There are many different work arenas in which to impress. There’s the lunch break room, where you can regale others with stories of your weekend and after hours exploits. There’s the post-work function, where you can get dressed to the nines and look the part. Last, but not least, there’s the boardroom. Wherever you think you shine, this room remains your real bread winner.

So how do you pull it together, gloss over the vast chasms in your work knowledge and come across as a well-adjusted human. Easy, you stick to a few clever tricks and all should be fine. Until you get drunk at the Christmas party and hit on every person employed within a 500 metre radius, but we can’t really help you with that one.

Here are your top ten tricks to appear smart in meetings, courtesy of Huffington Post.

All we ask in return for these nuggets of wisdom is a ten percent stake in all of your future earnings from this point going forward, which is only one tenth for those paying attention. Now if you’ll excuse me I must step outside to take a very important call.

[source:huffingtonpost]