Brainstorming on minute taking?

[Torsten]

Hi, could we do some kind of brainstorming to come up with phrases you can use when you take the minutes of the meeting? For example:

- he pointed out that...
- she mentioned that...
- she expressed concerns about...
- we came to the conclustion that...
- she stated that...
- she stressed that...
- she explained that...

OK; those expressions can be used in other contexts too of course. What additional vocabulary do think is useful when it comes to taking down the minutes or creating summaries?

Thanks in advance,
Torsten

TOEIC short conversations: Two employees talk about one of their former colleagues

[Alan]

Hi Torsten,

In addition to:

[Rita]

Hi,
are those phrases also possible?

...
she noted that
he reminded
she asserts that
he announced that

Rita

[Torsten]

Yes Rita,

You can use those phrases too if you add an object to 'reminded' (she reminded us about something).

Regards
Torsten

TOEIC short conversations: An employee ask her co-worker for small change

[Rita]

Thanks for the hint! :)

Is is also common to use "he proposed that..." instead of using "he suggested that.." ?

Rita

[Torsten]

Yes Rita, for example you can say He proposed that we prepare a new product brochure/we organize another roadshow...

TOEIC short conversations: A business executive calls his personal assistant to ask for an airport shuttle service

[Yankee]

Hi Rita
Yes, "proposed" is also possible.

One thing to keep in mind:
Not all of the verbs have to be followed by "that"

For example, the verbs thought, suggested, proposed, recommended could also be followed by the -ing form of a verb.

Hi Alan

"Hesitated to doubt that" sounds odd to me. Is that a common expression in Britain?

Amy
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[Tom]

Dear Alan

What is the meaning of Hesitate to doubt ?

Tom

[Alan]

Hi Tom,

It's a bit obscure I agree but it means he was reluctant to doubt what had been said. The actual speech would have been perhaps: Well, I'm not sure about this - I don't know how to put it but I doubt that ...

Alan
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