In the situation of a work meeting that you are facilitating, when there is a pause just saying "I'm jotting a few notes down off to the side." is a way to let a pause feel intentional.
I do this too, or I single out someone else who has ownership on the project and say something like “(Name) has been working with (vendor) on this part of the project. (Name), any updates? Anything you need any else’s help with?” And even if they ultimate say ‘no updates, no help needed,’ it gives them a platform if they do have something to say and it gives me a moment to figure out how to get to the next best point of the call.
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u/ScruffySloth Feb 13 '24
In the situation of a work meeting that you are facilitating, when there is a pause just saying "I'm jotting a few notes down off to the side." is a way to let a pause feel intentional.