Glenn Llopis Contributor

All too often, people attend meetings, waste valuable time and have nothing to show for it – squandering an opportunity to get discovered, showcase one’s potential, earn respect and share momentum one creates with others. Meetings are like innovation labs, with everyone in the room collectively capable of formulating the next big idea, discovery or solution. Unfortunately, rather than attending a meeting with strategic focus, intention and purpose – to propose, discover or curate the next big idea – most people don’t take meetings seriously enough, lack preparedness and thus find themselves not contributing and performing at their highest levels. They walk out of the meeting with a list of notes, and many times with meaningless action items – missing the opportunity to leave a memorable, long lasting impression.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/glennllopis/2015/03/09/5-ways-to-create-a-memorable-impression-in-a-meeting/