This course will teach you vocabulary and skills related to participating in meetings. You will learn terms and phrases used both in email and in speaking to arrange, participate in, and conclude meetings. The goals of this course are to enable you to participate effectively in on-site meetings and teleconferences and to prepare you to write a proposal as an outcome of a meeting.
Business English: Meetings
Business English: Meetings
This course is part of Business English Communication Skills Specialization
Instructor: Richard Moore
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Skills you'll gain
- Setting Appointments
- Office Procedures
- Management Reporting
- Business Correspondence
- Oral Comprehension
- Meeting Facilitation
- Scheduling
- Proposal Writing
- Business Communication
- Vocabulary
- Taking Meeting Minutes
- Writing
- Oral Expression
- English Language
- Telephone Skills
- Verbal Communication Skills
- Business Reporting
- Business Writing
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This course is part of the Business English Communication Skills Specialization
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There are 4 modules in this course
In this first week, you’ll learn about different types of meetings and what makes a successful meeting.
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10 videos7 readings5 assignments2 peer reviews1 discussion prompt
In week two, you’ll learn about participating in and running meetings in The Language of Meetings.
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12 videos5 readings5 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt
In the third week you’ll learn how to give a report in a meeting and what to do at the end of the meeting to summarize what has been decided.
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14 videos4 readings5 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt
In the final week, you’ll look at how to write a proposal based on the decision of a meeting.
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12 videos5 readings5 assignments2 peer reviews1 discussion prompt
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Excellent course! Gives you practical tips that you can apply in real life. You feel more confident after the course. Completing the assignments hones your skills.
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Going through the course, I am sure most of the participating peers would get an understanding to the standards.
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These courses takes some time, however the fruits are sweet :) on the tasks you need to think, what means really learning. Great courses, recommend it. Useful at work.
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