MEETINGS

MEETINGS
• What makes a good meeting?
• What are good meeting skills?
• Who are the people in a meeting?
• What are their roles?
• When should a meeting be held? How frequently?
• How many people should there be at a meeting?
• A meeting must have a clear purpose.
• A meeting should be held in the morning.
• The chairperson conducts the meeting. =
he/she chairs the meeting.
• Participants attend the meeting. They have a
meeting.
• Agenda
• Items on the agenda
• AOB
• The minutes of the meeting
• The secretary takes the minutes
• Venue
• Apologies
• Attendees / absentees
• Concensus
• Time and length of a meeting
• A time limit to each point has to be attached
• Future actions
 Interrupting
• May I come in here please?
• May I say something, Madame Chair?
• I would like to say something please?
• Could I interrupt you?
 Expressing your opinion
• I believe …
• I think …
• I feel we should …
• In my opinion …
• In my view…
• I strongly support the point of view that …
Commenting and adding comment
• I see what you mean, but…
• That‘s a good point, but…
• I understand, but…
 Agreeing
• I couldn‘t agree more!
• Yes, of course, I agree!
• I certainly agree.
• I agree with you.
• I see what you mean.
• I‘m with you on that.
 Disagreeing
• I completely disagree.
• I am sorry, I do not agree with you.
• I cannot agree with your proposal.
 Reporting something unpleasant
• With all due respect,…
• I am sorry,…
• I am afraid I cannot…
 Fluency activity 1
Brainstorming Session – Cutting costs
Cutting Costs in Our Company

Agenda:
1. Current economic situation
2. Ideas for cutting costs
3. AOB
 Fluency activity 2
Dress Code
Agenda:
1. Importance of introducing a strict dress code
2. IT Department and their outfits
3. Dress code or not
4. AOB