discuss the agenda

Meaning

To talk about the list of items, topics, or activities to be addressed during a meeting. This usually happens at the very beginning of a session to ensure everyone is aligned on what will be covered.

Examples

• Let's take five minutes to discuss the agenda before we dive into the main topics.

  Let's take five minutes to discuss the agenda before we dive into the main topics.

• The chairperson asked if anyone wanted to discuss the agenda or add new items.

  The chairperson asked if anyone wanted to discuss the agenda or add new items.

• We will discuss the agenda for next week's annual conference during today's briefing.

  We will discuss the agenda for next week's annual conference during today's briefing.

• I'd like to quickly discuss the agenda to make sure we cover the most urgent issues first.

  I'd like to quickly discuss the agenda to make sure we cover the most urgent issues first.

• Before the client arrives, we need to discuss the agenda and assign speakers.

  Before the client arrives, we need to discuss the agenda and assign speakers.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We need to discuss about the agenda.

  ✓ We need to discuss the agenda.

  The verb 'discuss' does not require the preposition 'about'. You discuss the agenda directly.

• ✗ Let's discuss the agenda of the meeting.

  ✓ Let's discuss the meeting agenda.

  While 'agenda of' is understood, using 'meeting' as a noun adjunct ('meeting agenda') or saying 'agenda for the meeting' is much more natural in professional English.

Related Expressions

Practice

• At the start of the meeting, the manager wanted to ___ to make sure everyone was aligned.

  💡 talk about the list of topics

  Show answer

  discuss the agenda

• Could we quickly ___ before the clients arrive?

  💡 review what we will talk about

  Show answer

  discuss the agenda