BCW1, Business Communication 1
A collection of helpful words for an international meeting!
A collection of helpful words for an international meeting!
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| Flashcards | 22 |
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| Language | Deutsch |
| Level | University |
| Created / Updated | 29.09.2010 / 25.02.2018 |
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digressions
People get off the point --> abscheiffen
rambling
Weitschweiffende Unterhaltung, Etwas nicht auf den Punkt bringen
Latecomers
Wenn jemand zu spät zu Meeting kommt
matters arising
any points from the last meeting that need to be discussed
agenda
the list of points to be discussed / Traktandenliste
A.O.B Any other Business
the point where you can discuss
subjects not listed in advance
minutes
the written record of the meeting
chair
the person who runs the meeting
Opening the meeting
Shall we make a start?
Ok, let's get started
Inviting people to speak
What do you think about this, fabian?
What about you fabian?
The Goal of the Meeting
The main objective is to...
I've arranged this meeting to...
Agreeing
You're perfectly right
I couldn't agree more
Mild agreement
You may be right
I suppose so
Disagreeing
I don't really agree.
I think you're mistaken
Strong disagreement
I think you're wrong.
Of course not.
Hedging, to hedge
when you avoid disagreeing direclty.
Ex:
I understand what you're saying about..., but...
to interrupt someone politely
Sorry to interrupt you, but
If I can just top you for a moment
to refer back to what was said earlier
As we were saying earlier
To go back what I was just saying
to check that you understand what someone has said
If I understand your correctly
Are you saying that..?
come to a consensus
Something that most people agree with
Concluding - close a meeting
I'm afraid we're running out of time so we're going to have to stop here.
To go over what's been said, there is a disagreement about...
Thank you all for coming.
