The Structure of a Meeting

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1、TheStructureofaMeeting会议的结构OneofthemostcommonrequirementsofbusinessEnglishisholdingmeetingsinEnglish.Thefollowingsectionsprovideusefullanguageandphrasesforconductingmeetingsandmakingcontributionstoameeting.Meetingsgenerallyfollowamoreorlesssimilarstr

2、uctureandcanbedividedintothefollowingparts:I-IntroductionsOpeningtheMeetingWelcomingandIntroducingParticipantsStatingthePrincipalObjectivesofaMeetingGivingApologiesforSomeoneWhoisAbsentII-ReviewingPastBusinessReadingtheMinutes(notes)oftheLastMeetingD

3、ealingwithRecentDevelopmentsIII-BeginningtheMeetingIntroducingtheAgendaAllocatingRoles(secretary,participants)AgreeingontheGroundRulesfortheMeeting(contributions,timing,decision-making,etc.)IV-DiscussingItemsIntroducingtheFirstItemontheAgendaClosinga

4、nItemNextItemGivingControltotheNextParticipantV-FinishingtheMeetingSummarizingFinishingUpSuggestingandAgreeingonTime,DateandPlacefortheNextMeetingThankingParticipantsforAttendingClosingtheMeetingThefollowingpagesfocusoneachpartofthemeetingandtheappro

5、priatelanguageforeachsituation.BusinessEnglish:HoldingmeetingsinEnglish用英语主持会议RunningaMeeting主持会议Thefollowingphrasesareusedtoconductameeting.Thesephrasesareusefulifyouarecalledontoconductameeting.Opening宣布会议开始Goodmorning/afternoon,everyone.Ifweareall

6、here,let'sgetstarted/startthemeeting/start.WelcomingandIntroducing欢迎和介绍出席人员Pleasejoinmeinwelcoming(nameofparticipant)We'repleasedtowelcome(nameofparticipant)I'dliketoextendawarmwelcometo(nameofparticipant)It'sapleasuretowelcome(nameofparticipant)I'dl

7、iketointroduce(nameofparticipant)StatingthePrincipalObjectives阐明会议主要议题We'reheretodayto...I'dliketomakesurethatwe...Ourmainaimtodayisto...I'vecalledthismeetinginorderto...GivingApologiesforSomeoneWhoisAbsent对缺席者表示遗憾I'mafraid..,(nameofparticipant)can't

8、bewithustoday.Sheisin...Unfortunately,(nameofparticipant)...willnotbewithustodaybecausehe...Ihavereceivedapologiesforabsencefrom(nameofparticipant),whoisin(place).ReadingtheMinutes(notes)oftheLastMeeting宣读上次会议记要TobeginwithI'dliketoquicklygothroughthe