Here at MindLeaders, we're in the midst of our semi-annual company & sales meetings. Like most companies, it's a chance for us to take a look at where we've been, where we're going, celebrate successes, announce new initiatives, and get fired up.
Company meetings should also be a prime opportunity to teach! Beg, borrow, and steal to get yourself a little bit of time in the company meeting. It's a rare opportunity to get everyone's attention when they're not distracted by the other 5,000 things that usually buzz around them at the office.
This is, sometimes, easier said than done. Depending on your company, the company meeting can be a lofty affair reserved for the higher echelons. I think the key to success is another echo of my previous "Omit Needless Words" post: pare what you want to say down to the most essential information. Ask for five minutes to tell the single most important training tidbit of the entire year. If you can't get on the stage, ask to hand out fliers as people leave.
I'm lucky - since I'm in a training company, asking for a few minutes to tell a training story isn't a terribly hard sell. I sometimes get to speak at the company-wide meeting, sometimes at the sales meeting, but I can usually get a few words spoken about those Most Important Things. Got another great tactic for sharing information at company gatherings? Please share them in the comments.
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