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Meetings

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The amount of time we spend in meetings has risen by an estimated 10% every year since 2000. Meetings typically run 30 to 60 minutes, and we attend up to ten meetings every week.

According to recent research in the United States, workers waste an average of two hours each week in meaningless meetings. Two hours per person each week is predicted to cost $400 billion in lost productivity every year.

Meetings, on the other hand, are essential for connecting coworkers, sharing ideas, and promoting innovation and creativity.

Having an agenda and distributing it before the meeting are two suggestions for making meetings more effective. Limit the length of the talk, take notes, and provide clear action items to be followed afterward.

Some businesses limit meetings to one day each week. Employees remark that with this constraint, many issues are handled without having to wait until the following meeting day.

מילים חדשות מהטקסט

  • meaningless /ˈminɪŋləs/ adjective חֲסַר מַשְׁמָעוּת

    without meaning, significance, purpose, or value

    He felt that his work was meaningless.

  • predicted /priˈdɪktəd/ verb חזו

    to declare or tell in advance

    Sales were five percent lower than predicted.

  • innovation /ˌɪnoʊˈveɪʃən/ noun חדשנות

    something new or different introduced

    We must promote originality and encourage innovation.

  • agenda /əˈʤɛndə/ noun סֵדֶר הַיוֹם

    a list, plan, outline, or the like, of things to be done

    There are several items on the agenda for tonight’s meeting.

  • remark /rɪˈmɑrk/ verb הֶעָרָה

    to say casually, as in making a comment

    The CEOs remark on some important information during his speech.

שאלות לשיחה

אין כאן תשובה נכונה — אלה שאלות לתרגול דיבור, לבד או מול מורה.

  1. When was the last time you attended a meeting?
  2. Do you like meetings? If so, what do you enjoy about having meetings?
  3. Do you think meetings are always useful?
  4. Have you ever led a meeting?
  5. Do you think online meetings are better or worse? Why?

בדקו את עצמכם

3 שאלות. בחרו תשובה וקבלו בדיקה מיד.

  1. The amount of time we spend in meetings is _________?

  2. Which of these is NOT listed as a benefit of meetings?

  3. Which of these is NOT a tip for having productive meetings?

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