7/14/2025-“Agendas aren’t my thing.”

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Neil Monnens

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“Effective performance is preceded by painstaking preparation.” Brian Tracy
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“Meeting agendas are old and crusty…my dad used meeting agendas. I personally like to be fluid…I like to run my meetings in real-time…yeah, that’s it. Agendas just box me in – I’m a bird…no wait, I’m an eagle who needs to soar. And my clients love my meetings ‘cuz we laugh and horse around. That’s the way it should be, right? By the by, I’m one helluva relationship seller. They wanna have fun in meetings, right? But, hey, I’m all about bid’ness, too. I’m always throwin’ out smart lines and witty witticisms. And then POW, I deliver a great value prop…umm, once in a while. Oh sure, I ask a few questions here and there, but I like to keep things loooooose ‘cuz HEY, that’s what clients want and love right? My clients…they love me…!”
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DO

Prepare an agenda for every pitch meeting.

USE the agenda that you’ve prepared in every pitch meeting.

Agendas keep the meeting on track. Agendas keep you on track. Agendas signal to your customers that you truly care.

It doesn’t matter if you’ve been selling for a year, five years, ten, or twenty…use meeting agendas.
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OOMPH

Had Dr. Evil created an agenda for the meeting you see in this classic Austin Powers 2-minute clip, he would have been better prepared for this disaster of a gathering. But it’s funny!

Not saying Dr. Evil only needed to focus more on meeting agendas…but….
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