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BRIEFING SESSION [2 records]

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Record 1 2017-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conferences and Colloquia: Organization
  • Military Training
  • Oral Presentations
DEF

An introductory session for the participants in a game, simulation or other exercise that is used to describe the background to the exercise, assign roles, etc.

CONT

Briefing of participants. ... Briefing is necessary in order to acquaint the role players with their responsibilities. The briefing may be public or private as the situation demands.

CONT

Field trips. ... Thorough briefings are required before the field trip begins so that the learners will be alerted to the kinds of knowledge they are expected to gain ...

CONT

It may be necessary to arrange for the chairman to meet the speakers for a fuller briefing well in advance of the conference.

OBS

briefing: term also used in the context of military training.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation de congrès et de conférences
  • Instruction du personnel militaire
  • Exposés et communications orales
DEF

Acte par lequel on fournit aux participants d'une réunion toute l'information préalable nécessaire à l'accomplissement d'une tâche.

OBS

L'usage du terme «breffage» ne semble pas avoir dépassé les frontières du Canada.

OBS

exposé : terme aussi utilisé dans le contexte de l'instruction militaire.

OBS

briefing n'est plus considéré comme un anglicisme par les dictionnaires de langue générale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organización de conferencias y coloquios
  • Instrucción del personal militar
  • Presentaciones orales
DEF

[En una reunión] conjunto de instrucciones breves, escritas u orales, que se dan a los que van a realizar un trabajo.

OBS

resumen: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 2 2006-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conferences and Colloquia: Organization
  • Oral Presentations
  • Communication and Information Management
CONT

So much work goes into the preparation of a conference that it is well worth while to hold a final briefing meeting beforehand with all your helpers, to ensure that everything is clearly understood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation de congrès et de conférences
  • Exposés et communications orales
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information
DEF

Réunion au cours de laquelle on fournit aux participants toute l'information préalable nécessaire à l'accomplissement d'une tâche.

OBS

Briefing n'est plus considéré comme un anglicisme par les dictionnaires de langue générale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organización de conferencias y coloquios
  • Presentaciones orales
  • Gestión de las comunicaciones y la información
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