French Business Phrases for Meetings and Presentations
Starting a meeting, presenting, disagreeing professionally, closing with next steps - the full French business phrase set for the workplace.
French business phrases include commençons (let’s begin) to start a meeting, je vais vous présenter… to open a presentation, je comprends votre point, mais… to disagree diplomatically, and je vous enverrai un résumé to close with next steps.
Quick answer
French business phrases include commençons (let’s begin) to start a meeting, je vais vous présenter… to open a presentation, je comprends votre point, mais… to disagree diplomatically, and je vous enverrai un résumé to close with next steps.
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For the broader starting-point overview, see business French: getting started - this page is the fuller phrase reference.
Starting a meeting
Commençons (let’s begin), on est tous là ? (is everyone here?), merci d’être venus (thank you for coming).
Presenting
Je vais vous présenter… (I’m going to present…), comme vous pouvez le voir (as you can see), passons au point suivant (let’s move to the next point).
Disagreeing professionally
Je comprends votre point, mais…, je ne suis pas tout à fait d’accord (I don’t entirely agree), permettez-moi d’ajouter… (allow me to add…).
Closing and next steps
On se revoit quand ? (when do we meet again?), je vous enverrai un résumé (I’ll send you a summary), merci pour votre temps (thank you for your time).
| Moment | Phrase |
|---|---|
| Starting | commençons |
| Presenting | je vais vous présenter… |
| Disagreeing | je comprends votre point, mais… |
| Closing | je vous enverrai un résumé |
See tu vs vous for register norms, and French email phrases for the written follow-up.
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Questions about this note
How do you start a business meeting in French?
Commençons, or merci d'être venus (thank you for coming).
How do you present something professionally?
Je vais vous présenter… followed by your topic.
How do you disagree politely in a French meeting?
Je comprends votre point, mais… softens the disagreement.
How do you close a meeting with next steps?
On se revoit quand ? and je vous enverrai un résumé.
Is tu ever used in French business meetings?
Generally vous is the safer default; see our business French guide for register norms.