From the bizjournals.com: Mastering meetings:
MYTH: Most meetings are a waste of time.
FACT: Every meeting — whether you’re a participant, a presenter, or the chairperson — represents a golden opportunity to increase your visibility as an effective communicator.
Remember, bureaucrat, meetings are not to do something, nor to reach a decision: they’re all about increasing your visibility.
So please pipe up with your eloquent digressions and anecdotes of personal achievement. Because that will serve the real purpose of the meeting.
