Before the start of a meeting, thinking about the meeting’s desired outcome will:

Before the start of a meeting, thinking about the meeting’s desired outcome will:

• not be helpful and will cause you to overthink the meeting.
• be helpful, only if it will not increase the length of your meeting beyond what is necessary.
• be a waste of time, and you are already very busy.
• be helpful, because it will allow you to focus on how to maximize success

The Correct Answer is:

• be helpful, because it will allow you to focus on how to maximize success

Explanation: Thinking about the meeting’s desired outcome will make you focus on planning the right strategy carefully. A meeting scheduled after a strategic planning tend to generate leads and convert your potential client.