You can accept someone's apology by saying:

That's all right!

It's perfectly1 all right.

It really doesn't matter.

Here are some expressions that are often used in meetings.

If you're in a meeting, you can find out what the other people in

the group think by saying :

What are your views on this , John ?

Mr Brown, what do you think about this ?

Do you agree, Mary ?

Ms Smith, what's your opinion?

If you want to interrupt2 someone and put forward your own opinion

you can say :

If I could just make a point here

Sorry to interrupt, but Id just like to say that

Could I make a suggestion ?It seems to me that

If you want to find out if the others in the group have understood

or if they agree with you , you can say:

Do you see what I mean?

Don't you agree , Simon?

Don't you think so, Mrs Robinson ?

Are you with me ?

Are we unanimous3?

Does anyone object?

If you dont understand what someone has said, you can say:

Sorry , could you say that again , please ?

Sorry , I didn't quite understand.

I'm sorry , I didn't catch what you said.

Sorry , I'm not quite with you