English for Meetings COURSE - ONLINE
Participating in a meeting is a real challenge for non-native speakers and can cause a certain amount of anxiety. When are you allowed to make a contribution and how do you word it properly? When is the right time to ask questions and what happens if you actually have to run the meeting? And what about writing up the minutes.
This course will provide you with the speaking skills that you need in order to participate in a meeting with confidence.
Topics Include:-
- Arranging a meeting
- Confirming a meeting by email
- Rescheduling a meeting
- Saying hello and making introductions
- Starting a meeting
- Stating the objectives
- Introductions
- Reporting Progress
- Explaining cause and effect
- Interrupting and dealing with interruptions
- Asking for comments and contributions
- Expressing strong and tentative opinions
- Agreeing and disagreeing
- Responding to offers
- Buying time
- Taking a vote
- Summerizing the results of a meeting
- Ending a meeting and thanking participants
- Confirming decisions and action points
- Follow-up emails
- Saying goodbye