50일차. ♣ Unit 4. Business communication - LESSON 1. FACILITATING AN ONLINE MEETING - [Conducting an online meeting]
[JANET] So I'll just jump into it.
[JANET] Uh, no, Tom. Based on team needs, these are going to be permanent hires.
• hire
2-[countable] (especially North American English) a person who has recently been given a job by a company
: C 특히 美 (회사의) 신입 사원
e.g.)
New hires get raises after a set period of time.
Ref)
[Oxford Collocations Dictionary for students of English]
*ADJECTIVE
new, recent | potential, prospective
[JANET] OK? Can we move on to the second point?
[JANET] I wanted you to hear it from me. If you know anybody good in finance, tell HR.
[ED] Wow. Brent is leaving? That's kind of a shock.
[ED] Do you know what he's going to be doing?
[JANET] No, I haven't spoken with Brent personally.
[JANET] Um, but I understand he wants to pursue other options at this time. Anything else?
[JANET] The only next step for you two is …
※ Conducting an online meeting
*Once the meeting is under way, you can use expressions like these to keep things going:
OK. So, point number one – the software project.
Any other questions?
Let's move on to the second point on the agenda.
※ Closing an online meeting
*Use expressions like these to close the meeting:
Did anyone have anything else?
So, just to recap, we're looking for a new HR director.
I always enjoy speaking with you.
I'll be talking with you soon.
