Sunday, May 4, 2014

Meetings - Any other business?



Watch the video.

a- Do you think that Denise is a good chairperson? Why/ Why not?
b- What personal qualities should a chairperson have? You can choose from the list below:
 
          tactful - flexible - indecisive - methodical - detached - determined -
              outgoing- conventional - creative - impulsive - focused
 
Watch the first part of the video again.
 
a- What does the chairperson do at the beginning of the meeting?
b- What's the purpose of the meeting?
c- Why have they decided to hold a formal meeting?
d- What's Tan's view?
e- What decision is made at the end of the meeting? How is it reached?
 
Now watch the whole video.
 
Choose expressions for the following purposes:
  • Making sure that everybody has the agenda.
  • Asking somebody to take the minutes.
  • Announcing the start of the meeting.
  • Thanking people for attending the meeting.
  • Stating the objectives of the meeting.
  • Inviting discussion.
  • Asking somebody to speak.
  • Summarizing the discussion.

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