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I was invited to join a meeting and I needed more info about it. I also would like to know the agenda and the expected outcome from the meeting.
I replied the email with something like below
I need more info on this. What is the agenda of the meeting? What do we want to achieve from having this meeting?
I know it sends the message that I wanted to send but it sounds repetitive especially I use the word meeting twice.
How can I phrase this differently so that it does not repeat the work meeting?
Either the meaning of “this” is clear, and you never need to say ”this meeting”, or it’s not, and you only need to use it the first time:
I need more info on this [meeting]. What is the agenda, and what do we want to achieve?
FYI, this is also a pretty confrontational way to phrase the question, for the standard English-language office. The above message would probably only be appropriate for someone who you directly supervise (and even then might be considered rude).
I'd consider some 'softening' language -- for instance:
Could you please provide some additional info about this meeting, so that I can be appropriately prepared? Is there an agenda or information on the meeting goals that you can share with me?
