Colloquial language

When you have something important to say in English, how do you transition into the topic?

How do you open up your statement so that people listen and they know that you are going to
narrow your focus on a specific topic?

We do this on the show all of the time when we move from small talk at the beginning into the
topic of the day.

Today well show you exactly how we do it and how you can do it too.

Today we will show you how to voice that you are ready to transition from small talk into the topic
of the conversation or the goal of the meeting.

*One cultural note: today we are talking about how to say that you are ready to talk about the
main point of the meeting.

The time when this happens is very cultural.

In the US its been observed that we tend to do this after about 5-10 minutes of small talk in a
formal business meeting.

Some cultures spend much more time doing small talk and building a relationship before going
into the business topic.

How to Transition into the Topic:

Keep in mind these are very casual, but well give you a few that are more formal.

Are you ready to dive in?

Shall/should we dig in?

Lets hone in on ___.

Lets roll-up our sleeves?

So are you ready to get into it? Lets get into it!
Shall we get started? (more formal)

Are you ready to get started (more formal)

Shall we begin? (formal)