deliver a message

Meaning

To pass information from one person or group to another. In business, it can refer to physically passing a note, sending an email, or verbally conveying a key point or strategic directive from management to employees.

Examples

• Could you please deliver a message to the CEO when she steps out of her meeting?

  Could you please deliver a message to the CEO when she steps out of her meeting?

• The CEO used the town hall to deliver a message about our new company values.

  The CEO used the town hall to deliver a message about our new company values.

• We need to deliver a clear message to our competitors that we are expanding.

  We need to deliver a clear message to our competitors that we are expanding.

• Our marketing campaign failed to deliver a message that resonated with customers.

  Our marketing campaign failed to deliver a message that resonated with customers.

• I was asked to deliver a message of congratulations to the sales team.

  I was asked to deliver a message of congratulations to the sales team.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need to deliver a message for him.

  ✓ I need to deliver a message to him.

  Use 'to' to indicate the recipient of the message. 'For him' implies you are sending it on his behalf.

• ✗ She gave a message to me.

  ✓ She delivered a message to me.

  While 'give a message' is grammatically correct, 'deliver a message' is more professional and deliberate in business contexts.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The PR team worked hard to ___ of sustainability to the public.

  💡 Convey a specific idea or communication.

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  deliver a message

• Please ___ to the client that we will be ten minutes late.

  💡 Pass on the information.

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  deliver a message