{"id":16041743,"date":"2016-08-05T16:26:16","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T14:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myallmeeting.com\/article\/comment-garder-sa-concentration-lors-dune-reunion\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T12:13:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T10:13:13","slug":"how-to-stay-focused-during-a-meeting","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.myallmeeting.com\/en\/article\/how-to-stay-focused-during-a-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"How to stay focused during a meeting?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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1. Choose your seat carefully<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Don’t imitate the bad students who rush to the back of the classroom and sit by the window or against the radiator.\u00a0<\/span>Position yourself facing the teacher<\/b>, away from exits and high-traffic areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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How to stay focused during a meeting?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

A monotone from the presenter, a PowerPoint presentation that goes on forever, too much information to digest… How can you avoid falling asleep at a meeting in these situations? Keeping your concentration in a meeting is a difficult exercise, especially when you're under stress or when you have to answer a dozen urgent e-mails. According to a recent survey, executives stay focused for an average of 52 minutes and one in three falls asleep. How can we improve?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

These ten tips from Accor’s meeting specialists will help you stay awake and fully focused at your next meeting<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Don’t imitate the bad students who rush to the back of the classroom and sit by the window or against the radiator.\u00a0<\/span>Position yourself facing the teacher<\/b>, away from exits and high-traffic areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Ignore anything that might come between you and the presenter in the room. Ignore noises,\u00a0<\/span>don’t be distracted<\/b>\u00a0by latecomers or those tapping away on their smartphones. Get rid of toxic thoughts and forget your personal problems: live only in the present.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Not being distracted doesn’t mean being indifferent.\u00a0<\/span>Watch the moderator and other participants<\/b>, read their facial expressions,\u00a0<\/span>study their gestures<\/b>\u00a0and pay attention to them when they speak.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Remember to\u00a0<\/span>take notes<\/b>\u00a0so you don’t lose track of the meeting. Annotate important points, refer from time to time to the agenda or documents provided by the organizer before the meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Concentration in meetings is above all a question of attitude.\u00a0<\/span>Be active<\/b>, don’t hesitate to\u00a0<\/span>ask questions<\/b>\u00a0and share your ideas when the organizer invites you to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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When you feel your mind wandering,\u00a0<\/span>remind yourself what the meeting is about<\/b>. What are its objectives? Why were you called? What do the organizer and your superiors expect of you?<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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For many professionals, the smartphone is an indispensable accessory, but <\/span>it has no place in the meeting room<\/b>. If you can’t go more than an hour without consulting your cell phone even though you’re not expecting any urgent calls, don’t settle for meeting mode and turn it off.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Take advantage of breaks to hydrate<\/b>, have a coffee or snack, go to the bathroom and take a few steps to get active. Avoid turning on your smartphone or talking about work. A few minutes’ disconnection is essential to better reconnect with the host when you resume.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Breathing\u00a0is very important for staying focused. Breathe in and out slowly and deeply ten times in succession several times during the meeting. This exercise will help you\u00a0<\/span>channel your emotions<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>maintain your focus<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Quality\u00a0sleep\u00a0<\/b>is fundamental to improving your\u00a0productivity at work<\/b>\u00a0and your concentration during meetings. Make sure you get the hours of sleep you need, especially the night before a meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If you remember the ten tips we’ve just given you, good news:<\/b><\/p>\n

you stayed focused throughout your reading!<\/b><\/p>\n

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