{"id":21731,"date":"2015-11-16T03:31:30","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T09:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crowdspring.wpengine.com\/?p=21731"},"modified":"2025-09-03T11:39:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T16:39:28","slug":"five-strategies-to-help-you-succeed-in-business-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/blog\/five-strategies-to-help-you-succeed-in-business-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Strategies To Help You Succeed In Business Meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m not too fond of meetings.<\/p>\n

They typically take far more time than necessary, involve more people than necessary, and often lead to more meetings.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, it’s impossible to run a successful company without any meetings.<\/p>\n

If you have co-founders or partners in a business, you’ll meet many times as you write a business plan<\/a> for your new company. And you’ll continue to meet as you start the business<\/a> because you will need to negotiate and make many important decisions.<\/p>\n

The simple truth is that meetings can<\/span> help resolve problems that could otherwise take too long or be too difficult to resolve.<\/p>\n

Some companies have adopted unique strategies to make meetings more effective and efficient. Meetings at Amazon, for example, begin with everyone reading a written narrative (two to six pages) on the topic before any discussion takes place. Other companies limit meetings to 25 minutes to send a strong signal that no meeting should exceed 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

But regardless of how meetings are organized and how long they last, they are challenging for participants. It’s very easy to get lost in the crowd or to be disregarded, especially if you lack seniority or are a new member of the team.<\/p>\n

What can you do to be more effective in meetings?<\/p>\n

The answer lies in learning to be a more persuasive communicator.<\/p>\n

Here are five strategies to make business meetings more productive.<\/h2>\n

First<\/span>, your credibility as a meeting participant is measured not just by what you say in the meeting, but in the credibility you earned before<\/u>\u00a0the meeting.<\/p>\n

A multi-year study<\/a> by Yale University explored persuasive communication through a variety of different research projects\/studies. Yale researchers found that people often subconsciously analyze the speaker’s credibility and sometimes make their decision before they hear what the speaker has to say.<\/p>\n

If you want to persuade someone to accept your position during a meeting, you must start by making a good impression from the moment you step into the workplace.<\/p>\n

If your coworkers, managers, or bosses have not developed some sense of respect for you and your ideas, you will rarely be able to impress them in a meeting.<\/p>\n

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