About the audio
All the audio on this page comes from the American English voice of your device (text-to-speech). There are no audio files, so every word, line and sentence can play, even the sentences you write.
- Listen as many times as you want. Play one line, the full dialogue, or one word from the vocabulary.
- Hear your own answers. In Personalize, the page reads your sentences, so you hear your real meeting English before your next meeting.
- Build long sentences. In My Script, Listen slowly and the backchaining steps help with long lines and numbers.
- Answer by voice. In Trainer Pro, a coworker asks a question out loud. Tap Click & Say and say your answer. The page understands numbers, times and names in different forms.
- One voice for each character. Women have female voices and men have male voices, and every character in a dialogue sounds different. If your device has fewer voices than characters, two characters share a voice with a different pitch.
- See what is playing. The button that is playing turns coral with moving bars, and the line is highlighted. Tap it again to stop.
- Change the speed. Use Slow (at the top of the page) to follow the marks, and Normal for shadowing. The dialogues also show ‿ linking: where the end of one word connects to the next (check~it out, next~time, did~you).
- Same spelling, different sound. Some words change pronunciation with their meaning or grammar, like present /ˈprɛzənt/ (the present simple) and present /prɪˈzɛnt/ (present the numbers), or invite /ˈɪnvaɪt/ (a calendar invite) and invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ (invite the team). The audio always plays the pronunciation used in the lesson.
- Check your pronunciation. Say it uses your microphone to compare your sentence with the script.
Works best in Chrome, Edge or Safari. The voice can be different on each device. No sound? Check the volume and the silent mode of your phone. For Say it, allow the microphone.
Key Vocabulary
Start here. Learn and practice the key words and expressions of this topic before the dialogues.
Tip: on your phone, turn it sideways for Space Quiz.
Vocabulary warm-up
Play before the dialogues. Every game uses all the vocabulary and expressions of this topic and picks new words each time.
Drag across the letters to select a word.
My Script: Running the Meeting
These are key lines to open, lead and close your own meetings. Build each sentence from the end, one piece at a time, then say the full line.
Let's talk
Answer with your teacher. Use the vocabulary and grammar from this topic.
False friends
These words look like Spanish words, but they mean something different.
| English | Looks like… | Actually means… |
|---|---|---|
| actually | actualmente | de hecho, en realidad (currently = actualmente) |
| assist | asistir (a una junta) | ayudar (attend = asistir) |
| realize | realizar | darse cuenta (carry out = realizar) |
| agenda | agenda (libreta) | orden del día (planner = agenda) |
Cultural note
In internal team meetings in the U.S., it's normal to open with brief small talk and move quickly to let's get down to business without long introductions. Save more formal language (I would like to propose…) for meetings with clients or external executives. Among colleagues, let's dive in or let's touch base are perfectly professional.
Table this is American: in the U.S. it means postpone the topic. In British English it means the opposite, start discussing it now.
Read and pronounce
Listen to the model, tap Say it and say each sentence out loud. Bold words are the strong ones, gray words are soft and quick, and the underlined word carries the main stress. The app checks your pronunciation and marks any word it did not hear clearly.
Alright, thanks everyone for making it.
Before we dive in, how was everyone's weekend?
Okay, let's get down to business.
Today we're covering three things: budget, timeline, and next steps.
That's a good point, but I see it a little differently.
I think we've covered everything. Anything else before we wrap up?
I'll send the notes and action items by end of day.
Hey, Sarah. Do you have a few minutes to touch base this week?