This is the first in a two-part lesson on opening and managing meetings. In this lesson, we’ll look at how to open a meeting.
Lesson Objectives
- Getting everyone’s attention.
- Welcoming and thanking participants.
- Introducing new colleagues.
- Explaining the meeting agenda.
- Asking someone to start.
The listening takes place in the Singapore offices of Daneline, an international shipping company. Martin, the GM, is chairing a meeting with Sandra, David and Sam to discuss a budget shortfall. Shortfall means their budget has fallen short of expectations. In other words, they don’t have enough money, so they need to make some cuts.
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