![]() If you aren't able to judge the impact of your actions, you could be headed for repercussions down the road. But still you say "it's difficult to judge how this is coming across". So apparently nobody has told you to stop doing this so far. If you worked for me, I'd have a private conversation with you, telling you not to do this during meetings. If I were running the meeting and you interrupted this way, I'd stop the meeting, ask you to write down your "corrections" in a note, and send it to me later. Folks here would find your actions extremely annoying, and counter-productive. In my company, constant interruptions like this would be completely unacceptable. The acceptability of interrupting a meeting for spelling or grammar corrections depends on the nature of the meetings, the culture of the company, and the finesse you use.Īt least in my company, it's far more important to get the meeting done than to remove all typos from the minutes. Worry that other team members may be irritated by that (especially if Properly and to me obvious typos really stand out in a bad way but I How acceptable is that? I feel it's important that items are recorded You wouldn't interrupt a meeting to tell your buddy your thoughts on the game last night, would you? Well, in most cases, doing that and doing what you describe contribute exactly the same to the meeting you're attending: zero positive contribution and precious seconds/minutes of peoples' time. Just like any other correction, question, or any diversion or interruption in a meeting, you need to ask yourself if the benefit of interrupting outweighs the cost. If the stock price is given as $104 a share when it's really $1.04 a share, bring it up. ![]() If a stock price is given as $104.32 a share when it's really $104.21, let it go. Sales figures change dramatically by adding or removing a zero, or fat fingering a 1 into a 4. For example, chemical names can often differ by a single character, and adding the wrong chemical to a formula could be costly, illegal and dangerous. You should only point it out in the meeting if there is imminent confusion as a result of the typo. Obviously, balance the urgency of that feedback with the expected presentation to higher management. If the presentation is being given to peers, but is likely going to go 'up the ladder', make notes and give them (with other constructive feedback) after the presentation. In most cases, let it slide entirely in that it never needs to be brought up.
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