

John Ruting: In my opinion, we have been focusing too much on urban customers and their needs. How do you feel about rural sales in your sales districts? I suggest we go round the table first to get all of your input. Jack Peterson: Before I begin the report, I'd like to get some ideas from you all. Jack? Discussing Itemsĭiscuss items on the agenda making sure to paraphrase and clarify as you move through the meeting. Jack has kindly agreed to give us a report on this matter. Have you all received a copy of today's agenda? If you don't mind, I'd like to skip item 1 and move on to item 2: Sales improvement in rural market areas.

So, if there is nothing else we need to discuss, let's move on to today's agenda.

Refer to the agenda from time to time during the meeting to keep the discussion on track. Make sure that everyone has an agenda of the meeting and stick to it. The meeting was declared closed at 11.30. You'll find a copy of the main ideas developed and discussed in these sessions in the photocopies in front of you. After briefly revising the changes that will take place, we moved on to a brainstorming session concerning after customer support improvements. We began the meeting by approving the changes in our sales reporting system discussed on May 30th. Let me just summarize the main points of the last meeting. First, let's go over the report from the last meeting which was held on June 24th. We're here today to discuss ways of improving sales in rural market areas. It's a good idea to review past business shortly before moving on to the main topic of discussion.

She is in Kobe at the moment, developing our Far East sales force. I'm afraid our national sales director, Anne Trusting, can't be with us today. Margaret Simmons: May I also introduce my assistant, Bob Hamp. Meeting Chairman: I'd also like to introduce Margaret Simmons who recently joined our team. Jack Peterson: Thank you for having me, I'm looking forward to today's meeting. First of all, I'd like you to please join me in welcoming Jack Peterson, our Southwest Area Sales Vice President. Meeting Chairman: If we are all here, let's get started. Introductionsīegin the meeting with introductions with special attention paid to newcomers. Finally, check your understanding with the quiz. Next, practice the meeting as a role play with other business English students. First, read through the dialog and make sure that you understand the vocabulary. This example business meeting is followed by the two sections which provide key language and phrases appropriate for typical business meetings.
