Formal to Superior
Workplace · Meeting
みなさん、何かご意見やお気づきの点はございますか？どんな小さなことでもお聞かせください。 — Does anyone have any thoughts or observations? Please share even the smallest concerns. (Workplace · Meeting, Formal to Superior, JLPT N3)
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みなさん、何かご意見やお気づきの点はございますか？どんな小さなことでもお聞かせください。
みなさん、なにかごいけんやおきづきのてんはございますか？どんなちいさなことでもおきかせください。
Does anyone have any thoughts or observations? Please share even the smallest concerns.
Romaji: Minasan, nanika goiken ya okizuki no ten wa gozaimasu ka? Donna chiisana koto demo okikase kudasai. / Reply Romaji: Dewa, itten dake yoroshii desu ka?
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では、一点だけよろしいですか？
では、いってんだけよろしいですか？
May I just raise one point?
Gesture & etiquette
After asking, pause and look around the room slowly — wait at least 5-10 seconds before moving on; in Japan, participants need more processing time than in Western meetings; never rush to fill every silence.
Japanese meeting participants often need time to decide if their comment is 'worth saying' — creating an open invitation ('どんな小さなことでも') explicitly lowers the threshold and signals all voices are welcomed, which can unlock important input that might otherwise be withheld.