How to Speak Up in Meetings

The meeting is almost over and you’ve been too nervous to say anything. We feel you. Here’s what to do. It’s easy to just coast through meeting after meeting and go unheard. But not speaking up in meetings can have a negative impact on your value at work. Adding to the conversation during a meeting can be stressful, but it’s not impossible. Innovation Editor Christine Liu spoke to Justin Hale, host of “One Productive Minute” and speaking coach at VitalSmarts, for guidance on how to make what should be simple, actually simple. Turns out, all you need is a plan. --------------------------------------------------------------------- At Harvard Business Review, we believe in management. If the world’s organizations and institutions were run more effectively, if our leaders made better decisions, if people worked more productively, we believe that all of us — employees, bosses, customers, our families, and the people our businesses affect — would be better off. So we try to arm our readers with ideas that help