5 Meetings 5 Coffees 5 Scenarios

So, here I am at the end of the day sitting in yet another coffee shop waiting for my client. It?s the full day of coffee meetings. Why do we do coffee meetings? Because coffee is cheap to buy for a client and it gets you to a table to talk. It?s also really good to drink coffee vs. eating food because of the obvious .. things in your teeth, spitting food while talking, dropping food on your shirt/pants/tie or talking with your mouth full.

There are some bad things to taking on too many coffee meetings in a day. Today is one of those days for me. Here is my list:

1. The first meeting is great, you?re fresh and it usually goes well. The only thing here is that the coffee house staff knows when you got there and they are making mental calculations of coffee bought, time spent in the shop vs. the tip you left in the tip jar. My advice .. tip well.

2. The second meeting is always a bit nerving if the first meeting runs over. Having 2 clients meet is almost like double dating ? sort of. Meeting 2 and coffee 2, you might find yourself talking a little faster than usually. This is still usually ok as the client may perceive this as extra enthusiasm.

3. The 3rd meeting ? if you tipped well ? can still be held at the same location. Me however ? I feel a tad guilty and change coffee shops. I usually like to find a place that has free Wifi ?. this is usually when you?ll look your smartest. You?ll be typing a bit faster and a bit whittier? thus leaving odd Facebook status? like: ?woot! that?s coffee number 4 ?. bring it!? or ?Feeling sassy ?. gonna make the sales call, I?m the sales-anator? Yes, I?ve seen those?.

4. The 4th meeting will have you crashing a bit. This is a good time to take in some food if you haven?t already, I would suggest switching to the no caffiene potion of anything or your head may explode. Completely up to you ? either way, meeting 4 will need some serious concentration from you. A good rule of advice is to repeat mentally EVERY word your client is saying to you. This way repeating a question your client asked, will also allow you thinking time?..

5. The 5th meeting is the hardest ? this is when you open up Instant Messaging on Facebook or any other social site you have. Let?s face it, there are always those people you hope NEVER IM you ?. today, I can guarantee you they will. By now you?ll be cranky and whitty and it probably isn?t a good time to IM ? but let it roll. Your head will hurting, you?ll have to run to the bathroom and you?ll go home more tired then you were the night before a drinking binge.

There you have it ? 5 things that happen to you when you have too many coffee meetings in one day.

I?m going home to sleep this off now ?

Cheers!

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