From the course: Nano Tips to Speak Up in Meetings with Shadé Zahrai
Getting strategic with your timing
From the course: Nano Tips to Speak Up in Meetings with Shadé Zahrai
Getting strategic with your timing
Let's say everyone in a meeting is flustered after a contentious issue was just debated. To lift the mood, you decide to share Hey, I found the perfect venue for our team offsite at half the allocated budget. Expecting an enthusiastic response, you get crickets. A common frustration people share is their suggestions and ideas are frequently overlooked or disregarded in meetings, and this could be due to failure to read the room and poor timing. Mastering good timing in meetings requires you to read the room. Here's how. Observe body language. How others in the meeting leaning in with interest and actively engaging in the conversation. Or are they sitting back with their arms crossed indicating disinterest or disagreement? Assess the mood. Take the emotional pulse of the meeting. Is it enthusiastic and collaborative or does it seem tense? If you feel the group is open to new ideas, go ahead and share. Otherwise, wait until the energy lifts.
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