Keep Coworkers From Hating You in Meetings by Dianna Booher - Part 2
Channel: Dianna Booher - Communication Strategist & Author
Date: 13/04/2012

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Executive Communication Expert Dianna Booher
--- DON'T Build Your Case---For or Against---on Secondhand Information. 
When Helena says ...that Jack said ...that Lana thinks, ... stop right there. If the information is crucial to the decision, verify it. Make a phone call or postpone the discussion until the relayed information can be verified. 

DON'T Sound Like a Broken Record. 
Present your idea and support it. After a fair hearing, if the group nixes it, move on. Nothing irritates others more than having someone continue to bring up a pet proposal or peeve and whine, whine, whine. 

DON'T Derail Others' Proposals While They're Still on Track. 
Follow what's going on before you propose something new. If you really want to upset a crowd, let a speaker propose an idea---with all the related facts and analysis---ask for discussion, and get just to the point of calling for a decision . . . and then interrupt with a proposal of your own. 

Instead, pay attention to the logical process and avoid bringing up out-of-order issues and ideas. After you get past the idea stage and into the proposing stage, let the first proposal work its way through the group discussion and be accepted or rejected before you toss out your alternative.

Executive Communication Expert Dianna Booher
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