Business Meetings(2018/12/27)

Introduction

Many of us must attend meeting daily at our jobs,For some it is a necessary  and useful part of the day,But for other 's it is a monotonous waste of time.

In this lesson,we will learn some new vocabulary relate to business meetings and go over different ways to discuss certain problems we may face during neetings and the solutions used to solve them.

Vocabulary

monotonous--boring because of always being the same

corporation--a big company,or a group of companies acting together as a single organization

remote--far away from other people ,houses,cities,etc

appraisal--a statement or opinion judging the worth,value,or condition of something.

arise--to begin to occur,or to exist.

Discussion

How often do you attend meetings,Do you find them to be useful?

Have you ever been in charge of holding a  meetings?

What are the pros and cons of holding daily meetings?

Different Types of Meetings

job interview:recruit(招聘) new employee

annual general:elect the company  board of directors in a publicly-owned corporation

teleconference:communicate with remote workers

appraisal:discuss en employee's performance

team building:strengthen(加强；巩固) relationships between colleagues and resolve conflicts.

managemant:solve problems,make decisions,set policies

Discussion

What type of meetings do you have at your company?

What type of meetings do you think are the most productive?

Do you think a teleconference can be as useful as face -to-face meeting?

Meetings Problems

During meetings,there are many problems that may arise

Some participants may try to control the meeting

Participants may become sidetracked(偏离正题)

The meeting may run behind shedule

Key people may not attend

Some peole may not follow through on (完成)discussed plans ,tasks,and decisins after the meeting.

What are some problem that arise in meetings at your company ?how can they be resolved