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How to focus on the present moment
How to cultivate empathy and understanding towards others
How to set personal and professional goals
The solution – Silent Meetings
Silent meetings can start with:
- Everyone reading a shared document silently, making notes of their thoughts as they go.
- The meeting is facilitated by someone who leads the group.
- Through a series of questions, the leader helps moderate a conversation between the group, working towards a shared goal of the meeting.
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The First Speaker Syndrome
Meetings can be completely sidelined in the first 30 seconds.
The deal is this: The first speaker sets the tone for the rest of the conversation, anchoring the entire conversation.
After the first speaker sets the tone, the second ...
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The problems of First Speaker Syndrome
→ People respond instead of think.
When someone shares their first thoughts, we frame what we say next based on a response to that.
→ We run with tangents.
One person’s opinion can easily send us off into a tangent or in a cer...
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