Topic: Meetings
Lesson: Involvement in meetings
Business meetings are an essential part of business and there are often several meetings held within the average work week. Participation in business meetings can be an engagement that many people would rather avoid. However, it is important to be prepared and have the business English skills necessary to participate with confidence and increase your chances for recognition, responsibility and promotion.
Part 1: Discussion questions
1. Do you have any experience participating in business meetings in English?
2. What would you worry about most during a meeting in English?
Part 2: Commonly used phrases
There are some phrases commonly used in business meetings. Translate the Japanese phrases into English to the best of your ability. Then, discuss as a class why and how you would use these phrases in a meeting.
Part 3: Practice meeting
Let’s have a practice meeting as a class.