useful language
Mentioning people
you know
I was given your name by
Judy Masters.
Anna Kaufmann suggested
I gave you a call.
A colleague/friend/
acquaintance mentioned
your name.
Giving advice
Why don’t you give him a call?
You could meet our Systems
Manager.
Referring to previous
meetings
Haven’t we met somewhere
before?
We both went to that
presentation.
I think we met some time ago.
Asking for help/contac ts
Can I mention your name
when I call him?
She mentioned that you
might be able to help me.
Have you got his phone
number, by any chance?
Do you have his contact
details?
Establishing common
interests
We have something in
common. We’re both
interested in …
I see we’re in the same line
of business.
We both do similar work. /
We have similar interests.
Are you in sales or product
development?