Good morning. Shall we start?
좋은 아침입니다. 시작할까요?
Shall we is a suggestion, not a grammar exercise. After noon, say good afternoon.
01 The first ten minutes · 8 min
The line that starts the meeting
The first line decides whether the room waits. If you freeze, someone else takes the meeting, and you spend the rest of the hour reacting.
Objective
Open a hybrid meeting with the time of day, a sound check, and the decision on the table.
On the exam
TOEFL Speaking listens for the same thing in the first sentence: are you already inside the situation, or still clearing your throat? A score of 3 often starts one sentence too late.
Don't translate it like this
Don't say
I attend you now. Please wait.
Say
Good morning. Can everyone hear me clearly? I'll start once the last person is on.
Attend a meeting, not a person. “I attend you” is not English. The Korean 응대하다 does not become attend.
Phrases
Read them aloud. Listen if you want a model. Nothing is recorded.
Thanks for making the time.
시간 내주셔서 감사합니다.
It means they protected a gap in a full day. Save “thanks for your time” for the end.
I'll keep this to twenty minutes.
이 회의는 20분으로 끝내겠습니다.
Say the length out loud. It sounds prepared, not rushed.
Can everyone hear me clearly?
제 목소리, 잘 들리시나요?
Ask this before the content on a hybrid call. “Can you hear my voice?” is understood, but heavier.
In the room
Monday, 9:02
Two people are in the room. One is still connecting. You are running it.
You
Good morning. Can everyone hear me clearly?
Mina, on the call
Yes. I'm in.
You
Thanks for making the time. I'll keep this to twenty minutes.
You
Let's begin with the decision we need today: do we hold the launch for April 18?
What would you say?
All three have to be right to close the lesson.
Answer every question, then check.