本日、BerlitzのBBCS無料体験セミナーを受講した。ビジネスの現場で
求められる英語でのコミュニケーションスキルを学ぶプログラムで、
「リーダーシップ」「ミーティング」「プレゼンテーション」「ネゴシエーション」の
4つのコア領域に対して、理論と実践を学べるコースである。

無料体験セミナーの内容は、コース概要の説明とミーティングの実践
だった。ミーティングの実践ではセミナー受講者間で、英語で自分の考
えを表明し、意見を誘導するというもので、浮かんだ言葉が英語として出
てこず、必死にだった。これだけ集中して英語で考えれば、かなり上達す
るだろうと思った。エキサイティングなセミナーだった。

1.Participating in Meetings
A good participant behavior
-makes issues clear
-well-prepared for the meeting
-manages time well
-stays on-track
-supports and involves others
-maintains momentum
-keeps discipline

A bad behavior
-comes to the meeting unprepared
-starays off the topic
-attacks people
- arrives late and leaves early

2.Meeting participation Language
-ask someone for his/her opinion?
1)What do you think about ....?
2)What is your opinion about ....?
3)Whati is your position on .....?
4)I'd leke to hear your views on .....

-give an opinion?
1)I think ....
2)I (strongly) believe ....
3)I am convinced that ....
4)It's quite clear that .....

-agree?
1)I (completely) agree ....
2)I think you are right ....
3)That's true ....
4)I'm exactly of the same opinion ....
5)I'm in total agreement with you .....

-disagree?
1)I (totally) disagree with you ....
2)I don't agree (at all) ....
3)I feel I must disagree ....
4)We have to agree to disagree ....
5) I respect your opinion,but ....

-say that you want to say something interrupt?
1)Sorry to interrupt,but ....
2)May I interrupt for a moment?
3)Excuse me,could I say something?
4)I have a point to make here.
5)I'd like to add something here

-stop someone from interrupting you?
1)Excuse me,can I just finish?
2)If I might just finish .....
3)If you would be so kind to let me finish ....
4)May I continue?

-clarify?
1)What I mean is ....
2)That is not what I said.
3)Let me put in another way ....
4)Put simply, ....
5)To be more specific ....

-ask for clarification / confirm your understanding?
1)Correct me if I'm wrong,but ....
2)When you say ....,do you mean that ....?
3)Are you saying that .....?
4)So you are saying that .....?
5)Could you clarify?