2014年商务英语会议主持专项练习(一)

　　今天这个podcast主要是关于如何主持好一场会议。

　　成为一个出色的会议主持人是需要一定技巧的，尤其是要注意开场白(opening presentation/address)，如何官方地致欢迎辞，介绍会议主题、目标、事项，以及演讲者，这些我们都会在接下来的商务英语播客中学到。

　　播客中将会有一独白，独白中你会听到Amy(一家公司的人力资源副总裁)在一次会议的开场白中，作为主持人所用到的一些技巧。

　　We will learn from her, let's go!

　　Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on hosting a conference.

　　If you’ve ever had to play host, for a conference, a meeting, a fundraiser, or any other type of event, you know it’s a lot of work. There’s months of planning and preparation, all for a single day or single weekend. And you want things to be perfect. You want the attendees to have a fabulous time. You want no problems or glitches.

　　Of course, it rarely works out that way. There are always problems to solve, but as the host, you can’t lose your cool. You’re the face of the event, and you’ve got to smile and make sure everyone has a great time. So, how can you do that?

　　Today we’ll look at some of the techniques you need to be a great host. In particular, we’ll focus on giving an opening address to kick off a conference or other event. We will learn how to officially welcome people, introduce the theme, outline goals and events, and introduce a speaker.

　　In the dialog, you’ll hear the official start to a conference that has brought together a company’s HR personnel from throughout the American midwest. The opening address is being delivered by Amy, the company’s VP(vice present) of Human Resources in Chicago. You will hear the techniques Amy uses as host of the conference.

　　在听Amy的开场白时，我们需要注意以下几个问题：

　　Listening Questions

　　1. What is the first goal of the conference that Amy mentions?

　　Amy提到本次会议的第一个目标是什么?

　　2. What are some of the events in Day 1 of the conference?

　　会议第一天的活动都有哪些?

　　3. What kind of information does Amy give about the keynote speaker?

　　Amy提到了大会发言人的哪些信息?

　　keywords：

　　opening presentation/address：开场白

　　fundraiser：募集资金的活动

　　attendee：与会者;出席者

　　lose one's cool：失控

　　kick off：开始 (事件、比赛等)

　　keynote speaker：主讲人;大会发言人