Practise the standard verbs for preparing a board meeting thoroughly.
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Fill in: 'We ___ board materials at least a week in advance, rather than emailing a dense deck the night before everyone's expected to have read it.'
We 'circulate materials' — the standard, simple collocation for distributing board documents ahead of a meeting. The other options are less idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'Sending the board deck the night before the meeting can ___ directors walking in without having actually absorbed the numbers.'
We say a late deck will 'leave' directors unprepared — the standard, natural collocation for the resulting gap. The other options aren't idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'We ___ the agenda with the board chair beforehand, rather than surprising anyone with an unexpected item on the day itself.'
We 'align an agenda' — the standard, simple collocation for agreeing meeting content with a chair in advance. The other options are less idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'We ___ every difficult question we can reasonably anticipate, rather than being caught flat-footed live in front of the whole board.'
We 'anticipate a question' — the standard, simple collocation for preparing for likely board scrutiny. The other options are less idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'We ___ every action item to a named owner and date at the close of the meeting, rather than letting decisions quietly evaporate afterward.'
We 'assign an item' — the standard, simple collocation for allocating follow-up responsibility after a meeting. The other options aren't idiomatic here.