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How to...ask a great indirect question in a meeting with confidence

Confident Business English

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How to Ask a Question at a Meeting With Confidence

This episode is inspired by a few conversations I've had with students recently about questions. And they were like, I just feel... Don't feel confident asking questions. So let's have a look at some very common indirect question phrases and how to build an indirect question so that you can ask a question at a meeting with confidence. But don't cheat. Just say sorry or excuse me before you ask your indirect question. You're all good to go. It works in any tense for example. Why were we over budget? Indirect question. Could you tell me why we were over budget?

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