Part 3: What To Do When Holding a Meeting with Silent Introverts & Overbearing Extroverts - Meeting Effectiveness Tips from FireFly Facilitation

The Mastering Meetings for Introverts webinar will be held this Wednesday, May 7^th. You won’t want to miss Dr. Jennifer Kahnweiler, President of AboutYOU, Inc., an Atlanta-based consulting firm, as she gives you insight on how to make your meetings more effective.

Remaining tips from Kimberly Douglas if you are the introvert…

1.   Get prepared to participate. Hopefully you know why you were invited – if not, ask the meeting leader. Make sure you know the key points you want to make in the meeting regarding the topics to be discussed. Jot these down on the agenda to be sure they get addressed. Review the pre-reading so that you are well-versed on the topic and can thus more fully participate.

2.   Sit in a strategic seat – see top item #2.

3.   Suggest the facilitator or meeting leader use ground rules and ask everyone to help the group live by them. See top item #3 for additional information on ground rules.

4.   When there is an opportunity to speak – take it. Start talking early in the meeting if possible, so that it won’t be so hard to do it after the meeting has already been going for awhile.

5.   Speak in a quieter tone – often people will become quiet to hear what you have to say.

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