Workplace and professional settings About 1 minuteSkill: Holding the conditions of a meetingBuild confidence
The client who wants privacy
A client keeps steering meetings to private spaces and frames your preference as unfriendly.
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The setup
A client, vendor, or customer keeps steering meetings away from the office — their place, a hotel bar, a private room. You've suggested the usual public spot. They frame your preference as unfriendly or unprofessional. The professional pressure is real.
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