By:Teacher Scarlet
Here are some common English expressions that can be used in a wide range of business situations such as in the workplace, professional emails, and presentations.
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1.Meet the deadline
To finish or complete something on the target date.
A: The marketing staff from other branches have not yet submitted the report.
B: It is impossible to meet today’s deadline.
A: I cannot meet the deadline as the resources are not enough.
B: I understand how stressful it is for you to meet this deadline.
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2.Put our heads together
If two or more people put their heads together, this means to consult and work together
A: I am running out of ideas for our marketing campaign
B: Let’s put our heads together to come up with an effective brand campaign.
A: Check out the social media buzz. Our target market uses Instagram often.
B: In this case, we should put our heads together in making Instagram content.
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3.Game plan
Indicates the strategy that could work out in advance, especially in sports, politics, or business.
A: Our sales suffered a decrease last quarter. What is the game plan for the next quarter?
B: I think we need to create a new image of our product.
A: You mean we need to plan for rebranding?
B: Yes. We need popular influencers to promote our skincare line. That’s the game plan.
A: I agree with you. We wasted our time working with models and not real people.
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4.Manpower
Refers to the number of people working or available for work or service
A: Do you think we have enough manpower for our company event next month?
B: I think so. We have around 50 people who are working between pre and post-production.
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5.Have the capacity
This refers to the ability to do something
A: Zelda deserves the promotion.
B: I totally agree with you because she has the capacity to lead this department.
A: She also has the capacity to solve our age-long internal issues.
B: Yes, she knows how to make our department grow.
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6.Meet in the middle
To compromise with someone.
A: I thought our investors won’t settle with our budget proposal.
B: They did not exactly settle with what we want. They have just met us in the middle.
A: I can feel the pressure now, they have agreed with the budget increase because they want to get results before 2021 ends.
B: It’s a good thing they’ve met us in the middle, if not, our rebranding project will be downgraded.
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7.Suffer a decrease
This means to experience a downfall in something
A: Our sales have suffered a decrease last quarter.
B: This is the reason why some of our investors have started pulling their shares out.
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8.Brainstorming
Group discussion or ideas to solve the problem/
A: Our sales suffered a decrease last quarter. What’s our game plan for the next quarter?
B: let’s have brainstorming to come up with an effective brand campaign.