How comfortable are you with client meetings?
How comfortable are you with client meetings? 🤝
Love them? That’s great… but this post is not for you ❌ Maybe you could leave any tips or tricks that work for you in the comments 💭
Hate them? Is the idea of your first or next client meeting keeping you up at night? Are you feeling lost and unsure of how to handle the meeting? Here are some basic tips to make you more comfortable and ready for your next meeting.
📖 First and foremost, make sure you’re prepared! There is nothing worse than going to a client meeting unprepared, it leaves a poor impression and puts you on the back foot from the beginning!
🧾Create a rough plan of how your ideal meeting would flow. Don’t be afraid if it doesn’t follow this plan, it’s there as a mental checklist!
👂Listen! No client wants to attend a meeting where you’re talking at them for 30 minutes. Come up with a couple of open-ended questions beforehand that allow the conversation to flow into the reason for the meeting. Then listen to the client, their needs, and their problems, and really understand where you can help!
🧇Don’t waffle! You want to address specific pain points and provide clear and concise solutions. Make sure the client understands your solution, how it works and what it will solve!
❓Anticipate any questions they may have. They will be impressed that you will have all bases covered, and if you do not know an answer, don’t panic! Confidently say that you will confirm with your manager and that you will get back to the client.
💼 Dress to impress! Remember first impressions are important.
🌟Finally, just be confident and be yourself! Remember that they are only a human, there is no need to be worried, you will smash this!
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