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Basically, sit up and pay attention to what people have to say—and the rest of the team will do the same when it's their turn to talk.

4. Watch That Clock
Staying on track and on time is essential for a productive sales meeting, so allocate a specific amount of time for each agenda item—and stick to it.

You don't want to kill the vibe or discourage anyone from asking questions. But even when team members are given the chance to speak, reserve the right to cut them off when the clock's ticking. If a discussion is dragging on, it's okay to table it and tell everyone that you can pick it back up later.

What's not okay is to let the meeting run 15 minutes overtime and throw off everyone's schedule for the rest of the day.

Finally, don't schedule a meeting unless you really need to.

Harvard Business Review wrote way back in the 1970s that thailand telegram data you should only drag your team into a meeting if you have a very clear goal in mind, otherwise it'll be a waste of time. We've all been in those meetings that drag on (…and on) with no real purpose and steal a good chunk of a busy afternoon.

Before gathering up your team on a busy Wednesday ask yourself if you need a meeting at all. Thirty-two percent of people asked by SurveyMonkey said recent meetings could've easily just been an email, which would've saved a ton of time and prep. I want to preach this from the rooftop. I even have a coffee mug sitting on my desk right now that literally says I Survived Another Meeting That Should've Been an Email.

Avoiding pointless meetings can also save your company a hefty chunk of change—a Doodle report found pointless meetings waste $541 billion (yep, billion) in employee time every year.

So think about whether you are having a meeting just to fill an hour on your calendar— or to actually get shit done.

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