Decrease Time in Meetings by 50%

This one tactic has literally saved me thousands of hours and here is exactly how. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Hi there, Nicole Rex, VP of Global Marketing Campaigns at Dell, and I discuss ways Renegade is helping her and her team reinvent the way they work which is saving tangible time and money. As just one example, voice notes are a top time-saving tool. My team and I have been perfecting this method for years (Voxer circa 2008 anyone?) and it's saved us, and our clients, countless hours that would have been spent in meetings. Hello, bottomline. Tactical tips for voice notes are below. Note: establishing psychological safety and trust is key before declining meetings and sending voice notes! We discuss how here: [Episode 312: Nicole Rex - How Dell is Reinventing Work]( You can hear our full discussion on [Apple Podcasts]( [Spotify]( [YouTube]( or [online here](. Voice Note Tips: 1. Assign a Priority Level and Text the Topic (Like a Headline): Acknowledge the nature of the mystery audio file and the topic of the message with some context in text. My team and I use "NU", which means "Not Urgent" if the message is not timely and we know we can listen on-demand later while on a walk or commuting, etc. If you want a teammate to listen as prep for something timely, make that clear. There's nothing worse than receiving a voice note without any context. This removes anxiety and allows the recipient to plan accordingly. 2. Be Concise and Clear on Next Steps. (Avoid the TED Talk): Communicate if this is an Fyi update or a specific question, feedback, directive or thought-starter idea. No response needed? Great, no need to boomerang. Make that clear from the beginning. Are you sharing feedback, questions or updates on two different subjects? Tell the person you have two topics at the beginning. Or, send two different *short* voice notes. This helps your recipient out by not needing to remember so much and restart a long voice note over multiple times. 3. Exercise Your Tone. (Leverage this Humanized Medium): Voice notes are a powerful opportunity to connect, share excitement, emotion and acknowledgement, especially as a leader. They can even be a way to communicate a "heads-up" about something critical in a controlled and measured way that could be translated in an unintended ton via text or email. You can use your inflection and become the bright spot in someone's day in less than a minute or two! Cheers to more time and shaking hands with the clock, Ajo [Instagram]( [iTunesPodcasts]( [Linkedin]( Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( Amy Jo Martin, LLC, Austin, Austin, TX 78739, United States