What to say when a meeting goes off track and you're having trouble getting back into the discussion. So here's the situation. You are leading a meeting and one of your coworkers, a talker, starts telling a story that is only peripherally relevant and, clearly, very long. What to say? Here's what your thinking, but shouldn't say. "I really hate meetings." Here's the solution. If you're running the meeting, it is your job to moderate the participants without hurting anyone's feelings. Here's what you could say. Use curiosity. "These are all good discussion points. "Do you think we should set up another meeting "to dig deeper into these topics?" Or generosity. "So it's clear we have a lot more "to discuss than I had planned. "Thank you for bringing it to my attention. "Let's stick to the agenda we laid out "and figure out a time to pick this back up, "if everyone thinks we need it." Or humility. "I'm so sorry, I've gotten a little bit "lost in this conversation. "Where are we on the agen...

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Ilise Benun

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ilise Benun is an author, business coach, national speaker, the founder of Marketing-Mentor.com and adjunct faculty at Pratt Institute and Maryland Institute College of Art, host of the Get Better Clients Bootcamp and a Program Partner for HOW Design Live, the largest design conference in the U.S.</span>

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Karlie Jessop

Love the format of this course - it was so great to be able to select a specific situation, and then quickly learn a couple of approaches to each one.

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22. ...A Meeting Goes off Track

Lessons

Class Introduction

...Others Need to Know What You’ve Accomplished

...Someone Else Is Getting the Credit for Your Work

...Your Boss Is Micromanaging Your Work

...You’re Getting Too Much Work

...It's Time for Your Annual Review

...Your Project Has Missed Its Deadline

...Your Boss Is Getting Too Personal

...Co-Workers Are Distracting You from Your Work

...Dealing with Co-Workers That Ask Too Many Favors

...The Client Doesn’t like Your Work

...Your Manager Doesn’t Totally Understand Your Work

...There Is a Miscommunication

...You Make a Mistake

...A Client or Co-Worker Doesn’t Follow Through

...You Won't Make Your Deadline

...You’re Getting Mixed Messages

...Dealing with Unresponsive Colleagues

...A Co-Worker Talks Too Much During Meetings

...You Think You Deserve a Raise

...Networking with Strangers or VIPs