The Real Meeting Happens Before the Meeting

In this class: content regarding career, decision-making process, leadership, corporate secrets, unspoken rules.
American accent / sotaque americano.

Vocabulary list:

– unspoken rules: regras não ditas
– well ahead: bem antes
– oftentimes: frequentemente
– What’s going on?: o que está acontecendo?
– naysayer: pessoas negativas, que dizem que algo é impossível, ou ruim, ou que não vai dar certo
– swimmingly: muito bem, sem problemas
– be on board: estar de acordo, concordar com algo
– so-and-so: tal pessoa 
– water cooler conversation: conversa informal no trabalho (em português seria conversa no cafezinho, no corredor do escritório)
– early on in your career: no começo da sua carreira

Now, watch the video:

We recommend you watch the video at least twice.

In the first time, pay attention to the use of the vocabulary presented above.

Before playing it for the second time, take a look at the questions below. After watching it, try to answer them correctly. 

Questions: 
 
1. According to the video: 
a. All decisions are made in only 1 meeting. 
b. Decisions are made before the actual meeting.
c. You don’t need any meetings to make a decision. 
d. none of the above.
 
2. What should you do if you have an idea at work, according to the video? 
a. Talk to lots of people to improve and refine the idea so it gets approved in the actual meeting. 
b. You only need to talk to your direct manager and ask them to get approval from the top management.
c. Focus on the naysayers as they are the most difficult ones to convince. 
d. Talk to an alien from outer space. 
 
3. How does the meeting before the meeting happen? 
a. It can be a simple instant message. 
b. It can be a meeting with your manager. 
c. It can be a water cooler conversation.
d. all of the above.
 

Check the answers at the bottom of the page. 

Practice Your Listening Comprehension and Writing

Have you ever noticed this “meeting before the meeting” dynamic in your career? 
 
How long ago did you learn about this? Was it a game changer for how your ideas and suggestions were approved at work? How did this impact your career?

4 respostas para “The Real Meeting Happens Before the Meeting”

  1. I had never thought about that before — applying at work is an amazing idea! Preparing for meetings in advance can improve decision-making. Plus, water cooler conversations can spark valuable insights that help shape your big ideas.

  2. Hello everyone!

    I’ve seen this happen before, and it’s interesting how fast an idea can travel around the office. When using this strategy, we just need to be careful about who we’re communicating the idea to and how we present our conclusions.

    Another strategy that I’ve noticed before is when a leader reserve a day to brainstorm about an important decision with the team, but the leader already knows what to do. He just wants to everyone get to the same conclusion, because it’s not an easy path.

    1. Hello Natasha!

      It’s a very interesting strategy; cause even though the leader already has the strategy, he wants the team to come to the same conclusion through a brainstoming.

      PS:
      – when a leader reserves
      – he just wants everyone to get…

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