Business Meeting Etiquette

Business meetings can be a bit intimidating even if they’re part of your weekly routine. But for those that aren’t used to meetings, they can be downright terrifying.

What’s most important in a business meeting, is that you present yourself well and conduct yourself in a professional and respectful manner among your colleagues, managers and clients.

The key rules are, in all honesty, common sense and basic manners. Don’t talk over anyone or talk when someone else is talking, don’t stare at your phone, or even have it out during the meeting, unless using it as part of a presentation.

Make sure you are on time, be concise and clear in your speech, be polite and sit up straight. Pay attention when someone is speaking and pepper the conversation with your questions where appropriate, rather than leaving them all until the end.

We’ve used this infographic from Barbara Pachter to demonstrate the rules of business meeting etiquette in the most simple way possible.