Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Business Vocabulary (Part 2)

Next, let's explore some business vocabulary related to meetings. (At some point it seems like we're all in a meeting or hearing about a meeting that happened!)

Visit this link (http://www.englishclub.com/business-english/vocabulary_meetings.htm). Pick 2 or 3 terms that you're not familiar with and post them to this blog. Be sure to review what others have posted too!

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

A.O.B.: abbr. Any Other Business (usually the last item on an agenda)

casting vote: a deciding vote (usually by the chairman ) when the votes are otherwise equal

suetto chan

Anonymous said...

Consensus - N. General agreement.
A. O. B. - Any other business (usually the last item on an agenda)
Proxy vote - A vote cast by one person for or in place of another.

Allison.

Anonymous said...

A.O.B : Any other buussines ( Somthing done at the end of a meeting.)
Ballot :A type of vote in writing and usually secret.(At work we take a ballot to see what color unfrom we wanted to wear.)tiffanyf

Anonymous said...

A.G.M. - Annual General Meeting

A.O.B. - Any other business(usually
the last item on the agenda)

Matters arising - item on the agenda for discussion of what has happened as a result of last meeting.

Leone Florestal

Anonymous said...

A.G.M.: Annual general meeting.

Proxy vote: A vote cast by one person for or in place of another.

Videoconference: Conference of people in differant locations linked by satellite tv etc.

Sheila W.

Anonymous said...

proxy vote - a vote cast by one person for or in place of another.

A.G.M. - Annual General Meeting.


Abbey P.

Anonymous said...

A.G.M.-Annual General Meeting

matters arising:iteam on agenda for discussion of what happened asa result of last meeting.

Dorothea M.

Anonymous said...

1 A.G.M. abbr. Annual General Meeting.

2 A.O.B. abbr. Any Other Business [usually the last item on an agenda].

3. proxy vote n. a vote cast by one person for or in place of another.

Geraldine G.

Anonymous said...

A.G.M.: Annual General Meeting.

A.O.B.: Any Other Business (usually the last item on an agenda)

Proxy vote: A vote cast by one person for or in place of another.

Margie

Anonymous said...

Casting vote-a deciding vote when all votes are equal.

Consensus-general agreement.



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