Use a prep card to remeber the important points at an informal meeting

Your Prep Card: Don’t Leave Home Without It at LifeClever ;-) Tips for Design and Life

Make writing out a Prep Card an integral part of your preparation for every meeting. It’s a great habit to get into so never walk leave home without a Prep Card:


Take a 3” x 5” index card and write down 3 key points you want to mention in simple clear language, nouns and verbs.
At the bottom, give yourself 2 reminders to avoid your bad habits.



Here's an example:

• Bill got a raise in half the time, with an inferior track record.
  
• We will match our competitor’s best bid.
  
• You’d agreed to a 10% discount over the phone.

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• Sit up straight.
  
• Talk slowly and take a full breath after every sentence.
  
  

That’s it. In any discussion, you’re almost certainly not going to have time to process and deliver more than 3 important points. In The Elements of Style, E.B. White writes, “The act of
composition, or creation, disciplines the mind; writing is one way to
go about thinking, and the practice and habit of writing not only drain
the mind but supply it, too.”

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