{"id":5016,"date":"2026-06-05T09:09:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/video-meeting-english-30-phrases-zoom-teams-taiwan-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T09:09:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:09:36","slug":"video-meeting-english-30-phrases-zoom-teams-taiwan-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/fr\/video-meeting-english-30-phrases-zoom-teams-taiwan-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Meeting English: 30 Phrases for Zoom & Teams (2026) | \u8996\u8a0a\u6703\u8b70\u82f1\u6587"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last quarter, a Taipei product manager I work with froze on her first Zoom call with a Boston client \u2014 not because her English was weak, but because nobody had ever taught her what to say when her microphone cut out for the third time. Video meeting English is its own dialect<\/strong>, sitting somewhere between phone English and in-person meeting English, with a layer of tech vocabulary on top. The 30 phrases below are the ones Taiwan professionals actually need on Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet \u2014 opening, troubleshooting, taking the floor, sharing your screen, and closing the call without that awkward “okay, bye, bye, bye” loop.<\/p>\n

\"Joining<\/p>\n

A typical Taipei morning Zoom \u2014 and your first chance to sound like you belong on the call.<\/em><\/p>\n

Why Video Meeting English Sounds Different from Office English | \u8996\u8a0a\u6703\u8b70\u82f1\u6587\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc\u4e0d\u4e00\u6a23<\/h2>\n

On a video call, you lose roughly 30% of the body language cues you’d have in a Taipei conference room \u2014 no shifted chairs, no leaning in, no glance toward the door. Stanford communication researcher Jeremy Bailenson has written extensively about “Zoom fatigue” and points to this missing context as one reason video meetings feel harder than in-person ones. To compensate, native English speakers use a slightly different phrase bank: more verbal acknowledgments (“I hear you”), more permission language (“mind if I jump in?”), and far more tech vocabulary than they’d ever need face to face.<\/p>\n

The good news is the patterns are predictable. Once you have phrases for the five repeating moments of a video call \u2014 joining, fixing tech problems, speaking up, sharing your screen, and wrapping up \u2014 about 80% of your calls will run on autopilot. Memorize these 30 phrases and you stop translating in your head mid-call. That alone often does more for your perceived English level than another 500 vocabulary words.<\/p>\n

Joining the Call: 6 Opening Phrases | \u52a0\u5165\u8996\u8a0a\u6703\u8b70\u7684 6 \u53e5\u958b\u5834\u767d<\/h2>\n

The first 30 seconds of any video call are awkward by design \u2014 half the attendees haven’t unmuted, someone’s camera is still off, and there’s always one person eating lunch on screen. Don’t try to skip the small talk; native speakers expect a beat of greeting before the agenda. The phrases below cover both early-arrival chatter and the moment the host officially kicks things off.<\/p>\n

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  1. “Hey, can you hear me okay?”<\/strong> \u2014 \u4f60\u807d\u5f97\u5230\u6211\u55ce? The fastest way to confirm audio without sounding stiff. Use this instead of the textbook “Can you hear my voice clearly?”<\/li>\n
  2. “I’ll give it another minute or two for everyone to join.”<\/strong> \u2014 \u6211\u518d\u7b49\u4e00\u5169\u5206\u9418\u8b93\u5927\u5bb6\u52a0\u5165. Standard host phrase when 3 people are on but 5 are invited.<\/li>\n
  3. “Thanks for making the time, everyone.”<\/strong> \u2014 \u8b1d\u8b1d\u5927\u5bb6\u64a5\u7a7a\u53c3\u52a0. Replaces “Thank you all for coming” \u2014 sounds less stilted on a video call.<\/li>\n
  4. “Just so we’re all on the same page, here’s what we want to cover today.”<\/strong> \u2014 \u70ba\u4e86\u8b93\u5927\u5bb6\u65b9\u5411\u4e00\u81f4\uff0c\u4eca\u5929\u8981\u8a0e\u8ad6\u7684\u5167\u5bb9\u662f\u2026 A clean way to introduce the agenda.<\/li>\n
  5. “For anyone who hasn’t met me yet, I’m [name] from the Taipei office.”<\/strong> \u2014 \u9084\u6c92\u898b\u904e\u9762\u7684\u540c\u4ec1\uff0c\u6211\u662f\u53f0\u5317\u8fa6\u516c\u5ba4\u7684 [name]. Location-anchoring matters on global calls \u2014 say “Taipei” not just “Taiwan.”<\/li>\n
  6. “Let’s go around quickly \u2014 name and role.”<\/strong> \u2014 \u6211\u5011\u5feb\u901f\u7e5e\u4e00\u5708\uff0c\u81ea\u6211\u4ecb\u7d39\u4e00\u4e0b\u59d3\u540d\u8ddf\u8077\u52d9. The standard prompt for a round-robin intro. Saying “going around” mimics the in-person gesture.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Tech Trouble Talk: 8 Phrases When Things Break | \u8655\u7406\u8996\u8a0a\u6280\u8853\u554f\u984c\u7684 8 \u53e5\u82f1\u6587<\/h2>\n

    \"Video<\/p>\n

    Tech glitches are not bad English \u2014 they’re the universal Zoom experience.<\/em><\/p>\n

    Roughly one in four video calls has a noticeable audio or video problem, according to a 2024 Vyopta report on enterprise meeting quality. That means handling tech trouble in English isn’t optional \u2014 it’s a weekly skill. The Taiwan instinct here is to apologize repeatedly (“sorry, sorry, sorry”), but that actually slows the call down. Pick one clean phrase and move on.<\/p>\n

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    1. “You’re on mute.”<\/strong> \u2014 \u4f60\u9ea5\u514b\u98a8\u95dc\u4e86\/\u6c92\u6253\u958b. The single most useful sentence in remote work. Don’t soften it \u2014 everyone says it directly.<\/li>\n
    2. “Sorry, you cut out for a second \u2014 could you repeat that last part?”<\/strong> \u2014 \u4e0d\u597d\u610f\u601d\uff0c\u4f60\u525b\u525b\u5361\u4e86\u4e00\u4e0b\uff0c\u53ef\u4ee5\u518d\u8aaa\u4e00\u6b21\u55ce? “Cut out” is the natural verb for connection drops.<\/li>\n
    3. “I think we lost you.”<\/strong> \u2014 \u4f60\u8a0a\u865f\u597d\u50cf\u65b7\u4e86. Said when someone freezes mid-sentence. Past tense even though it just happened.<\/li>\n
    4. “My camera is being weird \u2014 let me hop off and rejoin.”<\/strong> \u2014 \u6211\u7684\u93e1\u982d\u6709\u9ede\u602a\uff0c\u6211\u91cd\u65b0\u52a0\u5165\u4e00\u4e0b. “Hop off” sounds far more casual and native than “leave and re-enter.”<\/li>\n
    5. “Can everyone see my screen?”<\/strong> \u2014 \u5927\u5bb6\u770b\u5f97\u5230\u6211\u7684\u756b\u9762\u55ce? Always ask before launching into slides \u2014 you’d be amazed how often the share didn’t go through.<\/li>\n
    6. “There’s a bit of an echo \u2014 is anyone not muted?”<\/strong> \u2014 \u6709\u9ede\u56de\u97f3\uff0c\u8acb\u554f\u9084\u6709\u8ab0\u6c92\u975c\u97f3? “A bit of an echo” is the polite native phrasing; “echoing problem” sounds translated.<\/li>\n
    7. “Let’s switch to audio only \u2014 my Wi-Fi is acting up.”<\/strong> \u2014 \u6211\u5011\u6539\u6210\u53ea\u958b\u9ea5\u514b\u98a8\u597d\u55ce\uff0c\u6211\u7684\u7db2\u8def\u4e0d\u592a\u7a69. “Acting up” is a natural way to describe glitchy tech.<\/li>\n
    8. “I’ll dial in from my phone as a backup.”<\/strong> \u2014 \u6211\u7528\u624b\u6a5f\u52a0\u5165\u5099\u7528. Standard phrase when you give up on laptop audio.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Speaking Up Without Cutting People Off: 5 Phrases | \u8996\u8a0a\u6703\u8b70\u4e2d\u767c\u8a00\u7684 5 \u53e5\u82f1\u6587<\/h2>\n

      \"Speaking<\/p>\n

      On video, you have to signal that you want to talk \u2014 silence reads as agreement.<\/em><\/p>\n

      This is where many Taiwan professionals lose points unfairly. In a Taipei meeting, waiting for a pause is polite. On a global video call, that same silence gets read as “no input” and the conversation moves on without you. The trick is to use one of these soft entry phrases the moment you have a thought \u2014 they signal you want the floor without being rude.<\/p>\n

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      1. “Mind if I jump in here?”<\/strong> \u2014 \u6211\u53ef\u4ee5\u52a0\u5165\u9019\u500b\u8a0e\u8ad6\u55ce? The friendliest interruption phrase in business English. Works for any level \u2014 from intern to VP.<\/li>\n
      2. “Quick thought before we move on \u2014”<\/strong> \u2014 \u5728\u6211\u5011\u7e7c\u7e8c\u4e4b\u524d\uff0c\u6211\u6709\u500b\u60f3\u6cd5. Signals you’ll be brief, which makes hosts more willing to give you the floor.<\/li>\n
      3. “Can I add something to that?”<\/strong> \u2014 \u6211\u53ef\u4ee5\u88dc\u5145\u4e00\u4e0b\u55ce? Use after a colleague finishes speaking, not in the middle.<\/li>\n
      4. “Just to build on what Sarah said \u2014”<\/strong> \u2014 \u6211\u60f3\u5ef6\u4f38 Sarah \u525b\u525b\u8aaa\u7684. The professional version of “I agree.” Always credit the previous speaker.<\/li>\n
      5. “I’d push back a little on that.”<\/strong> \u2014 \u6211\u6709\u9ede\u4e0d\u540c\u610f\u898b. The classic native English way to disagree without sounding combative. “Push back” softens what’s actually a strong objection.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Screen Sharing: 4 Phrases You Use Every Time | \u5206\u4eab\u87a2\u5e55\u7684 4 \u53e5\u5fc5\u5099\u82f1\u6587<\/h2>\n

        \"Screen<\/p>\n

        Screen sharing is a mini-presentation \u2014 narrate as you go, don’t go silent.<\/em><\/p>\n

        Screen sharing is its own little sub-meeting. The biggest mistake I see Taiwan pros make is going silent the moment their slides come up \u2014 they assume the slide does the talking. Native speakers narrate constantly. Use these four phrases to bracket the share cleanly.<\/p>\n

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        1. “Let me share my screen real quick.”<\/strong> \u2014 \u6211\u5feb\u901f\u5206\u4eab\u4e00\u4e0b\u87a2\u5e55. “Real quick” sets expectations that you won’t hog the floor.<\/li>\n
        2. “Bear with me while I pull this up.”<\/strong> \u2014 \u8acb\u7a0d\u7b49\u4e00\u4e0b\uff0c\u6211\u628a\u756b\u9762\u53eb\u51fa\u4f86. The standard apology while you fumble through tabs. “Bear with me” is high-frequency native English worth memorizing.<\/li>\n
        3. “On the screen here, you’ll see \u2014”<\/strong> \u2014 \u5728\u9019\u500b\u756b\u9762\u4e0a\u4f60\u6703\u770b\u5230\u2026 The bridge sentence from “I’m sharing” to actually walking through the content.<\/li>\n
        4. “I’ll stop sharing so we can chat.”<\/strong> \u2014 \u6211\u95dc\u6389\u87a2\u5e55\u5206\u4eab\uff0c\u9019\u6a23\u5927\u5bb6\u6bd4\u8f03\u597d\u8a0e\u8ad6. Signals the discussion phase. Stops the call from staying stuck on your slide while people talk.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Handling Interruptions and Awkward Silence: 4 Polite Phrases | \u8655\u7406\u63d2\u8a71\u8207\u6c89\u9ed8\u7684\u82f1\u6587<\/h2>\n

          \"Video<\/p>\n

          Awkward silences on video are 3x longer than in person \u2014 fill them on purpose.<\/em><\/p>\n

          Video silences are excruciating because nobody can read the room. If two people start talking at once, somebody has to play traffic cop \u2014 and on global calls, that’s often expected to be whoever has the host badge or the most senior title. These four phrases handle the two most common awkward moments.<\/p>\n

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          1. “Sorry, you go first.”<\/strong> \u2014 \u4e0d\u597d\u610f\u601d\uff0c\u4f60\u5148\u8aaa. When you and another speaker collide. Short, native, no apology spiral.<\/li>\n
          2. “Sorry, I think I talked over you \u2014 what were you saying?”<\/strong> \u2014 \u4e0d\u597d\u610f\u601d\u6211\u84cb\u904e\u4f60\u4e86\uff0c\u4f60\u525b\u525b\u8981\u8aaa\u4ec0\u9ebc? When you realize you cut someone off. “Talked over you” is the native phrase.<\/li>\n
          3. “Let me pause and check \u2014 any questions before I keep going?”<\/strong> \u2014 \u6211\u5148\u66ab\u505c\u4e00\u4e0b\uff0c\u7e7c\u7e8c\u4e4b\u524d\u6709\u4ec0\u9ebc\u554f\u984c\u55ce? Breaks the silence on purpose so the call doesn’t drift.<\/li>\n
          4. “I see some thinking faces \u2014 anyone want to share?”<\/strong> \u2014 \u6211\u770b\u5230\u5927\u5bb6\u5728\u601d\u8003\uff0c\u6709\u4eba\u60f3\u5206\u4eab\u55ce? A warm prompt to draw out silent participants. Far more native than “Does anyone have an opinion?”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Wrapping Up: 3 Clean Closing Phrases | \u7d50\u675f\u8996\u8a0a\u6703\u8b70\u7684 3 \u53e5\u82f1\u6587<\/h2>\n

            \"Wrapping<\/p>\n

            The last 60 seconds set whether anyone follows through on action items.<\/em><\/p>\n

            The end of a video call is where Taiwan professionals tend to either over-thank or under-summarize. The native pattern is the opposite \u2014 short recap, clear next step, clean sign-off. Skip the chain of “bye, bye, bye” \u2014 one is enough.<\/p>\n

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            1. “Let’s recap the action items real quick.”<\/strong> \u2014 \u6211\u5011\u5feb\u901f\u56de\u9867\u4e00\u4e0b\u884c\u52d5\u9805\u76ee. The phrase that turns a meeting into actual work. Always do this before saying goodbye.<\/li>\n
            2. “I’ll send a follow-up email by end of day.”<\/strong> \u2014 \u6211\u4eca\u5929\u4e0b\u73ed\u524d\u6703\u5bc4\u4e00\u5c01\u5f8c\u7e8c\u90f5\u4ef6. “End of day” (EOD) is the standard time reference in global business English.<\/li>\n
            3. “Thanks, everyone \u2014 have a good one!”<\/strong> \u2014 \u8b1d\u8b1d\u5927\u5bb6\uff0c\u795d\u5927\u5bb6\u9806\u5229! The most natural closing. “Have a good one” replaces “Goodbye” in modern business English and works whether it’s morning, evening, or Friday afternoon.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Watch: Video Meeting English in Action<\/h2>\n

              Cambridge English put together a tight 5-minute video walking through several of these phrase patterns in real conversation. Watch how the speakers chain phrases together rather than using them in isolation \u2014 that’s the rhythm to aim for.<\/p>\n