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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce
You can! One technique I use is to simply close your notebook (paper or laptop!), smile, stretch, and stand up. People have a tendency to look for direction, to respond to peer pressure, to "follow the leader". So be the leader.
A few of the people still talking will look surprised or annoyed when 5 other people automatically follow my lead and stand up, too. But they quickly fall into line as I reach out to shake their hands, or I hold the door open politely, forcing people to walk through it.
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If you are calling the meeting, another useful technique is to hold it
standing up. It's astonishing how quickly meetings can progress in such conditions...
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Dennis