Comments on: Secrets of Successful Meetings with Freelance Writing Clients https://productivewriters.com/2017/02/06/meetings-freelance-writing-clients/ Work Less ~ Earn More ~ Live More Sat, 23 Apr 2022 14:51:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anne Wayman https://productivewriters.com/2017/02/06/meetings-freelance-writing-clients/#comment-243915 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 18:06:22 +0000 http://productivewriters.com/?p=6263#comment-243915 In reply to John Soares.

congrats!

]]> By: John Soares https://productivewriters.com/2017/02/06/meetings-freelance-writing-clients/#comment-243914 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 18:02:32 +0000 http://productivewriters.com/?p=6263#comment-243914 In reply to Anne Wayman.

Thanks, Anne.

I just got off a call with a potential new client and his team that went very well. He had a clear agenda and made sure we discussed every item on it.

]]> By: Anne Wayman https://productivewriters.com/2017/02/06/meetings-freelance-writing-clients/#comment-243913 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 17:57:53 +0000 http://productivewriters.com/?p=6263#comment-243913 Interesting… I realized I do usually set an end time or give an estimate of how long I think we need to talk. You know, ‘we should be able to get this done in an hour or less.’ Good list, John.

]]> By: John Soares https://productivewriters.com/2017/02/06/meetings-freelance-writing-clients/#comment-243870 Mon, 06 Feb 2017 19:03:17 +0000 http://productivewriters.com/?p=6263#comment-243870 In reply to Craig Heath.

Excellent advice, Craig. I’ve also been on meetings with poor audio, and it’s very distracting. The same goes for many of the podcasts I’ve listened to.

]]> By: Craig Heath https://productivewriters.com/2017/02/06/meetings-freelance-writing-clients/#comment-243868 Mon, 06 Feb 2017 18:02:03 +0000 http://productivewriters.com/?p=6263#comment-243868 I attend or conduct web-based meetings every day, and the one bit of advice I’d offer is to make sure you have the best possible audio. If you are hard to hear or too loud or garbled it will be difficult to be effective and will annoy your audience.

– Invest in a good microphone/headset. Do some research and be ready to spend some money
– Whether you use a phone or VOIP, record yourself using the software and hardware you will employ in meetings and adjust based on what you hear.
– If you can, have someone record you from their end and listen to that for clues on how to improve.

The trick is to have your audio go unnoticed – if you are coming through fine people will listen to you and won’t think “Wow, what great sound!”. If you can barely be heard or are “chewing the mike” people will notice that and will be paying less attention to what you are saying.

]]> By: John Soares https://productivewriters.com/2017/02/06/meetings-freelance-writing-clients/#comment-243863 Mon, 06 Feb 2017 16:32:49 +0000 http://productivewriters.com/?p=6263#comment-243863 In reply to Marcie.

I’m glad you find it so useful, Marcie!

]]> By: Marcie https://productivewriters.com/2017/02/06/meetings-freelance-writing-clients/#comment-243861 Mon, 06 Feb 2017 16:08:23 +0000 http://productivewriters.com/?p=6263#comment-243861 Thanks for this, John. I’m copying, pasting and keeping.

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