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Let's have a look here at some nice and useful expressions to spice up your Business English for MEETINGS
adjourn a meeting
call a meeting to order call on (someone) to speak carry a motion circulate the agenda defeat a motion follow-up meeting have the floor hold a meeting lay (something) on the table make a motion move to (do something) open a meeting out of order put (something) on the table Robert's Rules of Order rule (someone) out of order run a meeting second a motion set up a meeting stand adjourned table a discussion take minutes |
to end a meeting
to start a meeting to ask someone to speak, to give someone permission to speak at a meeting to support or win acceptance for a motion or proposal or idea in a meeting to distribute a list or other information about what will be discussed in a meeting to defeat an idea or proposal in a meeting a meeting where you discuss previous business to have permission to speak in a meeting to conduct a meeting to present a matter for discussion to make a suggestion or proposal at a meeting to propose to do something (usually at a meeting) to begin a meeting against the rules - used in a meeting when someone does not obey the rules of speaking to make something the topic of discussion the official book of guidelines and rules about how to conduct a meeting. to rule that someone is not following the rules of a meeting to conduct a meeting to formally agree with a proposal in a meeting to make arrangements for a meeting to be dismissed or to end (used for a meeting) to postpone a discussion until a later time to write down the details of a meeting |
We adjourned the meeting until the next day
Our supervisor called the meeting to order after everyone arrived. Our supervisor called the meeting to order after everyone arrived. I was able to carry a motion at last night's meeting We circulated the agenda for the meeting last week. We easily defeated the motion to change the dates for next week's convention We will have a follow-up meeting to discuss the new product. The president had the floor for almost an hour during the meeting We plan to hold a meeting next week to discuss the problems with our new product I went to the meeting and laid my concerns about the new product on the table. The manager made a motion to finish the meeting early and continue the next morning. I will move to have another meeting next week so we can discuss the problem. They opened the meeting by welcoming the new guests. The question was out of order at the meeting and the man was not able to ask it. We put the issue of the new schedule on the table for discussion. We always use Robert's Rules of Order when we have a meeting. The chairwoman ruled the salesman out of order when he began to speak at the meeting. My boss is not able to run a meeting very well. I seconded the motion to start one hour early every morning during the summer. I am trying to set up a meeting with the manager of our department. "This meeting now stands adjourned." We tabled the discussion about the salary issue until the next meeting. I usually take minutes at the monthly club meetings. |
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Phew- too much English! Can I have this with German sentences?
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