The Experience at My Very First Meeting
I remember attending my very first meeting as a rookie. I was astonished when the meeting chair threw the very first question at me in front of a room of 30 people. My brain went blank for a good five seconds because I wasn’t prepared. But the chair let me off the hook by jumping to the next person. I was so embarrassed not to be able to answer the question. But that taught me to always be prepared for any meeting I would attend from that day on.
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我记得自己还是菜鸟时参加的第一场会议。会议主席在30位与会者面前向我发出第一个问题,让我大吃一惊。因为我没有事先准备,所以足足有5秒钟的时间我大脑一片空白。但是主席随即跳到下一个人,让我摆脱窘境。我没办法回答问题,真是丢脸丢到家了,但这次经验让我学到,从那天起,凡是参加任何会议,都一定要事先准备。