2. Read to Know:
A meeting is a gathering of two or more people to discuss and achieve a common goal through verbal interaction, such as sharing information or reaching an agreement. Meetings may occur by face-to-face communication technology, such as a telephone conference call, or a videoconference.
There are three common steps for a meeting.
1. Writing an agenda
2. Holding a meeting
3. Writing a minute
(In this unit, the step explained in detail is to write an agenda.)
1. Writing an agenda
An agenda is a written plan or schedule that shows the order of topics to be discussed at a meeting. This helps you to focus on a plan and by doing this you will achieve more in your meetings and everyone should be satisfied. Furthermore, an agenda provides attendees an opportunity for the meeting.
An agenda consists of the following elements:
1. The name of the company or organization
2. The name of committee calling for the meeting
3. Time, place, and date of the meeting, listed according to their priority
[Read the given useful expression and the examples in section 3 for writing an agenda.]