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chair a meeting
lead a meeting
To chair a meeting is to lead it and manage the discussion.
This vs that
I'll chair the meeting.
I'll hold a meeting.
Hear it in real life
Who's chairing the meeting this afternoon?
Priya is. She knows the project inside out.
I'll chair the meeting, but could you take notes while we discuss the budget?
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Chair a meeting' is the established, natural workplace phrase.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: She chaired the meeting very professional.
Say: She chaired the meeting very professionally.
Use the adverb 'professionally' to describe how she chaired it.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
chair a meeting; chair the meeting
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about work meetings.
put something on the agenda
Can we put the budget review on the agenda?
come back to ___
Can we come back to that point later?
Work meetings words
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Your turn: say it out loud
I'll chair the meeting.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
chair a meeting
lead a meeting
“I'll chair the meeting, but could you take notes while we discuss the budget?”
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