Слайд 1Fun ways to deal with difficult people for meetings, presentations, focus
groups and courses
Слайд 2If you are running an event like a meeting, presentation, sales
pitch, focus group, or course
Слайд 3You may have to deal with some funky behaviour like people
coming in late, texting
on their phone, or falling asleep
Слайд 4But what can you do if you can’t tell them off
Слайд 5Like when the person misbehaving is senior to you
Слайд 8You need to take control without losing your cool!
Слайд 10Take a deep breath and remind yourself
Слайд 11That the bad behaviour is probably not about you
Слайд 14“I got no sleep last night and it is hot in
this room”
Слайд 17#1 easy way to deal with lateness
Слайд 18Because you can’t do this: “we are going to have a
chat about timekeeping!”
Слайд 19Close the door and start on time! Don’t reward what you
don’t want by waiting
Слайд 20And because no-one likes to do this (walk into a session
that has already started)
Слайд 21He won’t be late again and neither will the rest of
us
Слайд 23You didn’t delay your session, inconvenience the people who were on
time, get stressed or annoyed and you got an apology… all without saying a word
Слайд 24#2 easy way to deal with discontent
Слайд 25If the group is just generally unhappy, don’t ignore it, deal
with it head on
Слайд 26If the session is optional
If the session is optional
Слайд 27Start by stating the purpose of the event and who would
benefit from it, then let or make, the people who feel they would not benefit leave
Слайд 29Talk about how people feel about the event first
Слайд 30If it threatens to carry on too long or become too
destructive start questions with ‘considering’
Слайд 32Considering we ARE moving to Alaska, what would you like to
get out of the session today?
Слайд 33Repeat until everyone is happy to get on with the session
despite their reservations
Слайд 34#3 easy way to deal with 20 questions
Слайд 35Sometimes you might need to reign people in when they get
off-track
Слайд 36If they are irrelevant questions say: ‘let’s talk about that afterwards
since it’s not a group issue’
Слайд 37If the questions are relevant (but there are just too many)
Слайд 38Say: ‘Let’s get back to our session since we are running
out of time’
Слайд 40Use the strategies for dealing with dominant types
Слайд 42If one or two people dominate the meeting and no-one else
can get a word in
Слайд 43“My experience is blah blah blah”
Слайд 44Subtly discourage them using your position in the room
Слайд 45Without turning your back on them move to a position where
you will not have eye contact
Слайд 46Sitting on their desk is also a great way to include
them with your proximity but give
the floor to the rest of the class
Слайд 53Try mentioning something they said earlier. No-one is humiliated and the
near miss really makes people perk up
Слайд 55While you are talking very slowly walk towards them. Make sure
you don’t just look directly at them, that would be a bit creepy
Слайд 57This also works really well if someone is nodding off
Слайд 61Ta da, you now own the room. Want to see more
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