This course will teach you vocabulary and skills related to participating in meetings. You will learn terms and phrases used both in email and in speaking to arrange, participate in, and conclude meetings. The goals of this course are to enable you to participate effectively in on-site meetings and teleconferences and to prepare you to write a proposal as an outcome of a meeting.
Business English: Meetings
This course is part of Business English Communication Skills Specialization
Instructor: Richard Moore
Sponsored by Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
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Skills you'll gain
- Business Communication
- Verbal Communication Skills
- Telephone Skills
- Meeting Facilitation
- Business Writing
- Business Management
- Writing
- Writing and Editing
- Organizational Leadership
- Calendar Management
- Literacy
- Business Correspondence
- Language Learning
- Setting Appointments
- Leadership and Management
- Proposal Writing
- Vocabulary
- People Management
- Team Management
- Scheduling
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There are 4 modules in this course
In this first week, you’ll learn about different types of meetings and what makes a successful meeting.
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10 videos7 readings4 quizzes1 assignment2 peer reviews1 discussion prompt
In week two, you’ll learn about participating in and running meetings in The Language of Meetings.
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12 videos5 readings5 quizzes1 peer review1 discussion prompt
In the third week you’ll learn how to give a report in a meeting and what to do at the end of the meeting to summarize what has been decided.
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14 videos4 readings5 quizzes1 peer review1 discussion prompt
In the final week, you’ll look at how to write a proposal based on the decision of a meeting.
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12 videos5 readings3 quizzes2 assignments2 peer reviews1 discussion prompt
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Reviewed on Apr 11, 2021
Excellent course! Gives you practical tips that you can apply in real life. You feel more confident after the course. Completing the assignments hones your skills.
Reviewed on Jul 2, 2018
Going through the course, I am sure most of the participating peers would get an understanding to the standards.
Reviewed on Aug 3, 2020
I can't imagine learning thing like brainstorming and planning a meeting: thinking about them as things that you can learn only with experience.
I'm wrong: thanks to this course!
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