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听力原文：
You ve mentioned the chair several times. Obviously the choice of chairperson is crucial to a board s effectiveness.
你提到过好几次主席。显然，主席的选择对董事会的有效性至关重要。
Who do you think makes the best chair?
你认为什么样的人做主席最好？
The role of the chair is to support the chief executive and help him do the best job possible but not to do it for him.
主席的职责是支持首席执行官，帮助他尽可能做好工作，但不是为他做。
Often an outgoing executive takes on the role of the chair, but they can find it a difficult part to play if they are not really ready yet to give up the reins so I d go for someone who s heading for the top.
通常，即将离职的高管会担任主席一职，但如果他们还没有真正做好放弃权力的准备，他们会发现这是一个困难的角色，所以我会选择一个正在走向高层的人。
An inexperienced business person, though, is a bit of a risk as the skills needed by a chair do have to be learnt.
然而，一个没有经验的商人也有一定的风险，因为主席所需要的技能是需要学习的。
What qualities and skills does the chair need then?
那么，主席需要什么样的素质和技能呢？
It has to be someone who can resist the desire to impose his own will on the board.
这个人必须能够忍住不将自己的意愿强加于董事会。
He must ensure all opinions are covered and must be able to keep people calm at stressful moments.
他必须确保所有的意见都被涵盖，并且必须能够让人们在压力时刻保持冷静。
He should be able to point out the strengths in any argument and help the board come to the best decision possible.
他应该能够指出任何论点的优点，并帮助董事会做出尽可能最佳的决定。
I suppose the agenda is another important factor in running a successful meeting?
我想日程安排是成功召开会议的另一个重要因素吧？
Yes, it s extraordinary how little time is devoted to prioritising what goes on the agenda.
是的，很少有时间把议程上的事情按照优先顺序排列，这是很不寻常的。
It s often drawn up by a secretary from a standard list because the people attending the meeting are supposedly spending their time focusing on more important matters.
它通常是由秘书从标准清单中起草的，因为参加会议的人应该把时间花在了更重要的事情上。
