BEP 81c – Meeting English: Action Points and Wrapping Up
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Dec 14, 2025
Learn how to effectively wrap up a meeting to ensure productivity. Discover techniques for summarizing action points and assigning tasks clearly. A strong closing signals clarity and purpose, leaving attendees motivated. Hear how Lisa skillfully manages a bank meeting by confirming the agenda and assigning key tasks. Uncover the importance of each action, like the investigation of loans and preparing proposals. Finish on a high note by answering last-minute questions and providing encouraging remarks.
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Signal The End Clearly
Signal the meeting is ending to give people a last chance to raise issues.
Then say you'll
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State Clear Action Points
State action points clearly and assign owners and deadlines.
This helps participants leave with a clear sense of purpose and next steps.
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Phrases To Signal Wrap-Up
Use concise phrases to signal wrap-up, such as "Let's hold it there for now" or "Any questions before we wrap up?"
These phrases manage time and transition smoothly to action points.
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Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on finishing a meeting in English. We’ll learn how to summarize action points and wrap up the meeting.
A well-run meeting can be productive and useful. But a poorly run meeting can leave everyone feeling like their time has been wasted. And one of the big differences between good and bad meetings is how they end.
A good meeting doesn’t slowly run out of energy. Instead, there’s a clear ending to it. And people come out of the meeting with a strong sense of purpose and a clear idea of what they need to do. Without a sense of purpose, people might feel like the meeting generated a lot of discussion but nothing more.
Giving a strong finish to a meeting isn’t actually that hard to do. First off, you need to be clear that the meeting is about to end. That gives people a chance to collect their thoughts. Next, you can summarize the action points and assign tasks. You may also want to emphasize how important they are to give some extra motivation. Then you can wrap up the meeting with some closing thoughts.
In today’s dialog, we’ll join a meeting at a bank. The team has been discussing some recent issues and future plans. You will hear Lisa provide a strong finish to the meeting with James, Bryan, Charles, and Cecilia.
Listening Questions
1. What question does Lisa ask the group before stating the action items?
2. What does Lisa emphasize about James planned action?
3. What does Lisa say to officially end the meeting?
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