Acceptances: Choice and Excellent Sentences

Here are some sentences putting together communication advice for a variety of acceptances:

After reviewing your application, we are pleased to be able to offer you the funding requested.

I accept with pleasure the position of senior business analyst.

I am happy to be able to do this.

I appreciate very much (and accept) your generous apology.

I’ll be happy to meet with you in your office August 11 at 9:30 am MDT to plan this year’s All-City Bike Race.

In a word, absolutely!

In response to your letter asking for support of the Trident Children’s Center, I’m enclosing a check for $500.

Thank you for inviting me to speak at the Holistic Meditation Center next month.

We accept your kind invitation with great pleasure.

We are happy to accept your estimate for refinishing our Queen Anne bedroom suite.

We are pleased to grant you the six-week extension you requested to complete your work.

We are pleased to tell you that your application for admission to the Johnsonian School has been approved.

We look forward to working with you.

Rerun from Nov 2, 2015

English Speech Communication- More for Ending a Conversation

Here are some more phrases for ending a conversation.  Always use kind phrases.

We Should Mingle

• May I introduce you to (innocent bystander).
• Let’s go around and meet some people.
• I’m going to circulate around the crowd.
• I don’t know anyone here. Can you introduce me to anybody?  (Or if he or she doesn’t know anyone either, “Let’s introduce ourselves to some new people.”)

Let’s Save It for Later

• That must have been so hard (interesting, exciting, challenging) for you. I’d love to hear about it when we have another chance to talk.
• Do you have a card? I’d like to get in touch with you another time.

Gracious Escapes

• It has been interesting talking to you.
• I mustn’t take up any more of your time.
• I’m going to stop before I start to bore you.

This is Good-bye

• See you later. Thanks for telling me about (specifics).
• I’ll let you go now/I have to go now.

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Rerun from Oct 21, 2015