Learn expressions you can use during a business meeting to talk about problems – clarifying, expressing and reacting to concerns.

Clarify a problem:

• So what do you mean exactly?
• So what you’re saying is… ?
• So the real problem lies with …
• I'm sorry but I am not sure I understand.
• Sorry to interrupt, but I didn't quite follow you.
• I'm afraid I was unable to understand what you meant by … .
• I don't think it was clear to me. ... 
• I couldn't catch your perspective. ... 
• If I am not reading it wrong, I think you mean …

Expressing concerns:

• I can see your reasons for … but I’m slightly concerned about …
• I have some concerns regarding …
• What I feel is being overlooked here is …
• Can you assure us that …?
• What information do you have about …?
• How likely do you see this working …?
• We do have some doubts about …

Responding to concerns:

• We appreciate your concerns, but we don’t expect this to be a problem.
• We’d like you to give this your full support.
• Just to respond to your concerns, our information is
• At first, we understand you may have your doubts, but in the longer term we’re really confident this is the best action to take.