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Unit 7
Arranging a meeting or Convention
Study Objectives
1. 掌握秘书筹备和策划会议的基本流程
2. 了解用英语主持各种公司会议的常用语
3. 掌握英文会议通知及会议记录的写法
4. 掌握商务场合送礼的礼仪
a. Listen to the following passage carefully and fill in the blanks according to what you hear.
You should know what ends you want to achieve in a meeting before it starts and prepare for it by reading any papers ____________ beforehand, and carefully thinking about what you want to say. This may sound rather boring, but ________________ is the key to a successful meeting.
The most important issues are not always given the most time _____________________ meetings. People are often unwilling to discuss important budgetary matters because they do not fully understand them, but everyone becomes an expert when it comes to discussing the color of the new curtains, or what type of coffee to buy! The discussion of such ______________ as these, therefore, should be saved until the end of the meeting.
circulated
solid preparation
in the general running of
trivial matters
a. Listen to the following passage carefully and fill in the blanks according to what you hear.
During the meeting __________ __________ the agenda so as to avoid the common problem of repetition. At the same time you ought to be sensitive to other people’s ideas and feelings. And
never _________________.
it is essential to stick to
lose your temper
b. According to the passage above, please answer the following questions.
1. What should you know before a meeting starts?
2. What is the key to a successful meeting?
3. Why are people often unwilling to discuss important budgetary matters?
1. You should know what ends you want to achieve in a meeting before it starts.
2. Solid preparation is the key to successful meeting.
3. People are often unwilling to discuss important budgetary matters because they do not fully understand them.
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Study carefully about the following pictures and discuss with your partners whether these c