Making Business Appointments – Business English Basics

When making business appointments for meetings, telephone conferences or telephone calls, it is extremely important that everyone has a clear understanding of all the details of the arrangements.

Expressions on informal style of making business appointments

• Would you be free on (the afternoon) of (the 7th) at…
• We need to discuss….and it will take a couple of hours. Would you be available on…at…?
• How about meeting at my office at about 12.3o?
• Look forward to it. See you on the (…) at (…)

Expressions on formal style of making business appointments

• I was wondering if you would have time to meet for an hour to follow-up on (our project progress).
• Would the 7th suit you? I a free from 10.30 am that day.
• I’m tied up then. How about the day after?
• I could do early afternoon, would that suit you?
• 10.30 on Wednesday the 7th. Perfect! Thank you.

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