No More Wasted Afternoons

Do your teams communicate effectively? Communication coaching company Personal Presentation Ltd says many businesses find meetings unproductive as louder characters take over, while others are far too reticent.
According to gounder Julia Goodman, the way people interact at the beginning of a meeting will set the tone for the rest of the discussion. People who don’t speak up within the first five minutes of a meeting will not be viewed as valued contributors, which makes it harder to get heard at all later.
According to Cisco research, with a third of meething time spent being wasted, the stakes for SMEs are high. All attendees should be encouraged to think through the agenda before the meeting starts so that they have something relevant to say.