{"id":2255,"date":"2012-01-29T03:10:15","date_gmt":"2012-01-29T11:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=2255"},"modified":"2023-01-09T00:27:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T08:27:47","slug":"business-english-pod-201-making-the-most-of-meetings-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2012\/01\/29\/business-english-pod-201-making-the-most-of-meetings-2\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 201 &#8211; Making the Most of Meetings in English (2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2255-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP201-Mob.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP201-Mob.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP201-Mob.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a title=\"BEP 201 - Business English Meetings (2)\" href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP201POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-201-Business-Meeting-English-LESSON.jpg\" alt=\"Meeting English Listening\" width=\"1644\" height=\"708\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-201-Business-Meeting-English-LESSON.jpg 1644w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-201-Business-Meeting-English-LESSON-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-201-Business-Meeting-English-LESSON-768x331.jpg 768w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-201-Business-Meeting-English-LESSON-600x258.jpg 600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-201-Business-Meeting-English-LESSON-200x86.jpg 200w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-201-Business-Meeting-English-LESSON-400x172.jpg 400w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-201-Business-Meeting-English-LESSON-800x345.jpg 800w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-201-Business-Meeting-English-LESSON-1200x517.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1644px) 100vw, 1644px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to Business English Pod for the second part of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2012\/01\/22\/business-english-pod-200-making-the-most-of-meetings-part-1\/\">making the most of your meetings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s the difference between a good meeting and a bad meeting? An effective <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/meetings\/\" title=\"Business English Meetings\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">business english meeting<\/a> and one in which people talk but nothing really gets done? In many cases, the difference is in the person running the meeting. Whether he or she is the regular chairperson or a facilitator brought in from the outside, that person needs to make sure the meeting meets its objectives.<\/p>\n<p>So how can you do that? How can you make meetings work? That&#8217;s what we&#8217;re looking at in this series. And the skills and techniques we&#8217;re demonstrating are useful not just for meetings. They can also be applied to all types of group discussions.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we&#8217;re going to learn how to encourage quiet people, push for clarity, avoid committing to a position, conduct satisfaction checks, and praise good work. We&#8217;ll rejoin Tony, Annette, and Jake as they discuss solutions to a problem in their company. The meeting is being run by Liz, who has been brought in from another department to make sure the meeting is effective.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.  What does Jake think is one of the basic problems?<br \/>\n2.  Why doesn&#8217;t Liz want to give her opinion?<br \/>\n3.  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