1. 1 Pertemuan 7 Meetings and Conferences Matakuliah: G0502 / English for Secretaries Tahun: 2006

2. 2 Quote of the day “Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and jump in.” Napoleon Bonaparte

3. 3 Invitations Reading 1 Invitation to in-house meetings: Regular executive meetings Special executive meetings Corporate directors’ meetings Other meetings and conferences

4. 4 Conference Duties Reading 2 Preparing for conferences Meeting-site and speaker confirmation Preparing conference materials Special arrangements for services

5. 5 Common Seating Arrangements Panel formation Oval/Round table Work clusters U-formation Overbridge L-formations T-formations

6. 6 Common Seating Arrangements

7. 7 Terminology used in meetings General conduct of meetings Making proposals at a meeting

8. 8 The Language of Meetings General Language Points Procedure for a Formal Meeting

9. 9 Writing Assignment Taking Minutes Transcribing minutes