1 LA2401 English for the Hotel Business Unit 10: Events/Conferences
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- 1 LA2401 English for the Hotel Business Unit 10:
Events/Conferences
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- 2 Objectives The objectives of this unit are. 1. Language
Focus: Facilities, Equipment and Planning 2. Vocabulary Focus:
Events Facilities and Management The purpose of this unit is to
develop competence with using events terminology, principles and
planning activities.
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- 3 Objectives By the end of this unit you will be able to: 1
1Describe the MICE industry and its relation to the hotel business
2 2Describe conferences and AV equipment requirements 3 3Plan
appropriate seating arrangements 4 4Talk about accommodation
contents and facilities 5 5Describe size and dimensions 6
6Understand written and schematic plan seminar requirements
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- 4 Conferences What exactly is a conference? A conference is an
assembly of individuals or groups to meet and discuss changes or
ideas important to their field of study or business. But what is
the purpose of a conference? The purpose of a conference is the
presenting of new information about a specific topic, and then
giving the audience an opportunity to reflect on the information
and present new questions for discussion.
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- 5 MICE
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- 6 ncentives eetings onventions (conference) xhibitions
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- 7 MICE Statistics
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- 9 Facilities Planning & Budgeting budget
location/facilities hotel accommodationshire more staff food
service invite date start time finish time theme/concept equipment
Good Planning is essential for effective events
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- 10 Event Equipment Do you know the names of the equipment below
used for events? Together, these items are called a PA System.
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- 11 AV - Technology Developments Interactive Boards Hologram?
Visualizers Short Throw Projectors LED Walls LED Curtains Presenter
Controllers 3D LED Cube
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- 12 Facilities Planning & Budgeting
BoardroomClassroomTheatre Circle Cluster/CabaretU-Shape 5 4 3 2 1
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- 13 Event Seating Arrangements Which arrangements would be more
suitable for the following events: 1.Lecture5. Presentation (e.g.,
Powerpoint) 2.Product Launch6. Workshop/seminar 3.Board meeting7.
Wedding banquet 4.Press conference8. Signing ceremony
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- 14 Describing planning / arrangement a)Its set out b)Its laid
out c)Its arranged Look at these ways of talking about how a room /
hall is arranged.
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- 15 Look at these ways of talking about the contents of a room:
a) It has got. b) It contains. c)Its equipped with.. Describing
Contents
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- 16 Look at these ways of talking about capacity: a)It has a
seating capacity of sixty. b)It can accommodate up to sixty people.
c)It can take up to sixty people. d)It holds up to sixty people.
Describing Capacity
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- 17 Look at these ways of talking about size and dimension: A
Its 6 metres wide and 12 metres long. Its 6 metres by 12 metres.
BIts square / rectangular / round / oval Its L-shaped Its shaped
like an H Describing Size and Dimensions square
rectangularroundoval
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- 18 Describing Conference Facilities - Matching Match the start
of sentences (1-10) to the information (a i) __ __ __ __ __ i(a)
b(f) c(h) g(e) f(b) h a(i) e(g) h(c) d
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- 19 Listening Were planning a conference Listen to the following
conversation about the conference facilities offered. Complete the
table with the types of rooms, types of audio- visual equipment and
business services. boardroom style theatre style classroom style
banqueting room digital projectors slide projectors screens
Powerpoint high speed data lines full secretarial services
videoconferencing
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- 20 Room Organisation Making effective use of available space is
essential. Instructions for room organisation may be in written
form or shown as a plan.
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- 21 Room Organisation Making effective use of available space is
essential. Instructions for room organisation may be in written
form or shown as a plan.
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- 22 Room Organisation Exercise You are employed as an Assistant
Events Coordinator for a hotel. Using the information provided,
answer the questions from Tasks 1 to 3 on the hand out.
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- 23 Summary During this lesson you have learned how to:
1Describe the MICE industry and its relation to the hotel business
2Describe conferences and AV equipment requirements 3Plan
appropriate seating arrangements 4Talk about accommodation contents
and facilities 5Describe size and dimensions 6Understand written
and schematic plan seminar requirements