Changing a meeting time

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Lucy: Hi, Anna. Do you have a minute to talk about the meeting next Tuesday?

Anna: Sure. We said 11, didn't we?

Lucy: Yeah, we did. But I have a bit of a problem with the time. Would it be possible to move it?

Anna: Oh, I see. We could postpone it to the afternoon, to 1 p.m., for example. Or bring it forward to earlier in the morning. What would suit you?

Lucy: Could we make it 9 o'clock? That would really help me. I have another important meeting in the central office at 12.

Anna: No problem. It's important you're there.

Lucy: Thanks a lot, Anna.

Anna: Do you need help with any preparation? Did you get the agenda I sent out?

Lucy: Yes, I did. And no, that's all fine, thanks. My report is ready and I'm looking forward to presenting it.

Anna: Great.

Lucy: I can tell Sven about the time change. I'll see him later.

Anna: Don't worry about telling Sven. I'll send an email to everyone to confirm the time has changed and with an updated meeting invite.

Lucy: Great. Thanks, Anna.

Anna: OK. I'm happy that works for you. We really need you there and it's good we don't have to cancel it.

Lucy: See you then. Have a good weekend in the meantime.

Anna: You too.

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What meetings do you have to go to? How do you arrange them?

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team we need to create a meeting to conversation. regards

1 Hi, Galya 2 Hello 1 How are your? 2 I am Ok, thanks what about you? 1 Me too, thanks. Do you remember about our meeting? I send to you email with agenda last Friday. 2. Sorry, but I didn't check my mail, yet. Which time will the meeting? 1. At 9 o'clock on Saturday. 2. So early? Would it possible to move it? 1. Let me thing, we could postpone at 1 p.m or postpone at 10 a.m on Sunday? Which time do you prefer? 2. Sunday is Ok. 1. All right, I will send email to everyone with new time of meeting. 2. Thank you a lot.

i working at a siderurgic plant, and every monday i have get a virtual meeting which we tolking about industrial security and maintenance gestion

That is an interesting question to answer. I remembered clearly when I was working for my company that our company had the meeting. At that time I was responsible for guiding many people in my district. Therefore, I had to prepare the presentation as well as the document for a number of people. With me this was the first time which was challenged by me because I have not experienced about the presentation in front of crowded people. However, I tried my best so I succeeded for the first presentation. Since then I got more confident to teach in the crowded people. That was a amazing.

Currently, I'm not working, so I just have online meetings with my friends.

At the moment I don't go to any meeting but except meetings of university but the honoraries depend of university

This test is really hard for me.But i'll try do to my best next time and be carefully.

the only meeting i´ve is the classes of my school

I have no urgent meeting in a meantime but I take some online courses on zoom. I just arrange those meetings on google calendar to organize the meeting as well

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