Track 23

Unit 4b.

Business.

Managing international meetings.

Page 70.

Talk about the topic parts A and B.

What did you think about today’s talk?

I thought it was interesting just not practical for me. I don’t think I’m ever going to go into international business.

Well, no matter what you’ll probably have to organize a meeting at some point in your life.

You think. I considering teaching actually.

That’s great. Well, let’s take our class as an example so there’s the challenge of time. Our instructor has to manage the clock by making sure that the class starts on time.

Well, that’s true.

And then he also has to make sure that some students don’t keep talking through the whole class.

Thankfully and I guess he creates an agenda for each class which we follow.

Yeah. So those are all time management skills. What about people management? He has is to the group work, that’s a good example. You know and there’s always a lot of cultural diversity in the room.

Yeah that’s a good one. I like how he mixes the students. The dynamics of my group have always been good.

Mine too I agree.

Yeah, so I guess Sucha has good people management skills.

Yeah, what about the third challenge of organizing a meeting? Managing the resources.

Well there is the dry erase board.

And the markers that he loses everyday?

The LCD projector that he could never shut down.

And he has to get someone in the front row to help him.

So I guess managing resources is a skill that our instructor needs to improve on.

Well two other three isn’t bad.