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There are many situations in which we may need more formal or business professional language in English. Some common examples include:
Good morning / Good afternoon / Good Evening
This is the most common form of greeting in a formal situation and is appropriate to use anytime – with colleagues, business clients, formal relationships, new neighbors, etc.
To be particularly respectful, you can also include the person’s last name, for example: “Good morning, Ms Jones.” If you know someone well, you can also use the first name.
When you are greeting a group of people – for example at a meeting – you can also say something such as:
Good morning, everyone. I hope you are doing well this morning.
Hello. How do you do?
This is used when meeting someone for the first time and is very formal. It may be used in a formal business situation or a formal dinner party event.
Be careful. This is not really a “How are you?” question. It is really a simple greeting and has a similar meaning to “Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you. / Pleased to meet you.
You are probably already familiar with these expressions from your English studies as they are common in many English books.
These expressions are best used in formal or business situations when you meet someone for the first time, for example, A: “Good morning. How do you do? I’m Josef Rammas with X Company.” B: “Pleased to meet you Mr. Rammas.”
How have you been doing? / How have you been?
This is a very simple, polite and appropriate question to use to start a conversation in a business or formal situation. It is a respectful way to ask “How are you?” with someone you have not seen in a long time or someone you do not see every day.
And as always remember you are getting closer to being a Gentleman.
Greetings for Professional/Formal Situations
- Business meetings & negotiations
- At a job interview
- Communicating with high-level management
- Saying hello to the company president or CEO
- Showing respect to elderly individuals or people we do not know well
- Meeting new business colleagues
- Communicating with new clients, high-level clients, angry clients
- In these situations we use more formal or professional language to show respect, to show the importance of a situation or the person or to keep a professional tone. Use the example words and expressions below to appropriate greet individuals or groups and start conversations.
Good morning / Good afternoon / Good Evening
This is the most common form of greeting in a formal situation and is appropriate to use anytime – with colleagues, business clients, formal relationships, new neighbors, etc.
To be particularly respectful, you can also include the person’s last name, for example: “Good morning, Ms Jones.” If you know someone well, you can also use the first name.
When you are greeting a group of people – for example at a meeting – you can also say something such as:
Good morning, everyone. I hope you are doing well this morning.
Hello. How do you do?
This is used when meeting someone for the first time and is very formal. It may be used in a formal business situation or a formal dinner party event.
Be careful. This is not really a “How are you?” question. It is really a simple greeting and has a similar meaning to “Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you. / Pleased to meet you.
You are probably already familiar with these expressions from your English studies as they are common in many English books.
These expressions are best used in formal or business situations when you meet someone for the first time, for example, A: “Good morning. How do you do? I’m Josef Rammas with X Company.” B: “Pleased to meet you Mr. Rammas.”
How have you been doing? / How have you been?
This is a very simple, polite and appropriate question to use to start a conversation in a business or formal situation. It is a respectful way to ask “How are you?” with someone you have not seen in a long time or someone you do not see every day.
And as always remember you are getting closer to being a Gentleman.
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