As a chairperson, your job is to keep the meeting on track. This means striking a balance between allowing people their say and keeping the discussion on topic. This is often easier said than done. You’ll need a healthy mix of assertiveness and diplomacy to get through a typical meeting. Here are some useful verbal strategies for handling tricky situations which emerge during meetings.
If you frequently leave meetings thinking ‘that was a waste of time’ you need to take a fresh approach. Here are some tips for making your meetings matter.
You can learn to do this,too, by following five simple steps.
Step One: Silence your ‘inner critic’
Don’t discard any ideas until you reach the third stage of thinking. You need to spark creativity by allowing ideas to flow unchecked.
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