A colleague speaks quickly in English. You understand the first few sentences, but then you miss one word, a number or an important detail. While you’re trying to understand what you missed, they keep talking.    In that situation, don’t wait until the end and hope you understood enough. Stop them and check the part you missed.    Here are 3 more phrases you can use:    🔵 Sorry, what was that last figure?  Use it when you only missed one number or detail.    🔵 Could you say that again from ‘the deadline’?  Use it when you know exactly where you lost the thread.    🔵 Sorry, I didn’t catch the name of the supplier.  Use it when one specific word or name wasn’t clear.    This is the kind of Business English you actually use in meetings. You need to understand people when they speak quickly, but you also need to know how to stop them, check what they said and ask them to repeat something.    If you’re learning English for work, see how you handle other difficult situations in meetings. ...