How to Have Greater Influence in Meetings: 3 Tips for Speaking up and Being Heard

 

We’ve all been in meetings where you have something to say, but you’re just not sure how to go about it. You may open your mouth and wonder later whether you could have said it better. Or you may not say anything at all and then kick yourself for not speaking up.

Either way, you might wonder what it is, exactly, that gets people to really listen to you – and how to frame your thoughts in a way that opens the door to having true influence?

That’s what this week’s video is all about.

You do have something to say, and with the right approach you can say it in ways that people will not only hear, but understand and feel compelled to act on.

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