Summary
Do you think business meetings are on the decline? Neither do I. If anything, they might continue to change as technology changes. Regardless of the way that meetings are conducted in the coming years, in any interactive scenario, it is important that our voice is heard. We want to feel confident that when our voice is heard, we still stand the same chance of promotion, increased earnings, and success as anyone else.
On completing this chapter, you now:
Understand your meeting participation effectiveness.
Have identified actions you can take before a meeting.
Can feel comfortable with contributing to different meeting components.
Recognize meeting contribution is just a small part of your organizational contribution. Your larger contribution comes from applying your strengths to the best of your ability to the role you are tasked with all through the day.
Comprehend how your style fits best into the varying meeting parts, and can select what you can most comfortably apply.
Can distinguish...