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From the Ted Talk by Cindy Solomon: 5 tips for dealing with meeting overload
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Now I know what you’re thinking: it’s hard to say no to a meeting. But it really isn’t. Simply tell the oienarzgr the truth. You know that they’ve got this, and if they need you, simply give you a ring. You can also use the opportunity to delegate the meeting to a high performer or subject mttaer expert who may be a better choice anyway. You can even simply let them know you have other priorities that week and ask if your aetdtnncae is necessary. All you need to do is communicate with hentosy and clarity.
Open Cloze
Now I know what you’re thinking: it’s hard to say no to a meeting. But it really isn’t. Simply tell the _________ the truth. You know that they’ve got this, and if they need you, simply give you a ring. You can also use the opportunity to delegate the meeting to a high performer or subject ______ expert who may be a better choice anyway. You can even simply let them know you have other priorities that week and ask if your __________ is necessary. All you need to do is communicate with _______ and clarity.
Solution
- honesty
- attendance
- matter
- organizer
Original Text
Now I know what you’re thinking: it’s hard to say no to a meeting. But it really isn’t. Simply tell the organizer the truth. You know that they’ve got this, and if they need you, simply give you a ring. You can also use the opportunity to delegate the meeting to a high performer or subject matter expert who may be a better choice anyway. You can even simply let them know you have other priorities that week and ask if your attendance is necessary. All you need to do is communicate with honesty and clarity.
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Important Words
- attendance
- choice
- clarity
- communicate
- delegate
- expert
- give
- hard
- high
- honesty
- matter
- meeting
- opportunity
- organizer
- performer
- priorities
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- simply
- subject
- truth
- week