Productive meetings are necessary in all different aspects of our lives. Whether they be for work, school, or other extracurricular activities you need to stay out of the “trap” of talking too much and saying too little. People have the misconception that the length of his/her response to an issue being raised in the meeting is as important as the quality of the answer. This is most definitely not true, and most of the time people are just repeating what someone else has already said in different words. Try to remember that everyone else in the meeting has other “to-dos” and be as concise and to the point as possible when explaining your position.