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商务英语作者:阮绩智责任编辑:张琛出版日期:年12月IDPN:308--58课件章数:121/40UNIT
3LearningObjectives
Organizeandconductmeetings;Askforandgiveopinionsorsuggestions;
Agreeanddisagree;Writemeetingagendasandtakeminutes.AttheMeeting2/403.1StartingUp
3.1.1Workinpairsorsmallgroupstolistasmanytypesofmeetingsasyoucan.Discusswhomayattendthemeetingsyouhavelistedandtheirpurposes.Forexample:●staffmeetings●boardmeetings●committeemeetings●conferences
3/403.1.2Workinpairstodiscussaboutthekeyfactorsofaneffectivemeetingbyusingthefollowingchecklisttohelpyou.
PlanningtheMeeting
Identifythepurposeofthemeeting.Prepareanagenda.Decidewhoshouldattendthemeeting.Determinethelogisticsofthemeeting-timing,location,room,seatingarrangementandequipmentneeded.
Assignsomeonethetaskoftakingnotesduringthemeeting.ConductingtheMeetingEncouragepunctualitybybeginningandendingthemeetingontime.Begineachmeetingbystatingthepurposeandreviewingtheagenda.
Establishgroundrulesthatpermittheorderlytransactionofbusiness.
Controlthediscussiontoensurethatitisrelevant,thatafewmembersdonotmonopolizethediscussion,andthatallmembershaveanopportunitytobeheard.Attheendofthemeeting,summarizewhatwasdecided,identifythenextsteps,andexplaineachmember’sresponsibilities.FollowingUptheMeeting
Followupwithamemooremailsummarizingthemajorpointsofthemeetings.Forformalmeetings,prepareanddistributeminutes.
Encouragepunctualitybybeginningandendingthemeetingontime.BusinessMeetings4/403.1.3Discussthefollowingquestionsinpairsorsmallgroups.
1)Whydowehavetohavemeetings?2)Whichfactorsabovedoyouthinkarethemostimportant?Why?3)Canyouaddmoretipsasadviceforholdingeffectivemeetings?4)Isitnecessarytokeeptrackoftheprocessofmeetings?Whyorwhynot?5)Discusswhetheryoulikemeetings.Whyorwhynot?5/40
TipsforSuccessfulMeetingsa)Knowthegoalofthemeeting.b)Pickanappropriatetime.c)Setanagenda.d)Reviewtheagendabeforestartingthemeeting.e)Setatimelimitforthemeetingsopeoplecanplanaccordingly.f)Stayfocusedononetopic,sothattherearenosideconversations.g)Recordresolutiononanyitemsdiscussedh)Solicitcommentsfromallmembers.i)Attheendofthemeeting,summarizethedecisionsthathavebeenmade.j)Endthemeetingontime.Neverletameetingrunlong.Again,sticktoyouroriginalplan.Readthefollowingtipsformeetings6/40PlanningandorganizingTakingcareofdetailsPracticingsmartmarketingBeingateamplayerKnowinghowtomanagetimeNegotiatingskillfullyApplyingapositiveattitudeEvaluatingresultsBeingaperpetuallearnerKeepingasenseofhumorTenSecretsofSuperSuccessfulMeetingPlanners
7/401.Decidewhetheryoureallyneedtocallameeting.Cantheissueberesolvedbyanindividualoraconferencecall?
2.Determinewhoneedstoattend.Trykeepingthenumberofattendeessmall,aslargemeetingsgetunwieldy.Suggestthatpeopleattendonlythepartsofthemeetingthatinvolvethem.Thiswayyoucankeepthediscussionmorefocused.
3.Setdefinitestartingandstoppingtimes.
4.
Prepareanagenda.Explainthegoalofthemeeting;iftherearemanygoals,decidewhichonescommandpriority,andmakethisclear.
5.Circulatetheagendainadvancetoallowattendeestoprepare.
6.Assemblevisualaidssuchascharts,handoutsorslides.
TIPSFORLEADINGEFFECTIVEBUSINESSMEETINGS
8/407.
Startoffthemeetingwithstraightforward,easilyresolvedissuesbeforeheadingintothornierones.
8.Allocateaspecificamountoftimeforeachissue.Movethroughissues,allowingfordiscussionbutdiscouragingdigressionorrepetition.Useatimertohelpmonitorthetime.
9.Postponediscussionuntiltheendofthemeetingifdebateonanissuerunsovertime.Makesuretocovertheotherissuesontheagenda.
10.Followup:Circulatecopiesoftheminutesafterthemeetingtoremindeveryoneofconclusionsandactionplans.
TIPSFORLEADINGEFFECTIVEBUSINESSMEETINGS
9/4011.Scheduleameetingbeforelunch,attheendoftheday,orimmediatelybeforeanotheronetopreventitfrombecomingtoolong.12.Keepingthemeetingpositive.Tryhavinga5-minuterecognitionperiodwherepeoplearegivenachancetoshowrecognitiontoco-workerswhohavedoneagoodjoborworkedextrahardonaproject.13.Stand-upmeetings.Ifyouaremeetingtodiscussjustafewitemsorissues,haveastand-upmeeting!Participantsaremorelikelytokeepontaskandreachaconsensusontheirfeetthaninacomfortablechair.TIPSFORLEADINGEFFECTIVEBUSINESSMEETINGS
10/40Inthispartyouwilllistentothreepassagesaboutjobinterviews.Trytofinishtheexerciseswhilelistening.
Areyouready?3.2ListeningTask
11/401)Whataremeetings?
Answer:Meetingsarecommunicatingwithanaudienceinaformatinwhichmorethanoneindividualcometogethertointroduce,review,ordecidesomething.2)Whyhavemeetingtimesandplacesbecomemorecomplicated?
Answer:
Becausenewtechnologieshaveemergedandbecomelessexpensiveandmorepopular.3)Whatisnowgrowingquickly?
Answer:TheuseofaudioandvideoconferencingovertheInternet4)Whatdopeopleprepareonceameetingplaceandmeetingtimearearranged,andanagendaorthegoalsofthemeetingareset?
Answer:Peoplepreparewhattheywillneedforthemeeting,likegraphs,oraPowerPointpresentation.
5)Whatarethechallengesthatmodernmeetingtechnologiesneedtosolve?
Answer:Businessesnowoftenhavetomakestrategyandplanandtakeactionquickly.Sothepeopleinvolvedhavetocometogetherinsomeform,reviewthesituation,andmakeadecision.Moreandmore,thesepeopleareindifferentplaces,andmayevenspeakdifferentlanguages.3.2.1Listentothepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions.
12/40Dependingon_________,youmaybe_______inmeetingsonceaweekor_______aday.Manyworkteams,forexample,_______bymeetingtogetherformallyandinformallytodiscuss_________.Organizationsusemeetingstohelp_______activitiesinvolvinganumberofpeopleor________.Meetingsareusedto_______,investigateproblems,planevents,setup_____________,developnewproceduresandsoon.Meetingsoffermany________toanorganizationanditsmembers.Awell-runmeeting_________co-ordination−peoplecan_____________withdevelopmentsandchanges,whichmeans_____________andco-operationbetween_________.Meetingscangivepeopleanopportunityto_________andhelpdevelop__________.Otherbenefitsofwell-managedmeetingsincludegreaterorganizational_________resultingfromcollaboration,andmoreeffective____________.___________requiredifferentkindsofmeetings.Dependingonthe____________tobesolved,thetypeofbusinesstobe____________andthenatureofthegroupand____________,youmightchoose:committeemeetings;___________;informaldecision-makingsessions;conventions;______________;formalboardmeetings;____________________andtrainingsessions.3.2.2Listentothepassageandfilltheblankswiththemissinginformation.
yourjobinvolvedseveraltimesfunctionworkplaceissuesco-ordinateworkgroupsnegotiatesalesbusinessarrangementsbenefitsencourageskeepup-to-datebetterplanningsectionsshareideasteamspiritconsensusproblemsolvingDifferentsituationsproblemtransactedleadershipstyleconferencesgeneralstaffmeetingsmeetingstogiveinstructions13/403.2.3
Listentotheopeningofameetingandcompletethefollowingnotes:
1)Thepurposeofthemeeting:________________________________________2)Thefirstissue:________________________________________3)Thesecondissue:________________________________________4)Meetingtime:________________________________________5)Thetimeforfreediscussion:________________________________________MeetingOpeningDiscussthetwomostimportantissuesTherenovationofourlaboratorySelectionofthedesignteamforthePWCprojectTwohoursAftereveryonehasgiventheiropinion14/40Inthispartyouaregoingtoreadtwodialoguesandthenyouwillbeaskedtoanswersomequestionsaboutwhatyouhaveread.Pleasereadlouder!SpeakingTask15/401)What’sthepurposeforthismeeting?
Answer:Thepurposeistoresolveafewproblemswhichhavebeencausedbytherecentmergeroftheirtwocompanies.2)Whatareincludedintheagenda?
Answer:Financialcontrol,productionplanningandpersonnel.3)What’stheagreedsolutiontotheproblemoffinancialcontrol?
Answer:ToformaworkingpartyforbothAmericanandSpanishfinancialmanagement.4)Whydidtheyskipproductionplanning?
Answer:Becausetherewerenobodyfromtheproductiondepartmentpresentatthemeeting.5)WhatdotheSpanishemployeesfeelaboutthemergerofthetwocompaniesaccordingtothedialogue?
Answer:ManySpanishemployeesareworriedandupsetabouttherapidchanges.6)Doyouthinkthismeetingiseffectiveinsolvingtheproblems?Whyorwhynot?
Answer:(Open)3.3SpeakingTask
3.3.1Conversation1Amanagementmeetingiscalledtodiscusstheproblemof“cultureshock”causedbythetakeoverofaSpanishcompanybyanAmericancompany.SrGonzález,thepresidentofDuoS.A.Spainischairingthemeeting.16/40
1)Whatisthefirstitemontheagenda?
Answer:
Adiscussionofmanagement’sproposalsonflexitime.2)WhatdothepeopleinGarcia’sdepartmentfeelabouttheflexibletime?
Answer:
Theyfeelmoreflexiblehourswouldmakeitdifficulttocoverforeachother.
3)DidCarlaagreewithGarciaabouttheflexibletime?Why?
Answer:
No,shedidn’t.Hethoughtthatthereshouldbeflexibledays.4)WhatwasTina’smainpoint?
Answer:
Thecoretimes−that’sthebasichoursthatwouldnotbeflexible.5)WhatdidCarlapropose?
Answer:
Carlaproposedflexibledays.Butthereshouldbeastandardforeverydepartmenttofollow.6)Doyouthinkflexibleworkinghourswillbeintroducedinthiscompanyafterthemeeting?Whyorwhynot?
Answer:(Open)
3.3SpeakingTask
3.3.2Conversation2TheheadsofdepartmentsofACBTradingarediscussingaproposaltointroduceflexibleworkinghours.Mr.Brownchairsthemeeting.17/40ReadingTaskInthispartyouaregoingtoreadapassageandthenyouwillbeaskedtoanswersomequestionsaboutwhatyouhaveread.18/403.4ReadingTaskPre-readingquestionsforpairwork1)Whatmakesyoumostfrustratedaboutmeetings?2)Whendoyouthinkameetingisnecessary?Wasthelastmeetingyouattendednecessary?Whyorwhynot?3)Aremeetingsalwayssuccessful?Ifnot,whathindersusfromreachingourobjectiveinameeting?4)Howcanwesolveaproblemthroughameeting?5)Isitnecessarytokeeptrackoftheprocessofmeetings?Whyorwhynot?19/40Answerthefollowingquestions:
1)Whyisawrittenagendausedforameeting?Answer:
Awrittenagendaisusedasawayoforganizingameeting.2)Whatkindofmeetingscanbeavoidedandhow?Answer:
Whenyouaresimplymakingsomeannouncements.Insuchcases,memosoremailscandothejobbetterthanmeetings.
3)Whatarethefivecomponentsofproblemsolving?Answer:
Theyareproblemsolvingorientation,definingtheproblem,generatingsolutions(brainstorming),choosingasolutionanddoandreview.4)Howcan“peoplefactors”affecttheoutcomeofameeting?Howcanwekeepthemincontrol?Answer:
Therearepeopleinthemeetingthathavenointerestinsolvingtheproblemathand.Ofcoursethisisahugeproblemandthemeetingshouldnotproceeduntileveryonehasaproblem-solvingattitude.5)Howcanwekeeptrackoftheprocessofthemeeting?Answer:
Wecanhaveatrackingsheetforconductingmeetingswhichmayconsistfourelements−announcements,problemsolvingcomponents,bondingstuffandpowerstrugglestuff.6)Whataretheadvantagesofkeepingtrackofhowthemeetingsareheld?Answer:
Youcanreviewhowtheperformancewent,andpayattentiontoareaswhereyoumightimprove.20/40WritingTaskInthispartyouaregoingtolearnhowtowritemeetingagendasandminutes.21/403.5WritingTaskStructure&ContentsofanAgenda●welcomeanyspecialvisitors●apologiesforabsence●specialevent●confirmationofminutesofthepreviousmeeting●businessarisingoutofminutes●correspondencesentandreceived●reports●adjournedbusiness●generalbusiness●anyotherbusiness●closeofmeeting22/40AGENDABoltonEnterprisesMarketingCommitteeMeetingtobeheldintheCommitteeRoomatHeadOfficeWednesday,8December10:00am-12:30pmChairperson:SueSilverton1.Apologies:MikeSmith2.ConfirmationofAgenda(5mins)
3.ConfirmationofMinutesof25October(5mins)
4.BusinessArisingfromMinutesof25October(10mins)
4.1PlanforlaunchofSDline(Sue)
5.Agendaitems5.1Marketingbudgetfor(30mins)(Mary)5.2Recognitionofachievementsinsales(15mins)(Richard)5.3Marketsurveydata(15mins)John)
6.Reports(30mins)
6.1Sales(Edward)6.2Newproductdevelopment(Harry)6.3Marketresearch(Zhou)6.4Promotion(Richard)7.AnyotherBusiness(15mins)
8.ForwardAgenda(10mins)
9.NextMeeting
23/40MinuteTaking—BeforetheMeeting
●Chooseyourtool:Decidehowyouwilltakenotes,i.e.penandpaper,laptopcomputer,ortaperecorder.●Makesureyourtoolofchoiceisinworkingorderandhaveabackupjustincase.●Usethemeetingagendatoformulateanoutline.
24/40MinuteTaking—DuringtheMeeting
●Passaroundanattendancesheet.●Getalistofcommitteemembersandmakesureyouknowwhoiswho.●Notethetimethemeetingbegins.●Don'ttrytowritedowneverysinglecomment--justthemainideas.●Writedownmotions,whomadethem,andtheresultsofvotes,ifany;noneedtowritedownwhosecondedamotion.●Makenoteofanymotionstobevotedonatfuturemeetings.●Notetheendingtimeofthemeeting.25/40
●Typeuptheminutesassoonaspossibleafterthemeeting,whileeverythingisstillfreshinyourmind.●Includethenameoforganization,nameofcommittee,typeofmeeting(daily,weekly,monthly,annual,orspecial),andpurposeofmeeting.●Includethetimethemeetingbeganandended.●Proofreadtheminutesbeforesubmittingthem.MinuteTaking—AftertheMeeting26/40MINUTESBOLTONENTERPRISESSAFTYCOMMITTEE6DECEMBERPresentK.White,D.Thomas,P.Johnson,D.Adams,M.WangApologiesS.Kelty,Y.London1Theminutesofthemeetingheldon13OctoberMinutesofthepreviousmeetingwereaccepted.MovedD.Thomas,secondedP.JohnsonThemotionrelatingtoitem3,R.C.D.installationhadbeenomitted−thiswillbecorrectedintheofficialrecord.2Businessarisinga)R.C.DinstallationMWangwillcontactthesupplierandarrangeforacompliancecertificatetobeissuedby15December.b)Emergencyprocedures−dispatchstoreDThomaswilldraftanewsetofproceduresandcirculatethemtocommitteemembersforcommentby8December.PJohnsonreportedthathasbeencompleted,inspectedandapproved;however,acertificateofcompliancestillneedstobeissued.Thelegalimplicationsofnothavingcertificatewereaddresses.Itwasagreedthiswasamatterofhighpriority.3EmergencycontrolteaItwasagreedthataformalallocationoffundsforemergency-controlteamtrainingwillbemadeinthebudget.MovedDAdams,secondedMWangDAdamswillpresentadetailedtrainingplanandrecommendedbudgetallocationtothenextmeeting.Thecommitteenotedthereportontrainingforemergency-controlteammembers.Itwasagreedthatabudgetallocationwouldbemadeforthisactivityinthebudget.4NextmeetingThenextmeetingwillbeheldonWednesday,18Januaryintheconferenceroom.27/40DraftanagendaandtheminutesbasedontheinformationofConversationOneorTwoinSpeakingTask.Youmayusetheminutesproformashownbelowfortakingminutes.Afteryouhavefinished,workinpairsorgroupstodiscussyourwork.PleasecheckyourminuteswithChecklistprovidedbelow.
JobAdvertisement(1)
WritingPractice28/40JobAdvertisement(1)
WritingPracticeTopic/TitlePurposeofthemeetingDate/time/locationPresentApologiesDiscussionitemsanddecisions/action(who/what/when)KeypointsofdiscussionMinutesProForma29/40ChecklistJobAdvertisement(1)
WritingPracticeMinuteTakerCompletethischecklistafterameetingtoidentifyanygaps.IHAVE:TICKIFCOMPLETEDpositionedmyselfsothatIcanhearallparticipants________________writtenclearlyandsuccinctly________________usedtactindescribingpersonalopinions________________TICKIFCOMPLETEDreferredtoagendawhenkeepingminutes______________notedname,place,timeanddateofmeeting______________recordedattendance______________recordedapologies______________recordedconfirmationofminutes______________takennotesonkeypointsofdiscussion______________accuratelyrecordedmotions_____________checkedwiththechairpersonforexactwording_____________listednamesofmoverandseconderofmotions_____________recordedalldecisions______________preparedanactionlist______________distributedtheminutes______________30/403.8Follow-upPractice
Yes,let’sdoit!Wewillpracticewhatwehavelearntinthisunit.31/401)Youarethechairperson.Youthinkitistimetostartthemeeting._______________________________________________________2)Youtelltheparticipantsthepurposeofthemeeting._______________________________________________________3)Introducethefirstitemontheagenda._______________________________________________________4)Someoneinterrupts.Controltheinterruption._______________________________________________________5)Youmakeagoodpointatameetingandwanttomakesureeveryoneagreeswithyou._______________________________________________________6)Youareinthechairandyouwanttogoontothenexttopicwithoutaformalvote._______________________________________________________7)Mr.Colemanmadeapointyouagreedwithafewminutesago.Referbacktothisbeforeyougiveyourownviews._______________________________________________________8)Mr.Smithmadeareallystupidpointjustnow.Makeitclearthatyoudisagree,withoutbeingrudeandprovokinganargument.______________________________________________________9)YouaskMrs.Collinsheropinionabouttheintroductionofflexibleworkinghours.______________________________________________________10)Youhavecoveredeverythingontheagendaatthemeetingandyouwanttoclosethemeeting.______________________________________________________3.8.1
Writedownwhatyouwouldsayatameetingineachofthefollowingsituationsandthendiscussthemwithyourpartner.
32/403.8.2
Herearetwelveopinionsaboutmeetings:putatick(√)besidetheonesyouagreewithandacross(
)besidetheonesyoudisagreewith.Whenyoufinish,workwithyourpartner.Takeitinturnstoaskeachother’sopinionsandtrytogivereasonsforyouropinions.
Moretimeiswastedatmeetingsthaninanyotherbusinessactivity.Thepurposeofmeetingsistodecidewhenthenextonewilltakeplace.Ameetingisagroupofpeoplewhocandecidenothingaloneandwhodecidetogetherthatnothingcanbedone.It’sbettertosendeveryoneamemoaboutanewprocedurethantohaveameetingaboutit.5)Meetingshelpeveryonetofeelpersonallyinvolvedindecision-making.6)It’sbetterforthebosstomakeadecisionthantohaveameeting.7)Theimportantpersonatameetingisthechairperson.8)Themostimportantpieceofpaperatameetingistheagenda.9)Mostmeetingsareunnecessary,they’rejustawayofmakingpeoplethinkthey’reimportant.10)It’sbettertotalktoeachpersonindividuallythantohaveameeting.11)Ameetingmaybetheonlychancethemembersofagroupactuallyhavetoseeeachotherfacetoface.12)Meetingsleadtobetterdecisions,becauseoftheexchangeofideas.
33/40-Topic1
Howtoholdasuccessfulmeeting?Hints:
Beforethemeeting
Duringthemeeting
Afterthemeeting3.8.3OralPresentationGiveashortpresentationononeofthefollowingtopicsforatleast4minutes.Topic2
DescribeanimportantmeetingyouhaveattendedHints:
Whenandwhydidyouattendthemeeting?
Whatwasthemeetingabout?
Wasthemeetingwellorganized?Inwhatway?
Didyouenjoythemeeting?Why?34/403.8.4PutthefollowingChineseinthebracketsintoEnglish.
poolalltheparticipants’ideasandsuggestionsforacommonpurpose,whichmayfunctioninseveralwayslikesolvingproblems,makingdecisions,sharinginformationandotherkinds.Then,onthebasisofsuchunderstanding,theparticipantshouldthinkabouttherelevantpointstobepreparedandbroughtupatthemeeting.Sometimes,hemayneedtodosomeresearchworktoconfirmhisopinionsforthecomingmeeting.oneshouldexerciseagoodcontroloverthemeeting,whichcoversdifferentstagesatameeting:controlattheverybeginning,controlduringthemeetingandcontrolattheend.Ameetingissupposedto(为了一个共同目标而把与会者想法和提议集中起来。会议功效有以下几个方面:解决问题、做出决定、分享信息及其它功效。)Agoodpreparatoryjob,firstofall,referstoagoodunderstandingofthesubjectandthegoaloftheagenda.(在此基础上,与会者应考虑所应做准备工作。有时候,与会者还需要做一些调查研究,以确保其在未来会议
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