"I'll join you" as feedback in a meeting is a missed opportunity to make yourself positively visible.
When asking for opinions in meetings, it often seems to me as if there is a kind of unspoken ban on picking up on and repeating an aspect of what has already been said.
Your inner security guard makes you believe that you have to say something clever new no matter what. At that moment, the phrase "I agree with the previous speakers." is pulled out and the repetition loop begins.
Do you use this standard phrase? Why?
➡ Everything has already been said in the opinion poll and all that's left for you to say is: "I agree." Really?
➡ The others have already formulated it better than you supposedly can. You think so. But your view is unique, so share it and show yourself.
➡ You don't want to be boring (= avoid redundancy). That's nice, but you're not making the most of your opportunity to position yourself (= strong impact).
➡ There is nothing essential to add. Then emphasise one aspect that you find important.
➡ You just can't think of anything new. Why does it have to be something new? Repetition strengthens.
➡ You completely agree with the previous speakers. Perfect, then say it like that.
These are all good reasons. Unfortunately, an "I agree" quickly comes across as if you have no point of view or opinion of your own.
I then get a polonaise as a picture and the feedback round dances on. Unfortunately without positioning and profiling (= sharpening the profile) of the individual. What a pity, because this is your opportunity to be visible in a likeable way and to re-present yourself and your opinion.
Self in Power is the motto and that's why it's important to seize this opportunity for yourself. To make it easy for you, I would like to offer you a few strong formulations that you can use to simply "connect" AND become positively visible.
Replace the phrase with:
👉 I can confirm that. And ...
👉 That's how I see it too. And ...
👉 I would like to emphasise that. And ...
👉 I can confirm that from my point of view as well. And...
👉 I think XY's point is particularly important. I absolutely agree with that. And....
AND then pick an aspect that you want to emphasise or that is particularly important to you. This is how YOU show your colours and make an effective contribution.
By the way, this does NOT mean that you should start repeating all the points made by the previous speakers. Find the point that is important to you and use it to make your point:
👉"In my opinion, everything essential has already been mentioned.
I would therefore like to emphasise/emphasise/underline just one aspect again, as this is particularly important to me ...".
What do you think of the tip?
What other alternative formulations can you think of for "I agree ..."?
