In any meeting, if you feel overshadowed by domineering, overweight and louder peers with 5251165% SOV more than yours, then don't be distressed or distraught! All you got to do is wait for everybody to finish. Just summarize the discussion by agreeing with everybody and you will scape thru the meeting. This strategy can also be used if one's just pure dumb and cannot contribute to a discussion with a valid point of view.You can do this in a polished manner, taking pauses at the right places, and enunciating with conviction on words like "Guys", "People", "We GOT to", etc. On the other hand, you can also appear very innocent & modest (to hide your dumbness) by starting with a phrase like, let's say "Wait a minute, if I get this right what you guys are trying to say is" or just be a good samaritan acting as an empathatic soundboard by saying something akin to "I believe what you guys are getting at is..." or a plain and simple "I believe both of you are right"...This one is a killer! (I mean, consider that as an original point of view). You will emerge as the good guy cos you're not taking sides and your boss will love you for it too!
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Will tell u about a killer GD....there was this guy with me who used the approach u said about summarizing the discussion....then the Moderator again asked him to summarize...and he said something totally new...i guffawed so much that ultimately i was shown the door...fuck'em all the bloody GDs...
HeHe...I can imagine your cool demeanour in such a situation Mr. Venkatesh!
The easiest way to sail through life is to either agree or disagree with whatever is being said....both save us from thinking ;), precisely fits the meetings as well..
the funniest are the people who desperately try to make a point *throughout* the GD but neither have lung power nor personality. The only things you can hear from them before they get cut off is "but actually...", "no, wait...", "in fact,...". They don't even get to summarize at the end!
i have a suspicion these are the guys with the best points...
The best way to beat the pants off anyone at a meeting is if you are lucky enough to be a person who can multitask. So when someone thinks you are not listening because you are smsing some one, then you unleash one killer point that will shock them, as they never thought you were even listening. Advantage is you only need to have one point for the entire meeting.
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