Facilitator Role Phrases
Phrases with Small Words
Collocations for Meeting Facilitation
100

You want to make sure that a colleague has the same idea as you about the
task they need to do.

Are we on the same page about the task?

100

Let's move... to the next item.

on

100

set...

an agenda

200

You want to emphasize that the participants still haven’t made a decision.

I would like to point out that you still haven’t made a decision.

200

I’d like to get your feedback...

on

200

invite...

relevant people

300

You want to talk for a bit about the next item on the agenda.

I just wanted to take a few minutes to talk about the next item.

300

I think you’re... something with this idea.

onto

300

... the objectives

focus on

400

A colleague is getting off topic.

I’m afraid that’s outside the scope of this meeting. / We are getting off topic.

400

Let me run ... what we’ve agreed on.

through

400

share...

the key takeaways

500

You want to encourage your colleagues to share the ideas they have. 

If you have an idea, just throw it out there.

500

What ideas have you come... with?

up

500

... to speak

encourage everyone