How to Prepare For The Biggest Meeting Of Your Life
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And this is Q&A Tuesday.
Today’s question comes from Jenna.
Jenna writes,
I have a meeting with a very well known company that is my DREAM partner!
It’s all very exciting and I’m thrilled to get the meeting, but I am freaking out
a little bit because I don't know how to prepare.
They have an event every year that would put me in front of millions of their subscribers,
who are my target audience.
I think it would be an amazing opportunity, so my main objective is to solidify a speaking
spot at their next event.
Besides that, do I just go with the flow?
Should I prepare anything formal?
I’m feeling self conscious because everything on my site is not as polished as I would like.
Any advice or suggestions to really hit a homerun at the biggest meeting of my life?
Yes girl, we gotcha covered!
Big meetings like this, especially when you want something really bad, can get us
all shaking in our boots.
The good news here is that there’s some SIMPLE things you can do to make sure you
knock this meeting right out of the park.
First and most important...
But seriously, here’s your seven point checklist for before, during, and after your big meeting.
BEFORE THE MEETING
1.
You’ve gotta do your research.
Use the Google, find out what this company has been up to.
Look on their social media pages.
Do they have any great press about them lately?
And use your network.
Do you have any friends that work there?
Or friends of friends who might happen to know somebody?
The whole key here is that you wanna get to know them in a way that’s gonna surprise
them.
2.
You wanna create ways to add value.
So, don’t go into that meeting trying to prove how great you are.
You wanna focus all of your effort on what YOU can BRING to the table to benefit the
company.
So, just make a list of all the ways that you feel like you could add value to this
organization.
And, even better, write down your ideas or whip up a little fancy little PDF and bring
it into the meeting.
That kind of preparation is impressive and it’s rare!
DURING THE MEETING
3.
You wanna lead with your heart.
Go in there and be generous and be enthusiastic.
Share how this company has inspired you.
CHAMPION them and what they're up to.
You gotta remember, even people that work at big companies, they wanna be heard, they
wanna be acknowledged, and they wanna be appreciated for who they are and what they do.
4.
Be Present and Really Listen.
So, first of all, make sure you go into the meeting and your cell phone is turned off.
Then, really listen and hear what they have to say from their point of view.
Don’t interrupt them.
When you go are in a meeting with that kind of energy and presence, you’re gonna create
results that you can’t even predict.
AFTER THE MEETING
5.
Send a Thank You note.
Handwritten notes are so unexpected and really memorable these days.
So make sure you do it, it will leave a great impression.
6.
You Gotta Follow Up: So if there are any open loops, make sure you follow up in a timely
manner via email or a phone call.
7.
And this really is the most important.
You have to Detach & Trust!
I know so many of us can go into big meetings thinking that one meeting or one relationship
is really gonna make our career and the clouds are gonna part and trumpets are gonna sound
and that’s it, we are off to success land.
But it rarely happens!
You have to remember, nothing is really gonna make or break your career, especially not
just one meeting.
So when you’ve done your best, you’ve done all these other steps, you’ve gotta
leave and really detach and let go and trust the universe.
When you get back home, get re-engaged in your core business and trust that if something’s
supposed to come about, it absolutely will.
The key to hitting a home run in any meeting is to MAKE it about what you can GIVE vs.
what you can get.
I’m telling you, you go into any meeting and think give, give, give, it’s gonna be
amazing.
And, in fact, our friend Russell Simmons has an awesome quote, (and yes it’s a Tweetable!)
“Good givers are great getters.”
@Uncle_Rush
That’s how you’re really gonna shine and impress the pants right off them.
That’s right.
Make em’ pantless.
Pantsless!
Jenna, that is my A to your Q. Now go knock ‘em dead in that meeting and let us know
how it goes!
Now I would love to hear from you: What was the biggest meeting you’ve ever had in your
life?
Did you impress them?
Did you leave them pantsless?
Would you go back in time and change anything with a big meeting that you’ve been through?
I wanna hear about it!
Leave me a comment and let me know.
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