Any other business (AOB)

Business meetings typically end with the chairperson asking if there is ‘any other business’. This is an opportunity for anyone present to raise an issue that isn’t on the agenda. After any other business, the chairperson closes the meeting.

1. Imagine that you are a chairperson ending a meeting with any other business. What might you say or hear?

2. Read Sean’s closing his team’s meeting with a request for any other business. As you read, try to mark the phrases below. Change them into other possible ones.

Useful Phrases

ü Any other business

ü I would like to say something

ü If that’s all right

ü That sounds good

ü That’s probably about it

ü Anybody got anything else they want to raise before we wrap up?

Sean: Okay - any other business?

Will: Yes, I would like to say something. An illustrator came in last week, and I think she's very good and it would be wise to put her on our books.

Sean: … okay …

Will: I would like to be able to show her drawings and her portfolio in the next couple of days. If that’s all right...

All: That sounds good…

Sean: Yes, I'll look forward to seeing those. Right, I think that’s probably about it, but anybody got anything else that they desperately want to raise before we wrap up?

All: None.

Sean: No? Okay. We'll be having another meeting, but there are a couple of conflicts in the diary so I think the best thing is if I email the date of the next meeting.

3. Roleplay exercise.

Work in small groups. First, spend a few minutes deciding what the subject of the meeting will be. Then choose one student to be the Chairman /Chairwoman.

Chairman / Chairwoman: your task is to close the meeting as soon as possible.

Other students: your task is to extend the meeting by bringing up lots of new business, using the

Useful Phrases. Keep the meeting going for as long as possible!

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