Organising meetings

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Learning English For Work

2026-02-16

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It's sometimes hard to organise meetings and some people feel like meetings are a waste of time. Pippa and Phil talk about planning meetings and how to keep them on track. Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/office_english/260216_OfficeEnglish_organising_meetings_transcript_.pdf FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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  • I think the best way to keep a meeting on track is to have an agenda,

  • but also to really be aware of timing.

  • I try to let other people do most of the talking.

  • By leading it, I guess I am guiding the conversation.

  • but mainly allowing other people to speak, I hope.

  • In this episode, we'll talk about how to organise and run a meeting so that you get the job done.

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  • Welcome to a new series of Office English from BBC Learning English.

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