新航标职业英语·综合英语预备级·学生用书Unit 7
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Unit 7 Business Meetings and Visiting Arrangements Background
Business meetings
Meetings come in all shapes and sizes. There are the everyday office meetings, board meetings, seminars—all the way up to major conferences. And meetings can now be face-to-face, teleconference, videoconference, or online via the Internet. When planning a meeting, you should consider the following four principles:
●Preparation:make sure your meeting has a clear, stated purpose and an
agenda; participants are chosen carefully, invited in professional way and given sufficient prior information; also attention to details including room bookings, catering, a/v equipment, reminders.
●Facilitation:meaning someone or a team is responsible for guiding the
meetings, a plan for the meeting is reflected in the agenda and the facilitator (or chair) keeps things on time and on track.
●Inspiration: meaning opportunity for spontaneity and enthusiasm.
●Results: every meeting should be directed toward one or more outcomes.
Participants must feel something has been accomplished.