商务英语情景对话范文 原汁原味商务英语播客第139课:开会畅所欲言(2)

原汁原味商务英语播客第139课:开会畅所欲言(2)  

Meetings are a great opportunity to present your ideas and bee engaged in the decision-making process. Meetings often involve open-ended discussion among different types of people. For this reason
there is no easy formula that will guarantee success. Instead
you need to develop a range of skills and techniques that will help you express your ideas clearly and tactfully.
In our last episode
we looked at giving
supporting
and contradicting opinions. In today's lesson
we'll cover more techniques of agreeing and disagreeing. We'll also learn how to change the scope of a meeting
which is an especially important skill for the chairperson.
Last time
we heard four managers—Alison
Stewart
Pat
and Nate—discussing how to reduce travel and transportation benefits. Today we will continue that dialog. The situation bees a little more heated as the participants express their ideas with more force.
上一次，我们听到了四个经理——艾莉森，斯图尔特，帕特和内特——讨论如何降低旅行和交通费用。今天我们将继续对话。这个场面变得有点更加激烈因为与会的成员都强烈地表达了自己的观点。
Listening Questions
1. What does the CEO of the pany want to focus on?
2. How does Alison respond to Stewart's ideas?
3. What does Nate think about Stewart's ideas?