#85 Changing the Date of a Meeting｜French for Business Communication
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#91 Explaining Your Company’s Services｜French Business Phrases
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In business meetings and online conferences, it is important to provide a clear explanation of your company’s services to help the other party deepen their understanding.
To communicate service overviews, features, and benefits in French, you will need the appropriate vocabulary and polite expressions.
In this lesson, I introduce common French expressions for presenting your company’s services, along with sample dialogues.
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Dialogue
Merci de prendre le temps de discuter avec nous aujourd’hui.
（Thank you for taking the time to speak with us today.）
Merci à vous. J’aimerais en savoir plus sur vos services.
（Thank you. I’d like to learn more about your services.）
Bien sûr. Nous proposons une solution de gestion de données basée sur le cloud.
（Of course. We offer a cloud-based data management solution.）
Quels sont les principaux avantages ?
（What are the main advantages?）
Elle permet de centraliser les informations et de collaborer facilement en temps réel.
（It allows you to centralize information and collaborate easily in real time.）
Parfait. Est-ce que le service peut être personnalisé selon nos besoins ?
（Excellent. Can the service be customized to meet our needs?）
Oui, tout à fait. Nous pouvons adapter plusieurs fonctionnalités.
（Yes, absolutely. We can adjust several features.）
Très bien. Pourriez-vous m’envoyer une présentation plus détaillée ?
（Understood. Could you send me a more detailed presentation?）
Avec plaisir. Je vous l’enverrai par email d’ici demain.
（Gladly. I will send it to you by email by tomorrow.）
1. Explaining the Service Overview
When presenting a service, the first step is to briefly state what your company offers.
- Nous proposons une solution de gestion de données basée sur le cloud.
(We offer a cloud-based data management solution.)
Key verb: proposer (to offer/propose) → A frequently used verb in business contexts, suitable for proposing products or services politely.
You may also use offrir (to provide/offer) as an alternative.
- Nous offrons un service de traduction en ligne.
(We provide an online translation service.)
2. Explaining Features and Benefits
After presenting the overview, highlight the service’s strengths or key features. Clearly outlining the benefits helps emphasize its value.
- Elle permet de centraliser les informations et de collaborer facilement en temps réel.
(It enables centralized information management and easy real-time collaboration.)
The expression “permettre de + infinitive” means “to make it possible to ~ / to enable ~.” The verb centraliser means “to centralize information.”
Showing how the service benefits the user strengthens the persuasiveness of your explanation.
3. Explaining Customization Based on Needs
Because companies differ in their needs, emphasizing flexibility leaves a strong positive impression.
- Le service peut être personnalisé selon vos besoins.
(The service can be customized to meet your needs.)
You can reinforce this by explaining how functions may be adjusted:
- Nous pouvons adapter plusieurs fonctionnalités.
(We can adjust several features.)
4. Offering to Provide Additional Materials
In addition to spoken explanations, providing detailed materials increases trust and clarity.
- Pourriez-vous m’envoyer une présentation plus détaillée ?
(Could you send me a more detailed presentation?)
When responding to such requests, you may say:
- Je vous l’enverrai par email d’ici demain.
(I will send it to you by email by tomorrow.)
Clearly communicating a timeline reassures the other party.
5. Encouraging Questions for Smooth Dialogue
After presenting your service, it is important to encourage questions to facilitate smooth communication.
- Avez-vous des questions jusqu’ici ?
(Do you have any questions so far?) - Souhaitez-vous plus d’informations sur un point particulier ?
(Would you like more information on a particular point?)
Actively addressing questions builds trust and supports a successful discussion.
Summary
- Nous proposons ～ / Nous offrons ～
→ Basic expressions to describe your company’s services - Elle permet de ～
→ Expressing major functions and benefits - C’est avantageux parce que ～
→ Useful for explaining advantages and value - Le service peut être personnalisé ～
→ Shows flexibility and customization capability - Pourriez-vous m’envoyer ～ ? / Je vous l’enverrai ～
→ Useful for requesting and providing documents or additional information
