This is an activity discussing meetings and looks at functional language, best or worst practice, vocabulary and phrases in a work related environment. It's back to work again and there's a meeting again?
Other Meetings topics: The Chairperson
Other Meetings topics: The Chairperson
Task 1
Watch the video and list down all the things that should never happen at a meeting.
Have you ever had similar experiences?
Are any of these stereotypical characters familiar to you?
Task 2
There are good meetings and there are bad meetings. Bad meetings drone on forever, you never seem to get to the point, and you leave wondering why you were even present. Effective ones leave you energized and feeling that you've really accomplished something.
So what makes a meeting effective?
Discuss and write down 3 points.
Task 3
Reading
An effective meeting serves a useful purpose. This means that in it, you achieve a desired outcome. For a meeting to meet this outcome, or objective, you have to be clear about what it is.
Too often, people call a meeting to discuss something without really considering what a good outcome would be.
Too often, people call a meeting to discuss something without really considering what a good outcome would be.
- Do you want a decision?
- Do you want to generate ideas?
- Are you getting status reports?
- Are you communicating something?
- Are you making plans?
Task 4
What is your meeting objective?
Complete this sentence: At the close of the meeting, I want the group to ...
Further Reading
Task 5
Discuss the scene in this video.
Task 6
Discuss the Scene in this video.
Complete this sentence: At the close of the meeting, I want the group to ...
Further Reading
Task 5
Discuss the scene in this video.
Task 6
Discuss the Scene in this video.