A document that is shared with a group before a meeting. The goal of sharing this document is so the group can review the document ahead of the meeting to be better prepared for the discussion and have a better overall understanding of the discussion topics in the meeting.
Example: The meeting organizer emailed a pre-read slide deck to the attendees two days before the meeting, so the attendees could spend time thinking about the decisions to make and be prepared to share their recommendations in the meeting.
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Question: What does "Calendar Invite" mean?
(A) When a person wants to meet with you next week.
(B) An email sent to schedule a meeting with the option to either accept or decline the meeting at the scheduled time.
(C) When a person has available time on their calendar to meet with you.
(D) When a person does not have any time to meet with you.
Answer: Find out the right answer here.
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Date: 04/19/2025
Word: Close It Out
Definition: To mark something as completed.
Example: This task has been fixed, so let's close it out within the task tracker.
"Pre-Read." Jargonism.com Dictionary, https://jargonism.com/words/1564. Accessed 04/19/2025.