一般商务英语会议的常规流程

One of the most common requirements of business English is holding meetings in English. The following sections provide useful language and phrases for conducting meetings and making contributions to a meeting.
Meetings generally follow a more or less similar structure and can be divided into the following parts:

1、 IntroductionsOpening the Meeting
Welcoming and Introducing Participants
Stating the Principal Objectives¹ of a Meeting
Giving Apologies for Someone Who is Absent

2、 Reviewing Past BusinessReading the Minutes (notes) of the Last Meeting
Dealing² with Recent Developments

3、 Beginning the MeetingIntroducing the Agenda³
Allocating⁴ Roles (secretary, participants)
Agreeing on the Ground Rules for the Meeting (contributions, timing⁵, decision-making, etc.)

4、 Discussing ItemsIntroducing the First Item on the Agenda
Closing an Item
Next Item
Giving Control to the Next Participant

5、 Finishing the MeetingSummarizing
Finishing Up
Suggesting and Agreeing on Time, Date and Place for the Next Meeting
Thanking Participants for Attending

6、Closing the Meeting
The following pages focus on each part of the meeting and the appropriate language for each situation.

1 objectives   

n.目标( objective的名词复数 )；[光学]（望远镜、显微镜、照相机及其他光学仪器上的）物镜；[语法学]1)。 宾语 2)。 宾格；[军事]出击目标

参考例句：

• Our objectives need to be precisely delineated. 我们的目标需详细解释清楚。
• Money will be crucial to the accomplishment of our objectives. 要实现我们的目标，钱是至关重要的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

3 agenda   

n.议事日程，记事册

参考例句：

• We now proceed to the next item on the agenda.我们现在着手讨论下一项议题。
• If there is no objection,the agenda is adopted.如果没有意见，议程就通过了。

4 allocating   

分配，分派( allocate的现在分词 )； 把…拨给

参考例句：

• Administrative practice generally follows the judicial model in allocating burdens of proof. 在分配举证责任方面，行政实践通常遵循司法模式。
• A cyclical multiplexing technique, allocating resources in fixed-time slices. 以固定的时间片分配资源的循环复用技术。

5 timing   

n.时间安排，时间选择

参考例句：

• The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
• The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。