Key Takeaways

There are a ton of ways to contribute to meetings that don’t involve having knowledge on the subject.

Some strategies to make valuable contributions in meetings in ways you might not have thought were valuable:

• Redefine “value.” It isn’t always about expertise.
• Take on the recorder role. It shows that you are a competent and attentive listener who knows how to connect the dots between ideas being discussed.
• Own the follow-ups.  
• State the obvious. Your colleagues in the meeting may have different backgrounds and experiences than yourself, so things that may seem obvious to you may not be for them.