15Win the War of Words at a Meeting
Because PTAs, neighborhoods, and offices love meetings
Arguing at a meeting requires having what the pros call a “Meeting Mentality.”
In this chapter you’ll discover the tactics and strategies of a Meeting Mentality. Plays that are different from those you would use in a speaker/ audience setting (see Chapter 14).
Quick Quiz
You are a PTA parent, one of a group of parents and teachers who will be meeting to discuss how the school’s share of state lottery monies should be allocated. You know that some will argue for buying more computers. Some will be arguing to expand sports programs. Others will be arguing for expanding cultural enrichment activities, such as museum field trips and new instruments for the ...
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