There are a lot of great opportunities for you when working abroad with foreigners, but before doing so, you need to develop your English language skills. Make it part of your routine to learn business expressions commonly used by native speakers. 

In today’s lesson, you will learn workplace vocabulary and expressions that will help you interact with your colleagues for meetings and other kinds of discussions.  

1. Expression: I see your point, but (your counterpoint)

Situation: Understanding your colleague’s opinion, but you would like your opposing point of view to be known.   

A: It’s better to spend money on ads than wait in vain for your content results.

B: I see your point, but I don’t think it’s a good time for us to spend money on ad experiments. We have done this in the past, but we always miss our target audience.

A: I see your point too, but your audience is not engaging well with the social media posts.

B: I think it’s too soon for you to say that. l I have done thorough research in audience research.    

2. Expression: I see your point, but

Situation: Understanding your colleague’s opinion, but you would like your opposing point of view to be known.   

A: It’s better to spend money on ads than wait in vain for your content results.

B: I see your point, but I don’t think it’s a good time for us to spend money on ad experiments. We have done this in the past, but we always miss our target audience.

A: I see your point too, but your audience is not engaging well with the social media posts.

B: I think it’s too soon for you to say that. l I have done thorough research in audience research.    

3. Phrasal Verb: Push back 

A) Resist a plan, an idea, or a change   

 We need to push back on the product launch date because two sponsors have backed out. 

B)To delay a meeting or an event : 

I’m sorry, but the meeting time is pushed back from 1 PM to 2 PM. 

4. Noun: Heads-up  

A)A warning that something is going to happen, so someone should prepare for it.

Jess: I’d be asking for an additional fund for our team-building activity this weekend.    

Roy: I want to give you a heads-up that Jane will be joining our investor.

Jess: Thanks for the heads-up.

Roy: Yes, please make sure that the foods are gluten-free.

B) A short talk or statement about a developing plan or situation 

Jane: I won’t include the historical narrative of our products in the presentation. 

Karen: Thanks for the heads-up! I won’t include these clips as well in the promotional video.  

5.Address an issue

Situation: means to confront an issue and find a resolution  

A: One of the issues I’d like to address is our slow internet connection. 

B: It does not make any of us productive, it’s been like this since last month, and the IT department didn’t do anything about this concern.

C: They don’t even have a unified explanation

D: I’ll coordinate with them and check what’s been going on.

E: Thank you so much.