Formal to Superior
Workplace · Meeting
議事進行に関しまして、動議を提出させていただきたく存じます。 — Regarding the meeting procedure, I would like to submit a motion. (Workplace · Meeting, Formal to Superior, JLPT N3)
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議事進行に関しまして、動議を提出させていただきたく存じます。
ぎじしんこうにかんしまして、どうぎをていしゅつさせていただきたくぞんじます。
Regarding the meeting procedure, I would like to submit a motion.
Romaji: Giji shinkou ni kanshimashite, dougi wo teishutsu sasete itadakitaku zonjimasu. / Reply Romaji: Hai, douzo. Dono you na dougi deshou ka?
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はい、どうぞ。どのような動議でしょうか？
はい、どうぞ。どのようなどうぎでしょうか？
Yes, please proceed. What is the motion?
Gesture & etiquette
Stand to address the chair. Bow about 15 degrees on 「存じます」. State motion in 1-2 sentences. Sit only after the chair acknowledges. If seconded, the discussion follows; if not, the motion lapses.
Formal motion in board or association meetings. Used in Robert's-Rules-style procedural settings (shareholder meetings, association assemblies, formal boards). 「動議」 (dougi) is the technical term for a procedural motion. Chair then opens it for discussion. State motion clearly, briefly, and request a second: 「ご賛同いただける方はいらっしゃいますでしょうか」.