What to say when a meeting is running long and you need to leave, but you want to leave gracefully. So here's the situation: most companies struggle with meetings. So if you find yourself in one of these meetings that's going long, and you have to leave, there are ways to do it gracefully. Here's what you're thinking, but shouldn't say: "I'll never get out of here." Here's the solution: you should probably expect that any meeting you attend will go a little long, so if you know you have a hard stop, call it out as soon as you walk in the meeting. Here's what you could say. Use curiosity. "I have another meeting right after this, "so do you mind if I slip out at 9:45?" Or use generosity. "Just to give everyone a heads-up, "I have another meeting right at one, "so I will need to leave if we're not finished. "I'll duck out quietly though." Or humility. "I'm so sorry to interrupt, "but I have another meeting I need to run to. "I will follow-up later today "to find out what I missed." The o...

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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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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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...You Need to Leave a Meeting Before It Ends

...You Need to Leave a Meeting Before It Ends

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23. ...You Need to Leave a Meeting Before It Ends

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

...A Meeting Goes off Track