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Getting The Most Out of Meeting

One aspect of business life which many managers are unhappy with is the need to attend meetings. Research indicates that managers will spend between a third and a half of their working lives in meetings. Although most managers would agree that it is hard to think of an alternative to meetings, as a means of considering information and making collective decision, their length and frequency can cause problems with the workload of even the best-organised executives.Meetings work best if they take place only when necessary and not as a matter of routine. One example of this is the discussion of personal or career matters between members of staff and their line and personnel managers. Another is during the early stages of a project when the managing it need to learn to understand and trust one another.Once it has been decided that a meeting is necessary, decision need to be taken about who will attend and about the location and length of the meeting. People should only be invited to attend if they are directly involved in the matters under discussion and the agenda should be distributed well in advance. An agenda is vital because it acts as a road map to keep discussion focused and within the limit allocated. This is also the responsibility of the person chairing the meeting, who should encourage those who say little to speak and stop those who have a great deal to say from talking too much.At the end of a well organized meeting, people will feel that the meeting has been a success and be pleased they were invited. They will know not only what decisions were made but also the reasons for these decisions. Unfortunately, at the end of a badly organized meeting those present will leave feeling that they wasted their time and that nothing worthwhile has been achieved.Much thought has been given over the years to ways of keeping meetings short. One man who has no intention of spending half his working life in meetings is Ronald Winterson, chief executive of a large manufacturing company. He believes that meetings should be short, sharp and infrequent. ‘I try to hold no more than two or three meetings a week, attended by a maximum of three people for no longer than half an hour,’ he says. ‘They are clearly aimed at achieving a specific objective, such as making a decision or planning a strategy, and are based on careful preparation. I drew up the agenda for every meeting and circulate it in advance; those attending are expected to study it carefully and should be prepared to both ask and answer questions. Managers are best employed carrying out tasks directly connected with their jobs not attending endless meetings. In business, time is money and spending it in needless meetings that don’t achieve anything can be very costly. Executives should follow the example of lawyers and put a cost of each hour of their time and then decide whether attending a long meeting really is the best way to spend their time.’

1.What do most managers think about meetings?
a.Meetings take up most of their working life.
b.Meetings allow them to monitor decision-making.
c.Meetings prevent them from establishing a routine.
d.Meetings are the only way they know of achieving certain objectives.

2. According to the writer, an example of a valuable meeting is one which
a.allows colleagues to achieve a better working relationship
b.requires managers to discuss staffing needs with personnel
c.selects a suitable group of people to work together as a team
d.encourages staff to present ideas on improvements in management.

3. According to the writer the agenda is important because it
a.is seen by everybody before the meeting
b.helps to give direction to the discussions.
c.contains items of interests to all those present
d.shows who should speak at each stage of the meeting.

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最受走出会议一方面商业生活中许多经理感到不满的是需要 出席会议. 研究表明,经理人将要花三分之一和一半以上的工作生活会议. 虽然大多数经理人都同意,这是很难想象的替代会议 作为一种手段,考虑到信息和集体决定, 其长度和频率可能会产生问题的工作量,即使是最好的主办executives.meetings最好的工作,如果他们采取 只有在必要时,并没有像例行公事. 其中一个例子是讨论个人或事业方面成员之间的人员和他们的路线 人事经理. 另一个原因是,在早期的一个项目时,管理要学会理解和信任 一another.once已决定会晤是必要的, 决定需要采取什么人将出席并约的地点和时间长的会议. 人们只应被邀请出席,如果它们直接参与讨论中的事项和议程 分布应该预先作好. 一项议程是至关重要的,因为它可以作为一个路线图,以保持讨论的重点,并在规定的限度内分配. 这也是责任人主持会议, 谁应该鼓励那些说很少发言,并阻止那些有太多的话要说,从 说话太much.at结束了完善的组织会议上 人们会觉得,这次会议取得了成功,也很高兴,他们被邀请参加. 他们也知道,不仅是已作出决定,而且这些决定的理由. 不幸的是, 在结束了极有组织的会议是本会离开他们觉得浪费了时间,而且 什么值得一直achieved.much思想已经二十多年,如何保持会议短. 一个人,也无意花了半一生会议是罗纳德winterson, 行政长官的一家大型制造公司. 他认为,会议要短,锋利,少见. '我尝试举行不超过两次或三次会议的一个星期, 出席最多不超过3人,不再不到半小时,'他说. '这显然是旨在实现特定的目标,如作出决定或规划的一项战略, 并基于精心准备. 我拟定的议程,每次会议及分发提前; 出席者将仔细研究,并应准备都问,并回答问题. 经理是最好的就业开展工作,直接与自己的职位不参加无休止的会议. 在业务上,时间就是金钱花费在不必要的会议,并没有达到什么都可以很高昂. 总裁应该效法的律师提出的费用每一个小时的时间,然后再决定 是否出席了长时间的会谈,是否真的是最好的消磨时间
答案:
a.meetings负起大部分的工作生涯. b.meetings让他们监视决策. c.meetings阻止他们建立日常. d.meetings是唯一的途径,他们知道达到某些目的. 2. 据笔者 例如,一个重要的会议,是一个a.allows同事取得了较好的工作关系b.requires经理 讨论员额需要人事c.selects适合一群人一起作为一个团队d.encourages人员 目前的想法,以改善管理. 3. 根据作者的议程是重要的,因为它a.is有目共睹开会之前b.helps给 方向讨论. c.contains项权益在座d.shows人的发言应在每一阶段的会议.

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