Holding meetings in English 用英语主持会议Holding meetings in English 用英语主持会议.doc

Holding meetings in English 用英语主持会议 The Structure of a Meeting 会议的结构 One of the most common requirements of business English is holding meetings in English. The following sections provide useful language and phrases for conducting meetings and making contributions to a meeting. Meetings generally follow a more or less similar structure and can be divided into the following parts: I - IntroductionsOpening the MeetingWelcoming and Introducing ParticipantsStating the Principal Objectives of a MeetingGiving Apologies for Someone Who is Absent II - Reviewing Past BusinessReading the Minutes (notes) of the Last MeetingDealing with Recent Developments III - Beginning the MeetingIntroducing the AgendaAllocating Roles (secretary, participants)Agreeing on the Ground Rules for the Meeting (contributions, timing, decision-making, etc.) IV - Discussing ItemsIntroducing the First Item on the AgendaClosing an ItemNext ItemGiving Control to the Next Participant V - Finishing the MeetingSummarizingFinishing UpSuggesting and Agreeing on Time, Date and Place for the Next MeetingThanking Participants for AttendingClosing the Meeting The following pages focus on each part of the meeting and the appropriate language for each situation. Running a Meeting 主持会议 The following phrases are used to conduct a meeting. These phrases are useful if you are called on to conduct a meeting. Opening 宣布会议开始 Good morning/afternoon, everyone.If we are all here, lets get started / start the meeting / start. Welcoming and Introducing 欢迎和介绍出席人员 Please join me in welcoming (name of participant)Were pleased to welcome (name of participant)Id like to extend a warm welcome to (name of participant)Its a pleasure to welcome (name of participant)Id like to introduce (name of participant) Stating the Principal Objectives 阐明会议主要议题 Were here today to ...Id like to make sure that we ...Our main aim today is to ...Ive called this meeting in order to ... Giving Apologies for Someo