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English Vocabulary for Meeting Meeting VOCABULARY MEETING Vocabulary

F Y I Having difficulties in conducting a meeting? Study these words and impress everybody in the next conference. A big round of applause is surely heard at the end of the meeting.

A.G.M. Absentee Agenda Alternative Attendee Chairman/ chairperson Conference Conference call Objective Proposal Consensus Summary Unanimous Minutes

Annual General Meeting Person not at the meeting, not present Written list of points to be discussed at a meeting Choice of two or more possibilities Participant; person attending a meeting The person who conducts the meeting. Formal meeting for discussion or exchange of views Telephone call between three or more people in different places What is aimed at, what one wants to achieve or obtain. A course of action put forward for consideration; to make a proposal. General agreement A brief statement of the main points In complete agreement A written summary of the proceedings at a meeting

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Word Application A: Agenda 1. The manager demanded explanation from the 1. The manager demanded an an explanation from A. agenda _________ in the previous meeting. the ___________ 2. Thein the previous meeting. manager thinks that Keikos ________ is good. B. concensus B: Consensus 3. After an hour of discussion, they finally reached 2. The manager thinks that Keikos a _________. C. conference call ______________ is good. C: Conference call 4. One of the secretarys responsibilities is to reached write 3. After an hour of discussion, they finally down the ________ of the meeting. D. proposal D: Proposal a _____________. 5. The ________ is late so the meeting hasnt started 4. One of the secretarys responsibilities is to yet. E. chairman write down the ____________ in their E: Chairman 6. Board members were __________ of of meeting. rejectionthe his proposal. F. unanimous 5. The ____________ the late so the meeting is __________ for todays F: Unanimous 7. The chairperson read hasnt started yet. meeting. G. attendees 6. the previous meeting, there were twenty G: Attendees 8. In Board members were _____________ in their ________ and one absentee. H. absentees rejection of his proposal. 9. There will be a __________ with the investors in 7. The chairperson read the __________ for H: Absentees Australia andmeeting. I. minutes todays Japan tomorrow. 8. In the previous meeting, there were I: Minutes twenty__________ and one absentee LET'S TALK 9. There will be a ___________________ with the investors in Australia 1) Why is conducting a meeting important? and Japan you think, 2) How often dotomorrow. should a company conduct a meeting? 3) Whats the best way to reprimand absentees? Express Yourself 1. Why is conducting a meeting important? 2. How often do you think, should a company conduct a meeting? 3. Whats the best way to reprimand absentees?