Team Meetings as an Intern

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Hi Taro Community,

I will be interning with a team that has weekly meetings. There will not be a daily standup. How should an intern best behave during team meetings?

Some potential ideas:

"Talk and Observe" - intern actively listens to the conversations of other team members and asks relevant questions
Speak less than the others in the team, but be humble, focus more on learning, and ask good questions

Rahul Pandey · Accepted Answer

Are you able to see the agenda ahead of time for the weekly meetings?

The quality of your questions will matter a lot, so with the agenda you could do some prep work to dive deep into one topic. I used to come into meetings with a sticky note of what I wanted to talk about, which helped me stay on track and get involved.

Including data or your own opinion on a topic is a great way to add value and build relationships with others on the team.

The ideas you mentioned both make sense, the above is just a recommendation on implementing it.

Team Meetings as an Intern

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