Sunday, November 24, 2013


Portfolio #6: Listening Notes " Exercise(B)

LSEC N1503 – Video worksheet 4

How to conduct an effective meeting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSft2OeMmzQ

Watch the video presentation and finish off the following sentences:

 1.     Don’t have a meeting unless clear purpose

a.    Set objectives – what’s the meeting for?

2.    Do you want decision    ,   action, or feedback?

What do you want to have achieve?

3.    Provide an agenda before the meeting.  People could be allocate topics to prepare beforehand to get them involved.

 And prioritize the list of what need to be done Keep the agenda short and make sure that every item ­­­­­has a clear purpose.

 4.    Set times for each topic and stick to them.  Close the  Discussion when the times up.

 5.    Start and end on time. Don’t wait around for people who are late. They assume that the meetings always start late. And don’t let the      meeting drag on after finish time.

6.    Capture action points. Make sure that every topic has been discussed, that everyone     is clear what needs to be done, and who’s going to do it.

 Circulate a summary after the meeting. If there are no   action points, then what was the Purpose of the meeting?

 

Portfolio #6: Listening Notes " Exercise (A)"


LSEC N1503 – Video worksheet 3

How to conduct an effective meeting

 


 

Watch the video presentation and finish off the following sentences:

 

  1.     This video presentation is on Leading effective Meeting.

  2.    It is important to have  an agenda that lists the Items to cover.

  3.    During the meeting:

a.     Let people know what the agenda points are?

b.    How much Time will take?

c.    That there will be time on the schedule for questions and answers.

  4.    Someone should never leave a meeting and wonder What it was about and What was the purpose.

  5.    They should know what their next Step is.

  6. Always know what that meeting was about.

 Listening Notes #1

 

1.

 

Who: Haiyan Typhoon BBC News reports by Peter Bobbie.

 

What: 10,000 killed in Philippines.

 

Where: Philippine & Vietnam.

 

When: Vietnam Landfall late Sunday early Monday. 

 

 

 

Specific details:

 

Vietnam typhoon warning evacuates 600,000 peoples to shelters.

 

 

 

2.

 

Who: Dubai's International Motor show reports by Howard Johnson

 

What: Dubai International Motor show the latest car for most the car company

 

Where: Dubai International Motor Show.

 

When: From 5th  till 9th  of November.

 

Why: The rich people in the UAE and the Middle East, would like to have Special car with special  option.

 

How: By making special manufactures for the car.

 

Specific details:

 

-       In the Gulf it’s not unusual to see a Porsche, a Lamborghini or even a Bugatti because luxury cars are big business in the region.

 

-       In the UAE the largest number of Range Rover Sport than anywhere else in the world and it is best sellers.

 

-       Dubai police got Lamborghini Aventador as one of them police car group.

 

-       Rich people in UAE spent a lot of money just to get unique car.

 

 

 

3.

 

Who: Tensions flare over government 'land grabs' in China reports by Damian     Grammaticas.
What: land disputes between farmers and local government

 

Where: China, Yunnan province

 

Why: The local government wants the land to develop it. Because it is the way they earn income.

 

How: Framers have the right to use the land, but they don’t have the right to sell it or own it or borrow money against it and can’t profit from it.

 

 

 

 

 

Specific details:

 

-       Hundreds of millions of people can inject new energy in to China’s economy and can bring profound change.

      -       There are powerful forces working against change

 

 

Saturday, November 23, 2013

 

Portfolio #4: Assignment - Exercise #4 (Extra)


(a)    What is shown on the second slide?

       Covering Subject

(b)   How many slides should you use a minute?

      Using 1 to 2 Slides per minutes.

(c)    How many points should you have per slide?

       4 to 5 points per slide.