English for International Meetings
2-day WORKSHOP
Required level: intermediate to advanced – determined by placement test
All business people need to take part in or even chair meetings.
They need to be equipped with a range of skills and language to help them overcome many
of the difficulties they may be confronted with.
Each Step of the meeting will be recorded on video – not as a
test – but as documentation of the progress and as reference material in preparing
future meetings.
- Participants learn the required communication skills and phrases for meetings
– from preparation and the agenda to closing the meeting and minutes.
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- Participants are given roles in mini-meetings so that by the end of the seminar
they have developed confidence and competence in dealing in various situations
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- Participants are made aware of the important cultural differences when taking
part and/or chairing international meetings.
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Content |
- Calling a meeting
- Opening the meeting
- The structure of a meeting
- Interrupting and presenting an argument
- Questioning techniques for specific information
- Participating in a brainstorming meeting
- Participating in a decision-making meeting
- Organizing and participating in a full-length meeting
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