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briefing
A short meeting or document in which the most important information, instructions, and goals for an upcoming task or assignment are summarized.
Vor dem Kundentermin gab es ein kurzes Briefing für das gesamte Team.
Before the client meeting, there was a short briefing for the whole team.
'Briefing' is an Anglicism that is mainly used in professional contexts. It is often found in fields such as management, marketing, journalism, or the military.
Das Agentur-Briefing für die neue Werbekampagne war sehr detailliert.
The agency briefing for the new advertising campaign was very detailed.
Common verbs used with 'Briefing' are 'ein Briefing geben' (to give a briefing), for the person providing information, 'ein Briefing bekommen' or 'erhalten' (to get or receive a briefing), for the person being informed, and 'ein Briefing abhalten' (to hold a briefing).
Der Projektleiter wird uns morgen ein kurzes Briefing geben.
The project manager will give us a short briefing tomorrow.
To describe the content or goal of the briefing, the preposition 'zu' with the dative or 'für' with the accusative is often used.
Wir treffen uns zum Briefing für das neue Projekt.
We are meeting for the briefing for the new project.
instruction / order
'Anweisung' and 'Briefing' can both refer to what is important before a task. However, an 'Anweisung' is usually a clear rule or a specific order: someone is supposed to do something particular. A 'Briefing' is more like a short meeting or a document with important information, goals, and sometimes instructions as well. Learners may confuse the words because a briefing often contains instructions. In practical terms: an 'Anweisung' says directly what has to be done; a 'Briefing' gives an overview before the work begins.
Vor dem Dreh bekommt das Team ein kurzes Briefing mit allen wichtigen Informationen.
Before the shoot, the team gets a short briefing with all the important information.
Frau Schmidt gibt vor dem Termin eine klare Anweisung an das Team.
Before the appointment, Ms. Schmidt gives the team a clear instruction.