English for Meetings

English for Meetings

In an increasing number of institutes and offices at WU (and at partner institutions), meetings of various kinds are held in English. The types of meetings themselves can range from a formal to an informal structure, with differing formats, from brainstorming to presentation-led input.

This workshop is aimed at providing anyone who wishes to prepare themselves for any such meetings with a full range of language skills and strategies required for running or participating in these professionally.
 

Workshop Content

The skills developed in this workshop will include chairing meetings; leading and moderating discussions including any formal procedures, organisational language (discussing and setting agendas, taking minutes, drawing up action points, etc) and formulating appropriate questions and answers. In conjunction with these more formal procedures, we will develop competences in important social communicative strategies such as small talk, managing potentially sensitive discussions, cultural differences, dealing with disagreements, and putting one’s point across, all of which will enhance the professionalism and competence of the participants.

 
Methods

Variety of role-play activities and exercises to provide practice in the skills and techniques in appropriate contexts. Participants will be encouraged to contribute with their own examples and experiences of holding meetings.

Location, date and time

Monday, 21 November 2016, 9.00 am - 5.00 pm

All registered participants will be informed of the location by email one week before the event.

Fees and Registration

This workshop is open to a limited number of participants. The registration deadline is 07 November 2016.

Please note that you should notify us before the registration deadline if you are unable to attend the workshop. Otherwise the full fee will be charged.
Please let the Personnel Development and Planning Office know if you will not be attending. There are often waiting lists for the workshops, and this will give one of your colleagues the chance to attend. In addition, if we can fill the vacancy with someone from the waiting list, no cancellation charges will apply for you.

To sign up for this workshop, please click "Register" at the bottom of this page. For any further information please contact Elke Rittersbacher (elke.rittersbacher@wu.ac.at, DW 4448).

The course fee is €20.

Trainer

Anthony Copnall, MA, PGCE   Born and educated in England, Anthony Copnall holds a bachelor’s degree in German and Swedish and a master’s degree in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) which he gained at the Institute of Education, University of London. A qualified modern languages teacher, he taught at secondary school level in England before becoming a lecturer at WU’s Institute for English Business Communication in 2002, a post which he has held full-time since 2004. He is an experienced continuing education trainer and has run a variety of popular workshops for academic, professional and business contexts for WU and external institutions.