Meetings 1: Getting Down to Business

MODUL PERKULIAHAN
English 3
Speaking 2
Abstract / Competency
The Academic students should be able to write and speak English well as their value added for knowledge after finishing their college. / Students able to speak English well.
Fakultas / Program Studi / TatapMuka / Kode MK / DisusunOleh
Psikologi / Psikologi / 14 / B51614EL / Komarudin, MA

Lesson 14 Speaking 2

Meetings 1: Getting down to business

Submitted by Sally Trowbridge on 22 May, 2012 - 11:12

The beginning of a meeting presents a major dilemma: is it better to get straight down to business, or is it important to allow or even encourage small talk? The texts in this lesson present arguments from opposing viewpoints, which may help students to question their own assumptions. The lesson goes on to introduce useful language for both small talk and getting down to business, with practice in the form of role-plays.

Topic: Meetings and getting down to business

Level: Intermediate (B2) and above

Aims:

To discuss the importance and drawbacks of small talk at meetings.
To teach some useful phrases for small talk.
To teach some useful phrases for starting a meeting.
To provide practice and feedback of the situation of starting a meeting.

Plan components

By Jeremy Day

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Meetings 2: Getting involved in meetings

Submitted by Sally Trowbridge on 15 May, 2012 - 11:20

Many learners of English worry about their mistakes and allow their insecurities to prevent them from participating in meetings fully. This lesson provides reassurance that such insecurities are very common and normal. It also presents some strategies for increasing their confidence and ability to participate actively in meetings in English. The lesson also warns students that they themselves are responsible for overcoming this barrier to communication. There is also some guidance for learners with the opposite problem: overconfidence and dominance. It is suitable for a wide range of professional contexts, not just businesspeople.

Topic: Getting involved in meetings

Level: Intermediate (B2) and above

Aims:

To learn and practise some strategies to increase participation and co-operation in meetings in English.
To raise awareness of common problems and strategies.
To introduce and practice useful phrases for interrupting and clarifying.

Plan components

By Jeremy Day

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Meetings 3: Managing a meeting

Submitted by Sally Trowbridge on 14 May, 2012 - 11:27

This lesson focuses on two important aspects of managing a meeting: setting up the meeting with a series of emails, and keep the meeting under control. Two other important parts of managing a meeting, introducing the meeting and closing the meeting, are covered in lessons 1 and 5.

Topic: Managing a meeting

Level: Intermediate (B2) and above

Aims:

To study the language and techniques of setting up a meeting by email.
To practise setting up an email by email.
To study some useful phrases and techniques for managing a meeting.
To provide practice and feedback of the situation of managing a meeting.

Plan components

By Jeremy Day

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Meetings 4: Brainstorming and evaluating

Submitted by Sally Trowbridge on 13 May, 2012 - 11:33

Since its development in the 1950s, brainstorming has become one of the most common techniques used in meetings to generate ideas. However, despite its clear benefits, the technique has its faults and many improvements have been suggested and analysed. This lesson aims to provide practice of brainstorming at the same time as exploring possible improvements. The second half of the lesson focuses on the necessary follow-up to brainstorming: evaluating ideas. This means the lesson covers two of the key language functions of meetings: making suggestions and agreeing/disagreeing.

Topic: Brainstorming and evaluating at meetings

Level: Intermediate (B2) and above

Aims:

To discuss the advantages and disadvantages of brainstorming as a technique for generating ideas.
To teach some useful phrases for making suggestions, agreeing and disagreeing.
To provide practice and feedback of the situations of brainstorming and evaluating ideas.

Plan components

By Jeremy Day

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Meetings 5: Action points

Submitted by Sally Trowbridge on 19 December, 2011 - 11:40

For many people, a meeting is only as successful as the Action Points it produces. Action Points are essential for moving things forward between meetings, and provide a focus both for the closing of one meeting and the opening of the next meeting. This lesson looks in some detail at what makes a successful Action Point. There is also a focus on the various steps involved in bringing a meeting to a successful close.

Topic: Meetings and action points

Level: Intermediate (B2) and above

Aims:

To discuss five key questions for Action Points.
To teach and practise some useful phrases for volunteering for and delegating Action Points.
To teach some useful phrases for closing a meeting.
To provide practice and feedback of the situations of closing a meeting.

Plan components

By Jeremy Day

The plans and worksheets are downloadable and in pdf format - right click on the attachment and save it on your computer.

Negotiations 1: Building relationships

Submitted by Sally Trowbridge on 15 May, 2012 - 11:44

When we think of negotiations, we tend to focus on the hard negotiating skills connected with bargaining. In fact, many professional negotiators will confirm that the most important skill is effective relationship building. If there is trust and understanding between the two parties, the negotiation will be much more successful, as will the long-term business relationship between them. In this lesson students start with a quiz which leads into a reading activity. Then they look at language in dialogues and finish with a role play.

Topic: Negotiations and building relationships

Level: Intermediate (B2) and above

Aims:

To discuss the importance of building relationships in negotiations;
To teach some useful phrases for a range of relationship-building techniques;
To analyse an example of relationship-building in practice;
To provide practice and feedback of the situation of building a relationship in a negotiation.

Plan components

By Jeremy Day

The plans and worksheets are downloadable and in pdf format - right click on the attachment and save it on your computer.

Negotiations 2: Positions and interests

Submitted by Sally Trowbridge on 14 May, 2012 - 09:31

The key to successful negotiation is preparation and research. This means finding out exactly what you want from the negotiation, and why you want it. This lesson includes a discussion, vocabulary input, a reading activity, useful language for negotiation, team problem solving and a role play in pairs.

Topic: Negotiation, positions and interests

Level: Intermediate (B2) and above

Aims:

To discuss techniques for planning and preparing for a negotiation;
To examine the differences between positions and interests;
To teach some useful phrases for stating your opening position;
To provide practice and feedback of the situation of stating your position in a negotiation.

Plan components

By Jeremy Day

The plans and worksheets are downloadable and in pdf format - right click on the attachment and save it on your computer.

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