Business English Club: Meetings

"A meeting is an event where minutes are taken and hours wasted.”

So, let's look into this topic. You'll receive 30 basic words + some links + videos.

Essential vocabulary:

1	action points	something that must be done, as a result of a meeting
2	adjourn	to have a pause or rest during a formal meeting
3	agenda	a list of matters to be discussed at a meeting
4	AGM	annual general meeting where shareholders discuss the company's general report
5	allocate (time)	to decide on a time limit; assign tasks
6	AOB	Any Other Business (unspecified item on agenda)
7	arrange / fix/ set up a m.	organize a meeting
8	attend a m.	go to a meeting
9	ballot	a type of vote, usually in writing and usually secret
10	board m.	a meeting of company's directors
11	brainstorming	an activity or business method in which a group of people meet to suggest a lot of new ideas for possible development
12	bring forward a m.	make a meeting earlier than originally decided
13	casting vote	deciding vote (usually by the chairman) when the votes are otherwise equal
14	chair / run a m.	be in charge of a meeting
15	closing remarks	last thoughts spoken in a meeting (i.e. reminders, thank yous)
16	consensus	a generally accepted opinion or decision among a group of people
17	digress	to move away from the main subject you are writing or talking about and to write or talk about something else
18	get down to sth	to start to direct your efforts and attention towards something
19	get the ball rolling	to do something which starts an activity, or to start doing something in order to encourage other people to do the same
20	hedging	is when you avoid disagreeing directly
21	minutes	the written record of what was said at a meeting / take, do the minutes
22	postpone / put back a m.	make a meeting later than originally planned
23	proxy vote	a vote cast by one person for or in place of another
24	resolve	to solve or end a problem or difficulty
25	roll call	the calling of the names of people from a list (roll) to determine the presence or absence of the listed people
26	run out of time	not to have enough hours, etc. available to finish something you are trying to do
27	show of hands	raised hands to express an opinion in a vote
28	stick to the point	not to digress
29	teleconference	a meeting involving people who are in different places, but who are connected by video and computers
30	unanimous	in complete agreement; united in opinion