This is the first in a two-part intermediate 비즈니스 영어 팟 캐스트 레슨 on opening and managing meetings. 이번 에피소드에서는, we’ll look at how to open a meeting. In the second part (BEP 43) we’ll look at language you can use to manage the discussion.

The listening takes place in the Singapore offices of Daneline, an international shipping company. 남자 이름, 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. 다시 말해, they don’t have enough money, so they need to make some cuts. To chair a meeting is to lead the meeting. We can say that Martin is the chairperson. So in these two episodes on opening and managing meetings, you’ll be learning language for chairing meetings.

듣기 퀴즈
1) What is the amount of the budget shortfall?
2) Why doesn’t Sandra have a copy of the agenda?
3) How many possible cuts are under discussion?
4) What is the first item on the agenda?

*** 이 수업은 우리의 일부입니다 비즈니스 영어 전자 책 회의용: 회의 필수사항. 프리미엄 회원 다운로드하려면 여기를 클릭하십시오 완전한 전자 책.

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