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Here's how to sound smart at meetings

By German Lopez

Sarah Cooper at the Cooper Review shared 10 great tips on how to sound really smart at meetings, ranging from using self-deprecating humor to drawing a Venn diagram, even if it doesn't really make sense.

Here's my favorite:

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(The Cooper Review)

I plan to try this and all the other tips at the next Vox meeting. Wish me luck.

Read the other nine tips at the Cooper Review.

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