22 - Role Play

agenda - (n) list of items to discuss - Tzu quickly drafted the agenda.

chương trình họp

convene - (v) assemble - He asked all managers to convene in the main hall.

triệu tập, họp

refute - (v) prove wrong - Some tried to refute the need for a meeting.

bác bỏ

unanimous support - (n) full agreement - Tzu gained unanimous support.

sự ủng hộ nhất trí

consensus - (n) general agreement - There was no consensus on the cause of the crisis.

sự đồng thuận

defer - (v) postpone - he decided to defer the final vote.

hoãn lại

enclose - (v) include - He enclosed supporting documents with the meeting notice.

gửi kèm

ease - (v) reduce tension - His calm voice helped ease the room.

làm dịu, giảm

object to - (phr) express opposition - No one dared to object to his leadership.

phản đối

coincidentally - (adv) by chance - Coincidentally, the power went out just as they began.

tình cờ

undergo - (v) experience - The old building would undergo renovations next month.

trải qua

brief - (v) inform concisely - Tzu gave a brief of the situation.

tóm tắt, thông báo ngắn

emphasis - (n) special importance - He placed emphasis on transparency.

sự nhấn mạnh

persuasive - (adj) convincing - His arguments were persuasive.

có sức thuyết phục

adjourn - (v) close a meeting - he moved to adjourn.

tạm dừng, bế giãn

constructive - (adj) helpful - Tzu encouraged constructive feedback.

mang tính xây dựng

destructive - (adj) harmful - not destructive criticism.

mang tính phá hoại

preside over - (v) be in charge - He would preside over the next session.

chủ trì

irrelevant to - (adj) unrelated to - Some comments were irrelevant to the main issue.

không liên quan đến

irrespective of - (phr) regardless of - He remained calm irrespective of the chaos.

bất chấp, không kể

constraint - (n) limitation - There was a constraint of time.

sự ràng buộc (hoàn cảnh)

inhibition - (n) self-consciousness - personal inhibition prevented some from speaking.

sự ức chế (cảm xúc/hành động)

hand out - (phr) distribute - He asked his assistant to hand out the reports.

phân phát

keynote address - (n) main speech - The keynote address was delivered by a keynote speaker.

bài phát biểu chính

keynote speaker - (n) main presenter - delivered by a keynote speaker.

diễn giả chính

put in an offer - (phr) submit a bid - A rival company decided to put in an offer for partnership.

đưa ra lời đề nghị

visual aid - (n) graphical support - Tzu used a visual aid to clarify data.

phương tiện trực quan

biweekly - (adv) every two weeks - The meeting would occur biweekly.

hai tuần một lần

bring up - (phr) raise a topic - He had to bring up a sensitive issue.

đưa ra (vấn đề)

insult - (v) offend - He never meant to insult anyone.

xúc phạm

luncheon - (n) formal lunch - They broke for a luncheon.

bữa trưa chính thức

offer an apology to - (phr) say sorry - He had to offer an apology to the staff.

xin lỗi

OJT - (n) learning while working - Tzu supported OJT for new hires.

đào tạo tại chỗ

reach unanimous agreement - (phr) decide fully - The team was able to reach unanimous agreement.

đạt đồng thuận

excerpt - (n) short passage - He read an excerpt from a leadership book.

đoạn trích

prop against - (v) lean - He used a chair to prop against the door.

dựa vào (vật)

symposium - (n) conference - The meeting was more like a symposium than a crisis talk.

hội thảo chuyên đề

eloquent - (adj) fluent - He was eloquent in his delivery.

hùng biện, ăn nói lưu loát

faction - (n) dissenting group - A small faction disagreed.

phe phái

illegible - (adj) unreadable - Some handwriting was illegible.

khó đọc, không đọc được

presumably - (adv) likely - Presumably, the issue would be resolved.

được cho là

abbreviate - (v) shorten - He had to abbreviate his presentation.

viết tắt, rút gọn

coherent - (adj) logical - His message was coherent.

mạch lạc

confine - (v) restrict - He refused to confine discussion to only one department.

giới hạn, giam cầm

counteroffer - (n) opposing bid - The other side made a counteroffer.

đề nghị phản đối

disperse - (v) scatter - After the vote, the crowd began to disperse.

phân tán

enthuse - (v) inspire excitement - He tried to enthuse the team.

làm nhiệt tình

elaborate - (v) explain in detail - He asked the secretary to elaborate on the budget.

trình bày chi tiết

off chance - (phr) unlikely possibility - He left nothing to off chance.

khả năng rất nhỏ

presiding - (adj) chairing - The person presiding was Tzu himself.

đang chủ trì

put off - (phr) postpone - He did not put off any difficult decisions.

trì hoãn

succinct - (adj) brief - His summary was succinct.

cô đọng, ngắn gọn

summit meeting - (n) top‑level conference - He proposed a summit meeting with partners.

hội nghị thượng đỉnh

summon - (v) call - He had to summon additional help.

triệu tập

uphold - (v) maintain - He promised to uphold the company values.

duy trì, ủng