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Meetings
Vocabulary from the unit Meetings
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Reschedule | change the time of (a planned event). |
| Synergize | to combine or work together in order to be more effective |
| postpone | to delay an event or arrange for it to take place at a later time |
| Drill down | to look at or examine something in depth |
| Ramp up | to increase or cause to increase |
| Benchmark | a standard or point of reference people can use to measure something else |
| Proactive | acting in anticipation of future problems, needs, or changes |
| Empowerment | the power granted by one person or institution to another |
| Discussion | the act of talking about something with another person or a group of people |
| Proposal | a formal suggestion, plan, or idea |
| Think outside the box | to think differently, unconventionally, or from a new perspective |
| Change of minds | a decision to reverse an earlier decision |
| Get buy-in | encouraging others to support your vision of something. |
| Look at the big picture | To consider the general, overall, or long-term scope of something |
| Do a reality check | something which shows you that the real situation is different from what you believed or hoped |
| Convey information | to express feelings, thoughts, or information to other people |
| Agenda | a list of items to be discussed at a formal meeting. |
| Surveys | to ask people questions in order to find out about their opinions and behavior |
| Chairman | a person, especially a man, who is in charge of a meeting |
| Minute Taker | the person who is responsible for documenting the participants of each meeting, the content of the meeting, and especially the decisions made |
| Topic Leader/Presenter | person in charge of presenting one or several points during a meeting |
| Full-time participants | participants who stay at a meeting from its beginning to its end |
| Part-time participant | participants who leave a meeting once a particular topic is covered |
| Determine the attendees | to write down who is attending a meeting |
| Minutes | written record of what was discussed during a meeting |
| Open (public) voting | voting with a show of hands (everyone can see how you voted) |
| Secret (closed) voting | voting by putting a ballot in a ballot box |
| Disagree | have or express a different opinion. |
| Objection | the action of challenging or disagreeing with something |
| Interrupt | to stop a person from speaking for a short period by something you say or do |
| Waste time | a bad use of time, time spent doing useless or unnecessary things |
| mindset | a person's way of thinking and their opinions: |
| paradigm shift | an important change that happens when the usual way of thinking about or doing something is replaced by a new and different wa |
Created by:
Ivana JN
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