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

Functional C1

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Chairing Meetings

ការដឹកនាំកិច្ចប្រជុំ និងការសម្របសម្រួល

A great chairperson doesn't just talk; they guide the flow, manage interruptions, and keep the panel focused.

អ្នកដឹកនាំកិច្ចប្រជុំដ៏ពូកែម្នាក់ មិនមែនគ្រាន់តែនិយាយនោះទេ តែគេត្រូវចេះសម្របសម្រួល គ្រប់គ្រងអ្នកនិយាយកាត់ និងរក្សាការផ្តោតអារម្មណ៍។

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Opening

Setting the Agenda

ការបើកកិច្ចប្រជុំ និងកំណត់គោលដៅ

I'd like to officially open the meeting. ខ្ញុំសូមបើកកិច្ចប្រជុំជាផ្លូវការ។

Our primary objective today is... គោលបំណងចម្បងរបស់យើងនៅថ្ងៃនេះគឺ...

Let's kick things off with... តោះយើងចាប់ផ្តើមជាមួយ...

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Managing the Floor

Passing the Mic

ការផ្តល់វេទិកាដល់វាគ្មិនផ្សេងទៀត

I'd like to hand it over to... ខ្ញុំសូមប្រគល់វេទិកានេះទៅកាន់...

Let's open the floor to questions. សូមបើកវេទិកាសម្រាប់ការសួរ-ឆ្លើយ។

Would you care to elaborate on that? តើអ្នកអាចពន្យល់បន្ថែមអំពីចំណុចនោះបានទេ?

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Staying on Track

Handling Digressions

ការទាញយកការប្រជុំកុំឲ្យខុសប្រធានបទ

Let's not get sidetracked. សូមកុំអោយងាករេពីប្រធានបទ។

We'll table that for now. យើងនឹងលើកវាយកទៅពិភាក្សានៅពេលក្រោយ។

Let's circle back to the main point. តោះយើងត្រឡប់មកកាន់ចំណុចសំខាន់វិញ។

warning The Bossy Trap!

A C1 Chair is firm, but NEVER rude.

(អ្នកដឹកនាំការប្រជុំត្រូវម៉ឺងម៉ាត់ ប៉ុន្តែមិនត្រូវនិយាយកាត់ដោយគំរោះគំរើយឡើយ។)

"Stop talking about that. Move on."
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"Let's table that for now and keep moving."
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Closing

Wrapping Up

ការបញ្ចប់កិច្ចប្រជុំ

To wrap up... សរុបសេចក្តីមក...

Let's draw this to a close. តោះយើងបញ្ចប់កិច្ចប្រជុំត្រឹមនេះ។

Leading the Room movie

Watch Teacher Sopheak guide a panel discussion smoothly. Notice how she uses signposting phrases to shift between topics and handle interruptions effortlessly.

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Quick Check bolt

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

Meaning Match

What does "We'll table that for now" mean?

(តើឃ្លានេះមានន័យដូចម្តេច?)

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Phrasal Verbs

I'd like to hand it ___ to our next speaker.

(ខ្ញុំសូមប្រគល់វេទិកានេះទៅកាន់វាគ្មិនបន្ទាប់។)

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What is the C1 way to stop a digression?

(តើវិធីណាដែលល្អបំផុតក្នុងការទាញយកការប្រជុំកុំឲ្យខុសប្រធានបទ?)

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Starting Out

Our primary ___ today is to finalize the budget.

(គោលបំណងចម្បងរបស់យើងនៅថ្ងៃនេះគឺ...)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

play_circle The Grand Opening (Record a voice note of yourself officially opening a meeting and stating the primary objective.)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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Ask a Question front_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sovan 2 hours ago

Teacher, how do I interrupt politely if someone has been talking for too long?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Great question, Sovan! You can use a slight hand gesture and say gently: "If I may jump in here for a second..." or "That’s an excellent point, but keeping time in mind, let’s move on to..." It stops them respectfully! timer

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Vireak 5 hours ago

What if I open the floor to questions and nobody asks anything?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

This happens often! Wait for 7 seconds—it feels long, but people need time to think. If there's still silence, "plant" a question yourself: "A question I often get asked is..." and answer it. psychology