中西方的職場文化也有很大的不同，很明顯的一點就體現在開會的時候：如果你在一家外企工作，開會的時候千萬要神經繃緊了，如果你在下面玩玩手機打打瞌睡那可是會有大麻煩的。怎樣才能在開會的時候表現得專業又敬業呢？趕快聽聽今天的節目吧！

聽力提示：

1. meeting etiquette 開會禮儀

2. multinational company 外企

3. Your manager will expect something from you at the meeting. 你的上司在開會期間會希望從你這個得到些反饋。

4. launch a product 發布新產品

5. call a meeting 召開會議

6. daily/weekly meeting 每日/每周例會

7. stand-up/standing meeting 站著開的會議

8. Because it's quicker, like if everyone is standing, no one will talk too much. 這樣快一點啊，比如大家都站著，就沒有人廢話連篇了。

9. get to the point 直奔主題

10. scrum (usually used in technology companies) 項目例會

11. Before the Meeting 會議開始前: Prepare for It (Prep Work) 準備工作

Agenda 會議議程
Presentation 專題演講
Handouts 講義

12. If you call a meeting, then you have to send out the agenda, but also make sure you don't invite people that don't need to come to the meeting. 如果你要召開會議，是要把會議議程發出去，還要確保你不要請不需要參加會議的人來。

13. In the Meeting 會議期間:

Take notes 記些筆記
Look serious 嚴肅對待

14. Never answer your cell phone during the meeting. That's not respectful to the other people in the meeting.

開會的時候千萬不要接電話,這對其他開會的人不尊重。

15. Only a true emergency should require answering the phone, like your wife is having a baby, or someone is dying.

只有真正緊急的情況才能接電話，比如你老婆快生了或者有人快死了。

16. Before the meeting you should have turned off your cell phone ringer. But also you don't want it to be viberating, because often everyone can hear that. You should turn that off too.

在開會之前把手機鈴聲關掉，而且最好不要調振動，因為大家都能聽見。你應該把振動也關掉。

17. Don't suddenly leave the meeting for bathroom breaks. 不要開會開到一半忽然去上廁所。

18. If you're going to a meeting, and it's an important meeting, your boss is there or your manager is there, plan not to leave the meeting until the end. 如果你去參加一個重要的會議，你的老板或是上司在場，你就準備好到會議結束再離開吧。

19. We're adults; we can control that. 我們是成年人了，可以控制住的。

20. diarrhea 拉肚子

21. After the Meeting 會議結束后:

Send a summary, if you called the meeting, including action items. (如果你是召開會議的人)發一份總結，包括行動項目