BBC初級商務英語第7期:議題設定

Meetings: agenda setting



Introduction
This Module focuses on the language of meetings, which are centrAl to business communication. Most meetings have an agenda - a list of matters to be discussed in the meeting. When you decide what to talk about in the meeting, you 'set the agenda'. The person in charge of the setting the agenda and running the meeting is the 'chairperson'.

Clip 1
Sarah: Right then, Alex, let’s get down to business. On the agenda today for our public relations meeting are the research project, the launch of the website, the timeline for press releases, and the secretary of the year award. Are you quite happy with those points?
Alex: Yeah, that’s fine. If you could go through them in order, that’d be great.

Clip 2
Alex: Okay everybody, thanks for coming. Let's keep this meeting fairly brief, really just a couple of things on the agenda. First of all, as you can see, the news on the book re-launch; and secondly, the office move; and finally, we will have a little bit of time for any other business.

On the agenda today 在今天的議會日程中

Okay everybody, thanks for coming 好的，各位，感謝參與

If we could go through them in order 最好能按順序說

Right then… let’s get down to business 那好,我們開始辦正式。

First of all 首先

Secondly 其次

And finally 最後

Let's keep this meeting fairly brief 我們儘量做到言簡意賅。

Any other business 其它事項

Instructions: The following sentences are in the wrong order. Cut them out and re-arrange them, or simply write them in the correct sequence so they all make sense. Scroll down for the answers.

Secondly we want to have a look at the production budgets.

And then we'll see if there's any other business.

OK, everybody thank you all very much for coming today.

If we could go through each of them in order.

And finally we need to look at the staffing levels for the project.

Just three things on the agenda today.

First of all we need to discuss our aims for the project.

Right let's start with item number one.

Answers

"OK, everybody thank you all very much for coming today. Just three things on the agenda today. If we could go through each of them in order. First of all we need to discuss our aims for the project. Secondly we want to have a look at the production budgets. And finally we need to look at the staffing levels for the project. And then we’ll see if there’s any other business. Right let’s start with item number one. "