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16.CLOSING A MEETING
1. In what order would you do the following at the end of a meeting?
a. AOB
b. Invite final questions
c. Plan the next meeting
d. Signal that people can leave
e. Summarise the Action Points
f. Thank people
2. Read the end of the meeting on making the building more family friendly.
In what order does Lara go through the six steps (a–f)?
3. Underline the key phrases she uses for each step.
4. What do you notice about the verb forms for talking about Action Points?
Why is this different from the earlier part of the meeting?
Lara:
OK, great, so I think that’s about all for the action points, unless there’s something
I’ve missed? No? OK, so the last point on the agenda is Any Other Business. Is there
anything else we need to discuss at this stage?
Roy:
Well, obviously we’ll need to think about budgets at some point.
Lara:
Yes, you’re right. But I think that’s something for our next meeting, once we’ve
got a rough idea of what’s feasible. Is there something specific you feel we need to
discuss now, or can it wait til we’ve got more information?
Roy:
No, it’s fine to leave it til next time, but I’m just worried about wasting a lot of time
planning, and then thinking about budgets only as an afterthought, six
months into the project.
Lara:
OK, that’s a good point. I’ll add it to next month’s agenda. Is there anything else?
No? OK, so I just want to go through the list of Action Points. Arnie’s going to email
Stockholm this week, to find out about their crèche …and you’re going to report back to
us at our next meeting. Is that OK, Arnie?
Arnie:
Yes, that’s fine. I’m going to email them tomorrow, in fact.
Lara:
Good. Sabina’s going to investigate the legal aspects. Again, you’re going to
report back to us in a month, Sabina?
Sabina:
Uh-huh. Unless I find something really important, in which case I’ll email
everyone straight away.
Lara:
Good idea. And Kelly’s going to have a meeting with Rachel tomorrow morning,
to plan the staff survey …is that right?
Kelly:
Yes.
Lara:
Good …and you’re also going to report back at our next meeting. Wow, it’s going
to be a busy meeting. We’re also going to start thinking about our budget and costs at that
meeting. Is there anything I’ve missed? No? OK, so I’ll send round a list of action points
tomorrow morning, and a provisional agenda for the next meeting. I suppose we could fix
a time and date for that meeting now. How about making it exactly a month from now?
That’s Wednesday the 11
th
at 10 o’clock. Is that OK? Excellent.
Right, so are there any final questions?
OK, so thank-you all very much. I think we’ve had a really productive meeting. Loads of
really good ideas, and it really feels as if we’re moving forward with this project. Please
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