Speaking: Functional Language C1 - Lesson 4: Chairing Meetings & Leading Panel Discussions

Speaking C1

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Chairing Meetings

ការដឹកនាំអង្គប្រជុំ និងកិច្ចពិភាក្សា

A good Chair doesn't dominate; they facilitate, manage flow, and ensure objectives are met.

ប្រធានអង្គប្រជុំដ៏ល្អមិនមែនជាអ្នកនិយាយផ្តាច់មុខទេ ប៉ុន្តែជាអ្នកសម្របសម្រួល គ្រប់គ្រងលំហូរនៃការពិភាក្សា និងធានាថាគោលដៅត្រូវបានសម្រេច។

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1. Setting the Agenda

ការបើកអង្គប្រជុំ និងកំណត់គោលដៅ

Formal Opening "I'd like to call this meeting to order." ខ្ញុំសូមប្រកាសបើកអង្គប្រជុំ។

Stating the Purpose "Our primary objective today is to finalize the strategy." គោលដៅចម្បងរបស់យើងថ្ងៃនេះគឺ បញ្ចប់ការរៀបចំយុទ្ធសាស្ត្រ។

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2. Managing the Floor

ការផ្តល់ និងការសុំសិទ្ធិនិយាយ

Yielding the Floor (Giving a turn) "I'd like to open the floor to Sarah." ខ្ញុំសូមផ្តល់វេទិកានេះទៅឱ្យ សារ៉ា។

Polite Interruption (Taking back control) "If I could just stop you there for a moment..." សុំទោសដែលកាត់ចង្វាក់ ប្រសិនបើខ្ញុំអាចបញ្ឈប់អ្នកត្រង់នេះមួយភ្លែត...

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3. Handling Digressions

ការទាញប្រធានបទដែលធ្លាយឱ្យចូលផ្លូវវិញ

Identifying Off-Topic Talk "I'm afraid that's slightly outside the scope of today's meeting." ខ្ញុំគិតថាចំណុចនេះ គឺនៅក្រៅប្រធានបទនៃអង្គប្រជុំថ្ងៃនេះបន្តិចហើយ។

Postponing an Issue "Let's table that for now and circle back to the budget." សូមទុកវាសិន (លើកពេលពិភាក្សា) ហើយត្រលប់មកនិយាយរឿងកញ្ចប់ថវិកាវិញ។

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4. Synthesizing

ការសង្ខេប និងការបញ្ចប់

Summarizing Points "To sum up what's been said so far..." ដើម្បីសង្ខេបនូវអ្វីដែលបានលើកឡើងមកទល់ពេលនេះ...

Confirming Agreement "It seems we have a consensus on this point." មើលទៅយើងហាក់ដូចជាមានការឯកភាពគ្នា (កិច្ចព្រមព្រៀង) លើចំណុចនេះហើយ។

The "Direct" Trap! ⚠️

A C1 Chair is diplomatic, not dictatorial.

(ប្រយ័ត្ន! ការប្រើពាក្យបញ្ជាចំៗពេក ធ្វើឱ្យអ្នកស្តាប់ទៅដូចជាជនផ្តាច់ការ។ ត្រូវប្រើសិល្បៈនៃការនិយាយដោយប្រយោល (Diplomatic Language)។)

Stop talking about that. ❌

If I could just bring us back to the main agenda... ✅

Mastery Check ⚡

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យកម្រិត C1

Handling Digressions

A panelist has started talking about a topic not on the schedule. What is the most professional way to interrupt?

តើវិធីណាដែលល្អបំផុតក្នុងការកាត់ចង្វាក់ពួកគេ?

Opening the Floor

You want the marketing director to share their report next.

តើអ្នកគួរនិយាយយ៉ាងដូចម្តេច?

Synthesizing

The group has finally agreed on the budget after an hour.

តើពាក្យណាមួយដែលពិពណ៌នាអំពីការព្រមព្រៀងគ្នានេះ?

VOCABULARY TRAP! ❌

In an American business meeting, the Chair says: "Let's table that issue." What does this mean?

(នៅសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក តើពាក្យ "table that issue" មានន័យយ៉ាងណា?)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់កម្រិត C1!

The Agenda Setter 🏁 (Write an opening statement for a mock meeting about your latest design project. Use the phrases "call to order" and "primary objective".)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់កម្រិត C1!

The Diplomat 🎙️ (Record a voice note of yourself politely interrupting someone who is talking too much. "If I could just stop you there...")

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់កម្រិត C1!

The Summarizer 📝 (Listen to a panel discussion or debate online. At the end, synthesize the main point out loud: "It seems we have a consensus on...")

The Art of Chairing

មេរៀនជាវីដេអូ

Body Language Tip: A great chair uses their hands (open palms) to yield the floor, and leans forward slightly when they need to politely interrupt a dominating speaker. Watch how the professionals do it!

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Executive Inquiries

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Sovan 2 hours ago

Teacher, I heard the phrase "table an issue" means two completely different things in the UK and the US. Is this true?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Yes, Sovan! It's a famous C1/C2 pitfall. In American English, "to table" an issue means to postpone it or put it aside. However, in British English, it means the exact opposite: to bring an issue to the table for *immediate* discussion! Always read the room. 🌍

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Vireak 5 hours ago

What if someone just won't stop talking, even when I say "If I could just stop you there..."?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Great question. If polite interruption fails, you must escalate your firmness while keeping your C1 professional vocabulary. Try: "I appreciate your passion on this, [Name], but in the interest of time, we must move on." Use their name, and blame the clock! ⏰