Effective Meetings[Chap 1 and 2]

요즘 열심히 공부 중인(실은 3일째… ^^) Effectice Meetings,
복습겸 나름대로 정리를 해보고자 한다.

Day 1
What makes a good meeting?

Preparation

Purpose

Procedure

Roles

Communication

Day 2
Where do we start?

Opening a meeting

Starting
Let’s get down to business.
We’d better start.
OK, shall we make a start?
Right, Let’s begin.

Welcoming
We’re very pleased to welcome …
It’s a pleasure to welcome …
I’d (particularly) like to welcome …
I’d like to start by welcomimg …

Introducing
I’d like to introduce …
I don’t think you’re met …

Starting purpose/objectives/aims
We’re here today to …
Our aim is to …
I’ve called this meeting in order to …
The purpose of this meeting, we need …
By the end of this meeing, we need …
The reason why we’re here todat is because …

Process
I suggest we go round the table first.
I’d like to hear what you all think before we make a decision.

Setting the agenda
As you’ll see from the agenda …
Have you all seen a copy of the agenda?
I suggest we take this item first/next/last.
There are three items on the agenda.
Is there any other business?

Timing
This should take about two hours.
The meeting is due to finish at …
We’re short of time, so can I ask you to be brief?
I’d like to keep each item to ten minutes, otherwise we’ll never get through.
I’d like to aim for a three o’clock finish.
I would like to finish by four o’clock.

Defining roles
…, could you take the minutes?
… has kindly agreed to give us a report on …
… is going to take us through …
…, I wondered if you’d like to tell us something about …?

First Item
So, the first item on the agenda is …
…, would you like to start?