国际会议交流英语pptUnit8Presiding over Meetings.ppt

Unit14 Presiding over Meetings Topical Highlights Features of Professional Meetings: exchanging information, displaying achievements, elaborating issues, discussing business, establishing friendship Presiders General Duties: inviting speakers, moderating differences, keeping things in order, controlling allocated time, enlivening atmosphere General Presiding Procedures: opening a meeting, introducing a speaker, organizing the discussion, thanking the speaker, adjourning or closing the meeting Theme Presentation 1. Features of Professional Meetings A professional meeting is a good occasion to exchange various kinds of professional information including new ideas, viewpoints, opinions, failures, successful experiences, etc. A professional meeting is a good chance to display or exhibit achievements of the participants by giving speeches, reports, introductions, audio-visual presentations, etc. A professional meeting is a good opportunity to explain, elaborate, expound and discuss issues regarding scientific concepts, theories, ideas, technological considerations, doubts, etc. A professional meeting is a good form to deal with professional business, including the work done in the past, the existing problems, the future development, and the forthcoming trends, etc. A professional meeting is a good place to establish contacts and friendship among professionals—namely a good place for networking. 2. Presiders General Duties Presiders of a conference, including those who serve as chairs in parallel sessions, are usually well-known scholars or celebrities. They are renowned in the specific field, most of them having strong ability of coordination and organization. They should be democratic and impartial, and be able to cope flexibly with the changing situations. Finally, they should have high language proficiency. The presiders principal duties and responsibilities can be generalized as: to invite speakers, moderate d