After graduate and then go to work, you will encounter so many meetings. As we all have the same feeling during the meeting, it is boring. Especially the meeting has below characteristics:
当毕业参加工作以后，我们就会遭遇各种各样的会议。每个人都会感觉到有时开会是如此的无聊，尤其是当会议有以下特点的时候：
1. Long time, more than 2 hours. 时间太长，超过2个小时。
2. No discussion and involvement, only one or two-person play.没有讨论和需要你参与的地方，只有一两个人在大放厥词。
3. The topic is none of your business. Or only very small issues to ask you.话题和你没有什么关系。或者只有一点小问题要问你。
4. You were questioned during the meeting without any preparation.在你没有准备的时候，会议上被问了问题。（这是什么鬼？）
So, rather than waste time in the meeting room, how can we do for that? 所以，为了不在会议室里浪费我们的时间，我们该如何做？
Know the meeting type. 了解会议的类型。
There are two main meeting types.主要有两种会议的类型。
Information share meeting. 信息分享会议
This kind of meeting mainly share some information, which no need you to discuss or not expect you have any questions. The guy who own the meeting occupy almost all the meeting time. 此类会议主要是分享一些信息或者说是决定，并不需要你来讨论或者根本不希望你提出什么问题。会议组织者会占用全部的会议时间。
Discussion meeting. 讨论型会议。
The meeting mainly let the team to discuss one or some topics, and want to get result such as actions plan or decisions. 讨论型的会议主要是让大家讨论一个或者多个话题，并希望得到诸如行动计划或者是决定等的结果。
Prepare well for the meeting. 做好会议准备。
If it is information share meeting, you just need to prepare your notebook and brain. That is enough for it, but remember you can use it well during the meeting. That means you need record the main ideas or items on your notebook and when there is something unclear, raise your hand for answer. That is something like learning process, and if do as you do in the school, for sure you can learn something. The owner have to answer your question, if not, they will say, that is a good question, I will answer you later. 如果是信息分享型的会议，你只需要准备好你的笔记本和大脑。这些就足够了，但是记得要在会议中用到他们。也就是说你需要在笔记本上记录下来主要的观点或者是条款，而且当有问题不清楚时，举手提问。这就像你在学校中所做的那样，把它看做一个学习的过程你就会学习到一些东西。当然会议组织者不得不回答你的问题，如果他们也没有准备好，他们会说，这个问题很好，我会等下儿回答你。
If it is discussion, then makes it more complex. It should divide into several parts according to your own role in the discussion. 如果是讨论型会议，准备工作就有些复杂了。需要看你在你会议中的角色是什么。
You play major role in the topic. So, you need very well preparation before the meeting. Include but not limitedto: 如果你是讨论话题的主角，那么你需要对会议做充分的准备。包括但不限于：
1. Data. This is obviously you need to know in advance. 数据。显而易见是你必须要提前准备的。
2. Your standpoint. It is better you already have some pre-conclusion, you can also proof it by collecting more data. 你的立场。好的办法是你已经预先与其他人讨论过，这样你就可以提前证明你的判断，或者是需要在会议前收集更多的数据。
3. Answers for potential challenge. In case of someone challenge you, you should prepare well for that. It most probably that your answer will affect another person of department, so for sure you need think about questions from their position or standpoints. 对于潜在挑战的答案。为了防止有人来挑战你（当然这有可能不可避免），你需要预先准备好。很有可能你的答案会影响到他人或部门的利益，所以在会议前最好换位思考一下他们的想法和立场。
You are only part of the topic.To save your time, it is better answer the questions before the meeting together with the meeting holder. After providing related data, maybe it is no need for you to join the meeting. But, if the holder thinks that there are discussions you need to join, then make sure you know the meeting schedule to know which part you should join, and join 5 minutes before to save your owntime. 如果你只是参与讨论话题的一部分，为了节省你的时间，最好开会之前就与会议组织者沟通他所想要知道的答案。当你提供了相关的数据答案之后，也许你就不用参加会议了。但是，如果组织者认为会议的讨论你需要参加，那么你最好了解下会议的具体日程安排，那样你就可以在你需要参加的时间之前5分钟走入会场了。
Play active during the meeting. 积极参加会议。
You are not willing to fall in sleep during meeting, the leader thinks same. 你也不想再开会时睡着，领导也是这么想的。
If you are the meeting holder, take more care for those big bosses who will give a long speech during your meeting. Timely stop them friendly by saying, boss, we have limited time to discuss this topic, shall we go on for next step? Or, use the methodology of brainstorming, give limited time, such as 5 minutes for each one, and then people have express their ideas in turn. That is a good way for preventing other guys fall in asleep in the meeting.如果你是会议组织者，你需要特别关注那些大老板们，因为他们的长篇大论会毁了你的会议。及时而友好的制止他，老板，你看，我们开会时间就这么多，你看我们是否进行下一步了？或者，使用头脑风暴的做法，先就限定时间，每个人发言5分钟，然后让大家依次发言。这样，来防止大家在参加你的会议时睡着。
If you join others meeting, make sure you can join in the discussion topic and express your idea. Once the holder want to finish the discussion and you are not speak yet, please raise your hand to say, hi, I have something to say before wrapping up. 如果你参加别人的会议，请确保你可以参与讨论并且表达观点。当组织者已经要结束会议，而你还没有说话，请举手，嗨！我还有话要说呢！
After thinking about above items, you will save the meeting time but add more actions before the meeting. As we all know that we don’t want the boring meeting, so it is better we do more to avoid that. And that is the way to make the meeting more effective and short. 当你思考过以上问题之后，准备会议的时间就会多于开会的时间。我们大家都不想开无聊的会议，最好没有。但当你准备好了之后，会议就变得简洁和高效。
So let’s keep the focus on the preparation, data analysis and know the situation of discussion, that will be better for saving more time of the meeting and do more things in your work. 所以，归根到底我们还是要关注会议的准备，包括数据分析，话题的讨论等，这终将会节省出宝贵的时间用于工作而不是会议。
Even I coming to like meetings during work, maybe you don't believe, but, nothing is impossible!
也许你不相信，我甚至已经喜欢上了开会，No Zuo No Die?!，不！是一切皆有可能！
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