{"id":7929,"date":"2014-01-29T14:39:01","date_gmt":"2014-01-29T13:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.targettraining.eu\/?p=7929"},"modified":"2018-06-06T12:29:41","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T10:29:41","slug":"meeting-rooms-phrases-booking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.targettraining.eu\/de\/meeting-rooms-phrases-booking\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting Rooms: Phrases for Booking Conflicts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2in795-9c0cf8bc415ffb9f328473489e41569d\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-2in795-9c0cf8bc415ffb9f328473489e41569d{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2in795-9c0cf8bc415ffb9f328473489e41569d hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<h3>Do you ever have someone using the meeting rooms that you booked?<\/h3>\n<p>Have you experienced conflicts with the meeting rooms in your company? Imagine this situation: you\u2019ve done hours of preparation for a meeting with your customer. Your slides, documents and ideas are in perfect order and you\u2019re feeling confident. You meet your client in the lobby of the building and direct him upstairs to the meeting room you booked months ago, especially for this meeting. When you arrive, you feel a rush of panic: the door is closed and you can hear the sounds of a meeting in progress. You open the door. What should you do and say? It is important to knock on the door, enter slowly, excuse yourself and politely clarify the issue. Here are some phrases to help your issues with meeting rooms.<\/p>\n<h3>Phrases to use when discussing meeting room conflicts<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Excuse me for interrupting. Do you have a booking? \/ Did you book this room?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>I&#8217;m sorry to interrupt. Do you have a reservation? \/ Did you reserve this room?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The verb \u2018to book\u2019 is helpful when we need meeting rooms. We can also use the verb \u2018to reserve\u2019.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Sorry for interrupting, but I have a booking here. \/ I booked this room. \/ I reserved this room.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you checked and you know you\u2019re in the right place at the right time, it can help to be assertive and confident.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Hello. Sorry to interrupt your meeting, but I have a booking at 12:00.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If it\u2019s close to 12:00, this can be a friendly way to suggest the person already in the room needs to finish his or her meeting in progress.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Hi. Sorry to interrupt your teleconference, but I think I have a reservation here at this time. 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