Unit 8 Invitation Lesson 1 Are you free this afternoon? Lesson20 Meeting Agendas & Meeting Minutes Module Two Everyday Practical Writing Objectives In this section you will learn: the formats of basic meeting agendas familiar with the necessary information which should be contained in basic meeting agendas the formats of meeting minutes familiar with the necessary information which should be contained in meeting minutes II Teaching Tips to get everything on one page for meeting agendas and minutes is not a unified format for meeting agendas or minutes. Every corporation has their formats for meeting agendas and minutes. However, meeting agendas and minutes generally share mon information. fact, meetings and minutes are of various forms. Consequently, corresponding to the different types of meetings, there are various meeting agendas and minutes. In this chapter, we merely focus on the basic meeting agendas and minutes. III Teaching Procedure Step1 Warm up Step2 Presentation Step3 Practice Step4 Mini-Projects Step1 Warm up An effective agenda is an imperative for a productive meeting. It structures both the content of the meeting papers and the progress of the meeting itself. An agenda cannot only be used as a checklist to guarantee that all topics are covered, but also let participants prepare for the meeting in advance so that they can prepare for the ing discussion and bring up important points. In addition, it ensures that the meeting would not be digressed from the subject under discussion. III. Regular Reports of Departments 1. Finance -- Jack Ryne 2. Engineering -- Abby Connor 3. Operation -- Myron Longfellow 4. Marketing -- Dora Rice 5. Human resource -- Otto Brook 6. Advertising -- Paddy Hall 7. Administration -- Tim Miller IV. Topics for Discussion 1. Personnel training 2. Program of EOT 3. Change and design of home webpage 4. Custom service feedback V. Any Other Business VI. Next meeti