Business English Lessons for Meetings and Discussions
Learn language for decision-making in meetings. Lesson Objectives Asking for dissenting opinions. Agreeing with reservations. Asking for buy-in. Identifying action items. Delegating responsibilities stemming from a decision. In the dialog, we’ll rejoin a group of people at an engineering company that has been deciding on a new vendor for tech support. Scott has been …
Learn language for decision-making in meetings. Lesson Objectives Eliminating an option. Highlighting a final choice. Testing for consensus. Expressing reservations. Presenting an alternative. In the dialog, we’ll rejoin Scott, Anne, David, and Kelly, who work at an engineering firm that needs to choose a new tech support company. With Scott leading the meeting, the …
Learn language for decision-making in meetings. Lesson Objectives Framing a decision. Inviting discussion. Referencing criteria. Raising concerns. Requesting more information. In the dialog, we’ll hear a group of people at an engineering firm trying to decide on a tech support company to hire. Scott, as senior partner, is leading the meeting, while Anne and …
In this lesson, we continue our look at the language and techniques of arguing in meetings. Lesson Objectives Defending yourself against an accusation. Correcting someone. Dismissing trivial points. Rephrasing another person’s statement. Bringing the discussion back to a reasonable place. We are going to rejoin Paula, Gavin, and Matt, who have been talking about …
In this lesson, we’re going to look at language and skills for arguing in meetings. Lesson Objectives Interrupting someone. Finishing what you were saying. Casting doubt on someone’s opinion. Backing up an accusation. Trying to keep the discussion focused. In this lesson, we will hear a meeting between three people in the retail business …
