meeting 9.

Meeting 7.

Meeting

• ​most meetings occur face to face with the chair-the person in charge -and the participants all in the same room

​but there are also virtual meetings-with participants in different locations-places-connected by video link in a system of videoconferencing

​Agenda

Agenda is a list of items or points-to talk about at a meeting.it begins with the date and the venue the place where the meeting will be.

​Before the meeting, someone send out the agenda.

​If you cannot attend a meeting,you send your apologies_a message to say that you cannot be there.

​The last item on the agenda is usually AOB(any other business)-other things that people want to talk about.

​AGENDA

​Staff meeting,25 January

​Venue: Meeting room 3

​Chairing

The chairman,chairwoman or chair- the person in charge of the meeting

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As a chair of the meeting your job are:

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​a. establish clear objectives

​b. ensure information is transmitted

​c. manage the discussion

​d. keep to time

​e. achieve a clear and succesful outcome

​Tips for prepare and practise the presentation

​1. know what you want achieve

​2. know how to organize

​3. know your audience

Fill in the Blanks

EXTRACT 1

1. The...things is how we manage this changeover

2. Silvia, please can I just finish waht I was.......to say?

3. Sorry, I didn't mean to be.....................

EXCTRACT 2

4. John,could I.......in here

5. I just....to say something about technical support during the imlementation please

6. Well, how....if we reduced their normal responsibilities during this period

7. That's ....I wanted to say

Multiple Choice

 1. He.......the meeting because she was late for work

• missed

• arranged

Multiple Choice

2. I decided to.....the meeting because there was nothing to talk about.

• cancel

• arrange

Multiple Choice

3. We can......the meeting until next week if necessary

• postpone

• cancel

Multiple Choice

4. I asked Jean to......the meeting next week, but there were no room available

• arrange

• miss

Multiple Choice

5. They.....the meeting,but they didn't hear anything interesting

• attended

• postponed

Open Ended

Write an agenda for a meeting in your organization. Show the date, the venue, and the item to talk about?