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Amazon's silent reading approach challenges traditional meeting practices by eliminating the need for pre-meeting work and ensuring everyone is on the same page at the start of the meeting. Instead of a presenter speaking, attendees read the proposal at their own pace, which is usually faster than listening to a presenter. This allows for a more in-depth study of the proposal and leads to more comprehensive discussions.
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Amazon uses silent reading to improve meeting effectiveness. The presenter has to write the proposal thoroughly in a standard format. The first part of the meeting is given to the silent reading of the proposal. This ensures that no meeting pre-work is needed and everyone is on the same page. Since attendees can read faster than a presenter can speak, the same time is used to study the idea more extensively. This leads to much more in-depth discussions.
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