briefing

/ˈbɹiːfɪŋ/noun

A short meeting held to update people on a situation, often just before an important task or mission begins.

Example sentence

“The pilots attended a briefing about the weather before takeoff.”

Standard in government and military English: a press briefing, a security briefing. The session afterward is a debriefing.

Related words

workflowThe sequence of steps followed to get a piece of work done.agendaA list of matters to be discussed or dealt with, arranged in order.assignmentThe act of handing out a job or duties, or the task that is given.supervisorSomeone whose job is to watch over and direct the work of other people or of an operation.feedbackComments and judgments about how well something was done, given to help improve it.shiftA change or move from one position, state, or direction to another.