B220 words · Upper-intermediate

The Workplace vocabulary — B2

Workplace vocabulary for organising a meeting and a modern office, covering an agenda, the minutes a chairperson keeps, and hot-desking.

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agenda
/əˈdʒɛndə/
A list of the topics that will be discussed at a meeting.
Example: The first item on the agenda was the new safety rules.
minutes
/ˈmɪnəts/
The written record of what people said and decided at a meeting.
Example: Can you take the minutes at today's team meeting?
brainstorm
/ˈbreɪnˌstɔrm/
To think of as many new ideas as possible with a group, without judging them.
Example: Let's brainstorm some names for the campaign.
postpone
/poʊstˈpoʊn/
To move an event to a later time or date than planned.
Example: We may need to postpone the review until next month.
attendee
/əˈtɛnˈdi/
A person who is present at a meeting, course or event.
Example: Every attendee received a printed copy of the proposal.
recap
/ˈriˌkæp/
To go quickly through the main points of a discussion again so that everyone remembers them.
Example: Before we finish, let me recap the three main decisions.
chairperson
/ˈtʃɛrˌpɜrsən/
The person who leads and controls a meeting.
Example: She was asked to be chairperson for today's meeting.
unanimous
/juˈnænəməs/
Agreed by everyone, with no one disagreeing.
Example: The team reached a unanimous decision to postpone the launch.
deviate
/ˈdiviˌeɪt/
To move away from a plan, subject, or expected course of action.
Example: Let's not deviate from today's agenda.
logistics
/ləˈdʒɪstɪks/
The detailed planning and organisation needed to make a complicated event happen.
Example: Someone needs to handle the logistics of the conference.
workload
/ˈwɜrˌkloʊd/
The amount of work a person or team has to do in a set time.
Example: The new project adds a lot to my workload.
efficient
/ɪˈfɪʃənt/
Working well and quickly, without wasting time, money or effort.
Example: The new system is far more efficient than the old one.
spreadsheet
/ˈsprɛdˌʃit/
A computer file with rows and columns of boxes, used for adding up figures.
Example: Can you put the monthly costs in the spreadsheet?
stationery
/ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛri/
The pens, paper, clips and other small supplies used in an office.
Example: We're running low on stationery again this month.
workstation
/ˈwɜrkˌsteɪʃən/
The desk, chair and computer set up in an office for one person to use.
Example: Each workstation has two screens and an adjustable chair.
extension
/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/
A short number that reaches one particular phone inside a company.
Example: Dial my extension if you need me before lunch.
open-plan
Built as one large working area, with no inside walls dividing it up.
Example: Our new office is open-plan, so it gets quite noisy.
hot-desking
A system where office workers do not have their own permanent desk but use whichever one is free.
Example: We switched to hot-desking to save office space.
clutter
/ˈklʌtər/
Things left in a messy, untidy way that make a place look disorganised.
Example: Please clear the clutter from your desk before the meeting.
multitask
/ˈmʌltiˌtæsk/
To do more than one task at the same time.
Example: Good receptionists know how to multitask under pressure.