Meeting Madness
This magical button can save you from speaking when your dog, pressure cooker, or family suddenly joins the meeting.
What is mute?
The drink many people reach for before tackling a difficult Monday.
What is chai?
The superpower that lets you finish every meeting in five minutes.
What is time travel? (Or meeting control!)
The most important thing to carry when joining a virtual meeting, especially if you don't want everyone to see your pajamas.
What is a camera-off option?
This phrase usually means someone hasn't read your email but wants you to think they have.
What is "As per my last email."
The phrase everyone loves to hear at the end of a meeting.
What is "we can take this offline"?
The first thing that disappears when someone says, "We have a very tight deadline."
What is your peaceful afternoon?
The power to make every email you send receive an immediate reply.
What is ' an Alarm on every eail received'
When plans change unexpectedly, this is often the most useful thing to have.
What is a backup plan?
This meeting participant says "You're on mute" more often than anyone else.
What is The most attentive colleague!
You say "quick question," and suddenly this happens for the next 45 minutes.
What is an unexpected meeting?
The unofficial organizational emergency kit: this drink, a snack, and five minutes of silence.
What is chai? (Accept coffee too!)
The superpower that would make a busy workday feel like a holiday.
What is 'No meetings today'
The greatest workplace risk when you say, "I'll just quickly check one email before leaving."
What is working late?
This is the most dangerous sentence to hear on a Friday afternoon: "Before we wrap up, just one..."
"One quick thing!"
This phrase is often said when a meeting is running late, but somehow the meeting continues for another 20 minutes.
"Let's take just five more minutes!"
You have 10 minutes before a presentation, your laptop is at 2%, and the chai has spilled. What is the one thing you should save first?
Your presentation! (Accept: your laptop or your work.)
You have 100 unread emails, three meetings, and a deadline in one hour. This superpower would make all of them disappear instantly.
The ability to stop time!
Your internet stops working 30 seconds before you are supposed to present. What is the most useful backup plan?
Use your phone's hotspot!
ou accidentally send "Thanks, love you!" to your boss instead of your family. What is the fastest way to recover?
Blame autocorrect!