tailieunhanh - English for personal assistants - part 15

Tham khảo tài liệu 'english for personal assistants - part 15', ngoại ngữ, kỹ năng viết tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 70 Meetings Task 6 Match the expressions 1 - 16 to the tasks a - j that an effective chairperson facilitator would do. There may be more than one expression for a task. Write the letter of the task in the box. The first one has been done for you. Expressions Tasks 1. So Alice agreed to . can we have your response by next week j 2. Whatdoyouthinkof. 3. Will a coffee break at11be OK 4. I d like to thank everyone for coming and. 5. Can I just summarise the main points views problems 6. Can we come to your point later please 7. May I suggest we begin by. 8. Great could you outline the problem as you see it 9. So what you re saying is. 10. OK I suggest we finish. We ve achieved our main objectives. 11. Can we all agree on this Good well let s move on . 12. Now as you probably know. 13. Right as we ve agreed in principle to . the only thing left is to . 14. Mrs XYZ will take notes . you ll all get a copy later 15. Just a minute Corinna let Martina finish what she s saying 16. If I understand you correctly you mean . Tasks a Gettingpeople s attention and opening the meeting b Givingthe background to the meeting c Agreeingthe generalprocess d Suggestingprocedures e Assigningroles f Ensuringclarity fromthe participants for thebenefit ofeveryone g Keepingthediscussionmovingforward h Keepingcontrol i Securingagreement j Closingthe meeting summing up nextsteps Participating in a meeting 71 Participating in a meeting Very often of course we don t chair a meeting we are participants and have to express ourselves in a way that doesn t offend anyone but yet allows us to convey our message clearly. Task 7 Underline and number the expressions in the following dialogue that 1. express agreement 2. express disagreement 3. make suggestions 4. interrupt 5. deal with interruptions Christine I think the move is a bad idea because if sales and marketing are in a different place . Helene No hang on a minute . you know we re really overcrowded here and . Christine Let me finish what I m .