MEETINGS

VOCABULARY & PHRASES

REVIEW

Scheduling:

1) They had to ______________ the conference because they didn’t have enough people attending.

2) We had to ______________ the meeting on Friday because of bad weather, but we will _________________ it next month.

Scheduling:

1) They had to CANCEL the conference because they didn’t have enough people attending.

2) We had to POSTPONE the meeting on Friday because of bad weather, but we will RESCHEDULE it next month.

John was ___________ from the meeting, because he was sick at home.

John was ABSENT from the meeting, because he was sick at home.

I really like to _______________ with Anna, because we work well together, and we can come up with great solutions.

I really like to COLLABORATE with Anna, because we work well together, and we can come up with great solutions.

Our team often has meetings to _______________ new ideas and solutionsto problems. We can speak freely and share our opinions.

Our team often has meetings to BRAINSTORM new ideas and solutionsto problems. We can speak freely and share our opinions.

A ___________ meeting is a meeting where everyone MUST attend.

A MANDATORY meeting is a meeting where everyone MUST attend.

There are many things on the meeting ___________ today. • We must first discuss our sales presentation• after that, we will go over target sales,• finally, we will talk about customer issues.

There are many things on the meeting AGENDA today. We must first discuss our sales presentation; after that, we will go over target sales,and finally, we will talk about customer issues.

Anna is taking ____________ today, so that we will have a record ofwhat we talk about today. She can email them to absent employees.

Anna is taking MEETING MINUTES today, so that we will have a record ofwhat we talk about today. She can email them to absent employees.

Before we hold a meeting, we need to plan clear meeting ___________so that the meeting will be effective. If we don’t have this, thenwe will waste our time.

Before we hold a meeting, we need to plan clear meeting OBJECTIVESso that the meeting will have a clear purpose. If we don’t have this, thenwe will waste our time.

A ______________ is a business plan for success.

A STRATEGY is a business plan for success.

Our team needs to _____________ a strategy to reach more customersin rural areas.

Our team needs to DEVELOP a strategy to reach more customersin rural areas.

After developing a clear strategy, we will ______________ the plan – we willput our plans into action.

After developing a clear strategy, we will IMPLEMENT the plan – we willput our plans into action.

We’re running out of time, so we need to _________ this meeting…

We’re running out of time, so we need to WRAP UP this meeting…