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I had to attend a call from my boss when my breakfast was ready on the table.
The food was so inviting that I started munching it by the side when the call was just on.
My boss usually talks big sentences in a stretch. I get enough time to do more munches 
But more often he started looking for my opinion in middle, when I was actually having mouth full of food. My speech was visibly slurred a bit.
I was replying like "Yeaouuh I haavv donne it" with food still getting chewed.
I wanted to pause a bit and say "Boss, I'm having my breakfast by the side, if you don't mind", but the call went so swift that I got no chance to say this.
I waited waited waited. Couldnt help. Okay, finally when I was about to say that,
My boss said "Thenn, Whhenn aare weee sttarrting the nexxt modduleee".
Realized he's just started having his breakfast too. That was quite a funny moment. I almost laughed out loud.
Then we continued that way, evenly. 
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And this was so important it couldn't wait until you were done having breakfast? 
Personally, I can really enjoy a calm and peaceful breakfast 
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Yeah, it was a bit important, we couldn't reschedule. It's very rare though. We were discussing the preparedness for another meeting with key people.
Otherwise yes, food is quite important. 
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Nand32 wrote: We were discussing the preparedness for another meeting
Meetings to discuss meetings.
Is it even possible to be any more productive?
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We announce the cancellation of the maintenance of the removal of measures whose abandonment of confirmation had been abrogated.
"Five fruits and vegetables a day? What a joke!
Personally, after the third watermelon, I'm full."
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phil.o wrote: We announce the cancellation of the maintenance of the removal of measures whose abandonment of confirmation had been abrogated.
Hold on, hold on!
I think we need to discuss this...
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Mark_Wallace wrote: I think we need to discuss this...
Let's setup a pre-meeting then. When will it be possible for you to postpone it?
"Five fruits and vegetables a day? What a joke!
Personally, after the third watermelon, I'm full."
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Surprisingly, they can be a very good idea. Not a long one, but I always held a "pre-meeting meeting" if we were meeting suppliers (and some customers) to make sure that everybody from "our side" is onboard with what we want to achieve, and what they are to bring to the meeting (in terms of both roles and supporting materials). It can really damage negotiations if one of your own starts making concessions that the company can't accept or starts saying stuff is easier or harder to do than you have been discussing.
Five, ten, maybe up to thirty minutes just to get everyone on the same page. Makes you look a lot more focussed and professional as well when the "real" meeting starts.
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Similar tactics in another profession are called "insider trading".
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This.
I do it too when meeting (potential) customers.
Imagine the customer asking "what do you think it'll cost?" and multiple people saying different things at the same time
Luckily, I haven't been in that particular situation, but I have been in the situation where we had to be like "well, you know, I/he mean(s) ..." or just shutting up to not contradict a coworker who just said something that most likely isn't true.
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Sander Rossel wrote: Imagine the customer asking "what do you think it'll cost?" and multiple people saying different things at the same time
That's for a costing meeting (yes, you are allowed to have them, although many companies foolishly don't).Sander Rossel wrote: shutting up to not contradict a coworker who just said something that most likely isn't true
There's an easy solution to that one: don't invite any sales or marketing staff -- that's 97% of non-factual information excluded, with just one click of the Del key.
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If those things are happening it is an indication that either some people do not fully understand their role or they haven't had it clearly defined for them. I think it is best when only certain people are designated to comment on those topics for exactly those reasons.
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happens!
When the upcoming meeting is about big shots taking part.
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Two decades ago, when working with Japanese counterparts, I got introduced to Nemawashi - Wikipedia[^], which, roughly, means "pre-meeting meetings / preparations".
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Great. Thanks for sharing!
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I am often on long calls in an evening and my dinner isn't ready at the start of the call; so I am used to eating whilst in meetings. I have found that the best plan is to only take small mouthfuls. Then, if you are expected to reply, you can just swallow what is in your mouth. If you have something noisy to eat, e.g. a crunchy apple, use the mute button but don't forget to unmute before speaking but after swallowing.
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Great to see you've done that & optimized the technique.  
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Pain killer poor Cleopatra took this morning? (11)
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modified 14-Jan-20 3:49am.
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Ok I'll take it
Paracetamol
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Pain killer
poor (anag)
Cleopatra PARACET OL
took (contains)
this morning? AM PARACETAMOL
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Very clever. I feel into the trap of looking for something in the line of Aspirin as she was killed by an asp.
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I have to wonder how long Jim Davis can run with that theme, to wit: "I'm Garfield, I love food"
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As long as he can alternate with "I'm Garfield, I love sleep" he'll be fine
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That doesn't leave any room for punting Odie, or hating on Nermal.
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