- •I. Business Meetings
- •1. Answer the questions
- •2. Match the words in bold to their definitions and speak about the proceedings of a business meeting.
- •5. For each sentence choose the correct phrasal verb.
- •6. Scan the text and outline the main features of each business meeting format. Types of Business Meeting Formats
- •Strategy Meetings
- •Pitch Meetings
- •Morale/Progress Meetings
- •7. Study the following vocabulary and answer the question: Why do we speak about the goal of each business meeting format and the purpose of a given meeting?
- •8. Complete the sentences by using each word once.
- •Intention, intent, purpose, goal, end, aims, object, objectives
- •9. Think of the suitable situation for each type of business meeting format.
- •10. Read the text and speak about the point you find the most difficult one. Effective English Business Meeting Tips
- •12. The following sentences are in the wrong order. Put them in the correct sequence so they all make sense.
- •13. Match the functions and the phrases you may need participating in a business meeting.
- •17. Act out a business meeting based on the following agenda.
12. The following sentences are in the wrong order. Put them in the correct sequence so they all make sense.
1. Secondly we want to have a look at the production budgets.
2. And then we’ll see if there’s any other business.
3. OK, everybody thank you all very much for coming today.
4. If we could go through each of them in order.
5. And finally we need to look at the staffing levels for the project.
6. Just three things on the agenda today.
7. First of all we need to discuss our aims for the project.
8. Right let’s start with item number one.
13. Match the functions and the phrases you may need participating in a business meeting.
1. Interrupting
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A) I never thought about it that way before. Good point! I get your point. I see what you mean. |
2. Giving Opinions
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B) Would you mind spelling that for me, please? |
3. Asking for Opinions
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C) I (really) feel that... In my opinion... The way I see things... If you ask me,... I tend to think that... |
4. Commenting on Other Opinions
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D) We should... Why don't you.... How/What about... I suggest/recommend that... |
5. Agreeing with Other Opinions
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E) Well, that seems to be all the time we have today. Please be brief. I'm afraid we've run out of time. I'm afraid that's outside the scope of this meeting. Let's get back on track, why don't we? That's not really why we're here today. Why don't we return to the main focus of today's meeting? We'll have to leave that to another time. We're beginning to lose sight of the main point. Keep to the point, please. I think we'd better leave that for another meeting. Are we ready to make a decision? |
6. Disagreeing with Other Opinions
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F) I'd like you to... Would you mind... I wonder if you could... |
7. Advising and Suggesting
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G) May I have a word? If I may, I think... Excuse me for interrupting. May I come in here? |
8. Clarifying
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H) Do you (really) think that... (name of participant) can we get your input? How do you feel about...? |
9.Requesting Information
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I) Do you mean that...? Is it true that...? |
10. Asking for Repetition
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J) Exactly! That's (exactly) the way I feel. I have to agree with (name of participant). |
11. Asking for Clarification
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K) Up to a point I agree with you, but... (I'm afraid) I can't agree |
12. Asking for Verification
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L) Have I made that clear? Do you see what I'm getting at? Let me put this another way... I'd just like to repeat that... |
13. Asking for Spelling
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M) I'm afraid I don't quite understand what you are getting at. Could you explain to me how that is going to work? I don't see what you mean. Could we have some more details, please? |
14. Asking for Contributions for Other Participants
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N) Sorry, that's not quite right. I'm afraid you don't understand what I'm saying. That's not quite what I had in mind. That's not what I meant. |
15. Correcting Information
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O) I didn't catch that. Could you repeat that, please? I missed that. Could you say it again, please? Could you run that by me one more time? |
16. Keeping the Meeting on Time
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P) What do you think about this proposal? Would you like to add anything, (name of participant)? Has anyone else got anything to contribute? Are there any more comments? |