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Workbook · 2A — Running a meeting

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Exercise 1

Exercise 1 — Chairing phrases

Complete each sentence with ONE phrase from the box.

Word bank — drag or tap, then tap a gap
  1.  drop , everyone — we've got 20 minutes and two decisions to make.
  2. Great idea, but let's  drop  — separate conversation.
  3. Interesting, but let's  drop ; I'll ping you after.
  4.  drop : we've got 5 minutes left and haven't covered budget.
  5. That's a  drop  for Marcus, due end of Wednesday.
  6. I'll circulate the  drop  tonight so nobody forgets what was agreed.
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Exercise 2

Exercise 2 — Present simple or continuous?

Choose the correct form for each meeting update.

  1. This week I ___ (interview) the final three vendor candidates.
  2. We ___ (release) a patch every second Tuesday.
  3. Sofia ___ (cover) Ben's accounts while she ___ (be) on paternity leave.
  4. I ___ (own) the churn metric on this team.
  5. Currently we ___ (evaluate) three CRMs before we commit.
  6. Sorry — I ___ (not / understand) what you mean by 'blocker' in this context.
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Exercise 3

Exercise 3 — Diagnose the meeting sin

Which meeting sin does each situation show?

  1. 45-minute meeting; one person speaks for 40 minutes.

  2. Team leaves; nobody knows who does what by when.

  3. Meeting starts 12 minutes late every single week.

  4. No agenda; a 'quick sync' becomes a 55-minute chat.

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Exercise 4

Exercise 4 — Fix the update

Each meeting update has ONE mistake. Rewrite it.

  1. I'm owning the retention KPI on this team.
  2. We meet the CFO this Thursday, just this once.
  3. I don't understanding what the blocker is.
  4. Currently, we talk to three vendors before choosing one.
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Exercise 5

Exercise 5 — Three chair openings

You'll hear three different chairs opening the same 30-minute Monday sync.

🎙️ Three chair openings — multi-voice

  1. Which opening sets a time budget AND an outcome?
  2. Which opening is the vaguest?
  3. Which chair parks a topic within the first minute?
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Tania:Opening 1: So… shall we start? What's on people's minds this week?

Samir:Opening 2: Right, let's kick off. We've got 30 minutes and one decision to make: whether to ship on Friday. Quick round of updates first, then we decide.

Diana:Opening 3: Morning everyone. Great — before Diego jumps in, let's park the rebrand for later and stay on the launch. Nour, kick us off.

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Exercise 6

Exercise 6 — Write the minutes

Write 60–80 words of meeting minutes for a real meeting you attended this week. Include: date, one decision, three action items (owner + deadline each).

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Exercise 7

Exercise 7 — Case study reflection

Think about the Karib Logistics 'weekly-that-should-be-monthly'. Answer the questions.

  1. Rewrite the founder's opening line for the new MONTHLY all-hands (max 25 words).
  2. What ONE metric would prove your new operating model is working after 3 months?
  3. What would you tell a manager who kept scheduling a 60-minute call for a 15-minute topic?
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