A convening formal meeting is a structured gathering of individuals, typically organized to discuss specific agenda items, make decisions, or share information. These meetings often follow established protocols, including a defined agenda, designated roles (like a chairperson), and formal minutes. They can occur in various settings, such as corporate environments, governmental bodies, or non-profit organizations, and are essential for maintaining organization and accountability. The formality helps ensure that discussions are productive and that outcomes are documented.
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A semi-formal meeting the public is typically invited to attend and listen to the speakers. Semi-formal meetings use some of the procedures of a formal meeting.
Other words for getting together include gathering, assembling, meeting, and convening. You might also use terms like reunion, congregation, or socializing, depending on the context. These synonyms can describe both formal and informal occasions.
Formal meetings are preplanned with a specific set of topics to be discussed and certain objectives as well as a specific agenda. Informal meetings are not as planned out as formal meetings and are often last minute meetings.
In a formal meeting, you say, "The meeting is adjourned."
In the context of a formal meeting, an 'apology' refers to prior request to be absent from a meeting. It simply means, that the members are aware of your absence.
Formal and Informal.
It depends on what you mean when you are referring to as a formal meeting.
A formal meeting is a preplanned meeting. It has a predetermined set of topics that one wishes to discuss along with a set of objectives that one wishes to achieve at the end of the meeting. At a formal meeting, generally it is a senior executive who presides over the affair. The members of the meeting are often given a considerable period of notice before the meeting, preferably through formal means such as memos. As the title suggest, the atmosphere in such meetings is generally somber, formal. Informal meetings are generally not planned well in advance. The members are not notified through formal means. They generally take place in neutral surroundings, for example in a restaurant rather than a boardroom.
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