The language of meetings / Malcolm Goodale, with illustrations by Mike Gordon
Publication details: Heinle cengage learning : Jason Mann, c1987.Description: 128 p. : ill. ; 25cmISBN:- 9780906717462
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Contents
1. The language of meetings
General language points
2.Presenting an argument
Beginning
Ordering
Introducing a new point
Adding
Giving an example
Balancing
3. Opinions
Asking for an opinion
Asking for a reaction
Giving strong opinions
Giving neutral opinions
Giving tentative opinions
4. Agreeing and disagreeing
Strong agreement
Nuetral agreement
Partial agreement
Softening strong disagreement
Strong disagreement
5.Interrupting
Taking the floor
Commenting
Coming back to a point
Preventing an interruption
Pre-empting an interruption
6. Clarifying
Asking for confirmation
Asking for a repeatation
Correcting misunderstanding
Rephrasing
7. Questioning
Asking general question
Asking for futher information
Playing for time
Saying nothing
Questioning
8. Proposal
Proposal, recommendation and suggestion -strong
Proposal, recommendation and suggestion -nuetral
Proposal, recommendation and suggestion -tentative
Expressing total support
Expressing support
Expressing partial support
Expressing total opposition
9. Persuading
Asking questions
Adding information
Challenging
Expressing reservation
Reassuring
10.Degrees of importance of and certainty
Emphatic views
Nuetral views
Tentative views
Playing down a point
Certain
11.Compromising
Offering a compromise
Asking if its acceptable
Adding a condition positively
Accepting a comprimise
Rejecting a comprimise
12. Procedures for a formal meeting
includes bibliographical references
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