商贸英语|一般商务英语会议的常规步骤

One of the most common requirements of business English is holding meetings in English. The following sections provide useful language and phrases for conducting meetings and making contributions to a meeting.
Meetings generally follow a more or less similar structure and can be pided into the following parts:

1、 IntroductionsOpening the Meeting
Welcoming and Introducing Participants
Stating the Principal Objectives^{1 of a Meeting
Giving Apologies for Someone Who is Absent}

2、 Reviewing Past BusinessReading the Minutes of the Last Meeting
Dealing^{2 with Recent Developments}

3、 Beginning the MeetingIntroducing the Agenda^{3
Allocating4 Roles
Agreeing on the Ground Rules for the Meeting}

4、 Discussing ItemsIntroducing the First Item on the Agenda
Closing an Item
Next Item
Giving Control to the Next Participant

5、 Finishing the MeetingSummarizing
Finishing Up
Suggesting and Agreeing on Time, Date and Place for the Next Meeting
Thanking Participants for Attending

6、Closing the Meeting
The following pages focus on each part of the meeting and the appropriate language for each situation.