WEBVTT - The New Corner Office: Let your opening be your overture

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the New Corner Office, the podcast where we

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<v Speaker 1>share strategies for thriving in the new world of work,

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<v Speaker 1>where location and ours are more flexible than in the past.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to let the first five minutes of

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<v Speaker 1>a video conference, be like the overture for the meeting.

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<v Speaker 1>Pick up the major themes and set the tone in

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<v Speaker 1>a compressed way, and you'll create a more cohesive and

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<v Speaker 1>productive whole. If you're like a lot of people, this December,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll watch The Nutcracker, the mesmerizing story bell at set

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<v Speaker 1>to Chaikowski's beloved music. Of course, this year you might

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<v Speaker 1>be watching from the couch instead of in a grand theater,

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<v Speaker 1>but still, from the moment the music begins, listeners are

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<v Speaker 1>transported to a Christmas party at Clara's house, a battle

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<v Speaker 1>between soldiers and mice, and the magical land of the suites.

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<v Speaker 1>The Nutcracker begins with the miniature overture, which were introduced

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<v Speaker 1>to some of the themes and instruments will hear again later.

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<v Speaker 1>Many different ballets or operas begin this way. Composers know

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<v Speaker 1>that how we begin is how we go, and a

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<v Speaker 1>good overture is a preview of what's to come. You

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<v Speaker 1>can do something similar to start your grand productions, otherwise

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<v Speaker 1>known as your meetings. Here's what I mean. The first

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<v Speaker 1>few minutes of a meeting are seldom focused on the

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<v Speaker 1>exact core question that you intend to address. They are

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<v Speaker 1>the opener but they also set the tone and shouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>be treated as a throat clearing throw away moment where

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<v Speaker 1>everyone mumbles something about the weather. Treat it strategically. This

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<v Speaker 1>overture can prepare people for a great session, So step one,

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<v Speaker 1>think about it. An orchestra doesn't just sit down and

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<v Speaker 1>see what happens, and neither should you. Second, find a

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<v Speaker 1>way into your main topic that's in a slightly varied form.

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<v Speaker 1>So for instance, if you're talking about themes for an

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<v Speaker 1>upcoming virtual conference, you might ask people to share one

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<v Speaker 1>cool thing they've experienced in a recent virtual conference or webinar.

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<v Speaker 1>You can put this question on the agenda so people

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<v Speaker 1>aren't stomped, well unless they didn't look at the agenda,

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<v Speaker 1>in which case, don't have those people go first. If

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<v Speaker 1>you're getting feedback on a grant proposal for a summer

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<v Speaker 1>youth program, everyone might share a thirty second summer job

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<v Speaker 1>memory or a camp memory or something along those lines.

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<v Speaker 1>And Third, you want people to act in the overture

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<v Speaker 1>as they will in the rest of the meeting. And

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<v Speaker 1>those two examples, people were going to be asked for ideas,

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<v Speaker 1>so you want to get them sharing ideas and even

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<v Speaker 1>more Importantly, you want everyone sharing ideas, with in rules

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<v Speaker 1>going around the room in turn time limited, and with

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<v Speaker 1>people getting used to hearing all voices, everyone else is

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<v Speaker 1>getting background on people's perspectives. They are actively listening. That

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<v Speaker 1>sets the tone exactly as you want the meeting to proceed. If,

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<v Speaker 1>on the other hand, you want people's ideas, but you

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<v Speaker 1>start the meeting with a five minute diet tribe against

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<v Speaker 1>something completely unrelated, well people are going to be furtively

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<v Speaker 1>cleaning out their inbox and good luck getting ideas later.

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<v Speaker 1>How we start is how we go. An overture doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>last forever, it is just a few minutes, but a

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<v Speaker 1>well executed overture establishes that you have gathered for a purpose,

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<v Speaker 1>The meeting has been thought through as a coherent whole,

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<v Speaker 1>and you have expectations for the group. Maybe not to

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<v Speaker 1>play a glockenspield or dance like the sugar Plumb Ferry,

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<v Speaker 1>but everyone will perform their rules and concert together and

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<v Speaker 1>create something really cool as a result. And when it

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<v Speaker 1>comes to meetings, that is music to my ears. In

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<v Speaker 1>the meantime, this is Laura, Thanks for listening, and here's

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<v Speaker 1>the succeeding in the new Corner. Office. The New Corner

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