Lesson 2- Business Meetings

Business Meetings.

Setting Up A Meeting. “. “. Part 1.

Useful Expressions. Exercise 1. I shall call for a meeting. I'd like to set up a meeting for next week. I need to schedule a meeting with the Marketing Team. The focus of the agenda will be on... The purpose of this meeting is to....

Dialogue Practice. Exercise 2. I'd like to set up a meeting with the Board of Directors..

Check your understanding. Who is going to attend the meeting? What is the purpose of the meeting? Did Mr. Abbott prepare an agenda for the meeting?.

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Conducting a Business Meeting. “. “. logo. Part 2.

Discussion. 01. 02. 03. 04. What kinds of meetings do you usually attend?.

Useful Expressions. I'd like to welcome everyone to the meeting. I'd like to thank you all for coming today. The purpose of today's meeting is... The meeting has been called to discuss... Our aim today is to... Let's go over the main points of the last meeting. Let's go over the minutes from our last meeting. Who would like to begin/go first? Any questions or comments? Does anyone have a question? Are there any further questions? Does anyone else have anything to add? The next meeting will be on... Thank you all for attending..

Dialogue Practice. Exercise 2. A company's meeting is about to start..

Dialogue Practice. Exercise 2. A company's meeting is about to start..

What was the purpose of the meeting?. What did they discuss during the last meeting?.

You are the chairman at a meeting. Open the meeting and present its purpose: to discuss the design of your company's new product. Ask one of the attendees to take the minutes and go over the main points of the last meeting. Your teacher will act as one of the attendees. You may use the following expressions: I'd like to welcome everyone to the meeting. The purpose of today's meeting is... Let's summarize the main points of our last discussion. Our aim today is to... Who would like to go first?.

Discussion. Have you ever conducted a meeting? If so, how did it go? 2. What is the role of the chairman at a meeting? 3. What kind of skills or characteristics should a good chairperson have? 4. What are the biggest obstacles to conducting an effective meeting?.

Additional Notes. Meetings and Discussions.

Meetings and Discussions. Let’s get started. We need to discuss . . . We need to talk about . . . Getting Started.

Meetings and Discussions. What do you mean by . . . I don’t quite follow you. I didn’t get what you meant by . . . Could you clarify that? Could you elaborate on that? Asking for Clarification.

Meetings and Discussions. Do we all agree (on that)? Does everyone agree? Checking for Consensus.

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