Tricks to Appear Smart During Meetings

Smartness is an exquisite style. It can be either learnt or be carried out. But individuals portray their own style and mannerisms to have a different persona of smartness in various fields. Mostly it is preferable to appear smart before an interview, a presentation or specifically a meeting. Considering these places are the most important aspects of a working person’s life, to appear smart as well as well-behaved matters a lot.

So what does it take to appear smart during these circumstances? A meeting is to be scheduled and all we have to do is present ourselves in a better way. There are some tricks that can be followed to appear and present yourself in a smarter way, thus enabling your chances of creating a better impression on your boss.

Various methods or tricks can be applied depending on the individual. I have listed some of my personal ways of developing the confidence and smartness within yourselves.

GROOM WITH CONFIDENCE! - Grooming yourself is one of the best ways to appear smart during meetings. Using the right tools to groom your facial hair, or just combing your hair can work on your smartness. In the case of females, a lot of focus is given to the face. Thus, they need to be more careful in having the right set of cosmetic tools to lighten up their face. Too much use of cosmetics even creates a negative impression on the onlooker. There should be a balance in the percentage of cosmetic tools you use for enhancement. Men, on the other hand, should focus on having a good haircut followed by trimming or shaving off their chin to appear smart before a meeting is scheduled. Therefore, it is always advised to groom yourself with full confidence to appear smart.

WEAR FITTING CLOTHES! - Perfect clothes that fit the waistline and vital statistics of a person should be preferred by individuals to look smart. Men should be focusing on the right shoulder length and chest size of the shirts they wear and women should always focus on the fittings of the formals. Usually, a set of formal wear is advised or mandatory at meetings held in corporate places. Therefore, be sure that the formats you are wearing, fits tightly to your body and should be properly tucked in. At times there should be no crease or lines that appear on your formals, and should be properly ironed. But several styles points out that some formal shirt should be left with the creases and should be less pressed with an iron. It depends on individuals and the materials they use in the formal, but the right clothing matters a lot in appearing smart during interviews or meetings. Make sure you are wearing them if you want to appear smart.

PRACTICE FOR PRESENTING YOURSELF! - Before a meeting is scheduled, it is important to make a brief preparation on the topics or things that are to be discussed. Stammering while talking or even heavy breathing and talking too fast are not considered as a merit during meetings and decreases smartness. Individuals should take some time before a meeting and concentrate on the personal behaviour and the way of talking and try to maintain an overall calmness. Portraying ideas calmly will leave a smart impression of yourself in the meeting and possibly in the minds of your senior personnel of your smartness.

USE A NOTEPAD - During the meeting, using a notepad either visual or manual can be useful in tracking the ongoing details. This will help in focusing the topics discussed and will create an impression at a later stage. Noting down the important points led by the seniors or even the persons working under you, will depict the sincerity and add to the smartness of a person. Although taking notes manually, using a perfect notepad is preferable rather than opting technology, still at various workplaces, mobile or pad is not a serious problem. This characteristic of using a notepad adds to the smartness level of the person.

ASK RELEVANT QUESTIONS - Relevant questions should be asked periodically, but in a skilful way. No doubt there would be several questions that will pop into your head while attending a meeting, but staying calm and asking only the relevant and useful questions will make your smartness get into the light. Seniors at times prefer their juniors to keep mum, but they simply love the right ideas if presented in a skilful way. Therefore, try to ask as few questions as you can and that should greatly be of concern with the topics being discussed. Ideas and questions out of topics would be rejected. Therefore, try to be calm and confident in raising significant questions. Raising the right questions with a calm nature will boost your smartness.

WATCH YOUR STEPS! - While walking into the room, make sure you are not in a hurry or late. Walk around calmly, take a seat and breathe deeply. Don't get bumped into someone and if someone has come after you, offer him/her a chair to sit down. When someone gets up from the chair in the middle, just lean backwards helping the person to walk away from the table. If the person is a senior member, helping him to slide the chair also helps in boosting the smartness. While presenting your ideas, be careful in walking towards the projector. Walk calmly and have an eye contact with everyone while presenting your topic. Trying things the other way round will have a dull impact of your personality.

These are a few tricks to be used to appear smart during meetings and presentations. No doubt there are numerous ways that can be followed up by individuals that suit them best. Nevertheless, it is always advisable to follow your own style rather than blindly following the said tricks. Be always careful with the attitude you portray, because that is the only way which can enhance your inner smartness.