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Meetings are a Matter of Precious Time
Reading assignment
RB, p 12
Pgs. 1 & 2
• Read pg 1
• Make a list of key words
• Underline words you don’t know
• Make structured notes
Do the same for pg 2
Pg. 3 Time is money but we don’t value our time properly.
Compare time & money using the following terms
Time or money? Valuable resource Move between accounts Use on demand, save Perishable Replenishable Steal, waste Come up short Can’t earn extra
Pg. 4 When we choose where to invest our
time, as opposed to where to invest money, we are more likely to neglect what else we could have done with it. Can you replace the part in italics by two
words? Blaming everyone, including ourselves.
Three words? Consequences?
Read to the end – find terms that mean the same as the following
The other way around Full payment Not involved, not interested Nevertheless, however To change into sth., to transform Spread, dispersion Interrupt with, throw in Making fortunate discoveries by chance
Could you complete the phrase? Adjective + noun
... participant ... flaws ... good ... goals, ...progress ... cost ... solutions
Try again...
disengaged ... fatal ... perishable ... tangible ..., tangible ... opportunity ... half-baked ...
Verb + noun set objectives assign tasks perform below
their capacity value time convert time to
money move between
accounts
take responsibility/blame
assign responsibility/ blame
call the meeting voice dissatisfaction
Complete the phrase... ... objectives ... tasks ....below their
capacity ... time ... time to money ... between
accounts
... responsibility ... responsibility ... the meeting ... dissatisfaction
Try again... set ... assign ... perform ... value ... convert ... move ...
take ... assign ... call ... voice ...
Position the following headings in the text
Main reason for unproductive meetings
Chairperson’s responsibility How to make meetings more effective Participants’ part of the guilt
Optional :
Read the text and write one paragraph on the topic below
Meetings: Time vs. Money
According to professor Robert S. Hamada (The
New York Times of 18 January 2009), ...
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