i see in the workplace thanks so much for watching and i'll see you there next

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ネイティブスピーカーの発音では、単語間のつながり（リンキング）や弱められた発音（リダクション）が多く見られます。例えば、「Can I jump in here?」では「Can I」が「Can I」とならず「Kən I」と弱められ、「jump in」が「jʌmp ɪn」ではなく「jʌmpɪn」とつながります。また、「Go ahead」は「Gəʊ əˈhɛd」ではなく「Gəʊhɛd」と発音されることが多いです。これらのポイントを捉えることで、リスニング力とスピーキング力が同時に向上します。

ネイティブのように話すコツ

リズムとストレスを真似ることが重要です。shadow speech（シャドーイング）の練習をすると効果的です。具体的には、ビデオの音声を聞きながら、数秒遅れて同じように発音し、リズムや抑揚を模倣します。例えば、「It looks like everybody's here, so let's kick off.」では「everybody's here」と「kick off」にストレスがかかり、「so」は弱く発音されます。また、「Sorry to interrupt, but...」では「Sorry」と「interrupt」に強調があり、「but」は軽く流れます。このような細かなポイントを意識して練習することで、自然な発音が身につきます。

オンライン会議で自信を持って英語を話すためには、日頃からこれらのフレーズを使ってshadow speakの練習を重ねることが大切です。少しずつ慣れていけば、ネイティブと同じようにスムーズな会話ができるようになります。

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文型	動画での表現
受動態 be + 過去分詞 — 誰がするかより、何が起きるかに焦点を当てる	be frozen · is frozen · is interrupted
現在進行形 am/is/are + -ing — 今まさに、または最近起きていること	you're having · you're finding · you're leading
義務：must / have to / need to 何かが必要であることを伝える	need to know · need to say · have to be
「going to」の未来表現 be going to + 動詞 — 予定や、起こりそうだと分かること	we're going to look · gonna share · I'm going to check

シャドーイングとは？英語上達に効果的な理由

シャドーイング（Shadowing）は、もともとプロの通訳者養成プログラムで開発された言語学習法で、多言語習得者として知られるDr. Alexander Arguelles によって広く普及されました。方法はシンプルですが非常に効果的：ネイティブスピーカーの英語を聞きながら、1〜2秒の遅延で声に出してすぐに繰り返す——まるで「影（shadow）」のように話者を追いかけます。文法ドリルや受動的なリスニングと異なり、シャドーイングは脳と口の筋肉が同時にリアルタイムで英語を処理・再現することを強制します。研究により、発音精度、抑揚、リズム、連音、リスニング力、そして会話の流暢さが大幅に向上することが確認されています。IELTSスピーキング対策や自然な英語コミュニケーションを目指す方に特におすすめです。

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シャドーイングとは？英語上達に効果的な理由