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Activation Project: online meetings
Scenario 1
There’s poor sound quality and a lot of background noise so you haven’t heard what your colleague has just said.
Sorry but the sound quality isn’t great and there is a lot of background noise, could you please speak up?
Scenario 2
You joined the meeting a few minutes late. Greet everyone and come up with an excuse why you’re late.
Hello everyone, I’m sorry that I’m late but my computer kept freezing and I had to reboot the system.
Scenario 3
You’re the host of a meeting and you muted someone accidentally so nobody could hear them speaking when they answered some questions.
I’m so sorry, I guess I accidentally muted you. Please speak now, I’ve just unmuted you.
Scenario 4
You’re not sure if you can see the right screen. Someone is describing a presentation, but you can see a browser window.
Sorry but I think you’re sharing the wrong screen. I can’t see you presentation but only a browser window.
Scenario 5
It seems that one of your colleagues might have got disconnected. His video is not moving. Ask him if everything is okay.
Hey Mike, are you still there? It looks like your video is frozen, do you have problems with your connection?
Scenario 6
You’re the host of a meeting and there are three people trying to talk at the same time. React and get the meeting back in order.
Please stop talking all together, we cannot understand what you are saying and there is a great confusion. Please speak one at a time.
Scenario 7
You’re participating in an online meeting with 12 people and you constantly hear some dog barking. It’s irritating and you can’t really hear what other people say. Let people know about it and try to fix this issue.
Sorry guys but I keep hearing a dog barking. I’m struggling to hear what you are saying. Please, who is not talking could mute his microphone? Thank you.
Scenario 8
You suggested scheduling another meeting, but nobody reacted. What do you say?
Hello? Did you hear what I said? Uhm… I’m not sure if the connection went down or maybe they ran away to avoid another meeting. It doesn’t matter, I’ll send them an email to arrange another one.
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This is near perfect 💪 well done!
A few notes for you
5) do you have problems with your connection?
So, this is not incorrect, but it sounds a bit unnatural. This is because when we use the present simple, we are stating a fact. So if we ask do you have problems with your connection? we are asking if it is always the case (and for this reason, it isn’t incorrect!) However, it would be better to use the present continuous to ask ‘in this moment’ > are you having problems with your connection?
6) there is a great confusion
This sounds suspiciously like an Italian translation to me! 😅 Try saying, there’s too much confusion or there’s a big mess
7) Please, who is not talking could mute his microphone? This is a complicated phrase. I suggest this:
Could anyone who is not talking please mute their microphone?
Let me know if you have any questions or need anything clarified. I’m just going to send you feedback on your audio now 👍
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