THE CHALLENGE IT’S ANNUAL REVIEW TIME THE SOLUTION GET YOUR POINT ACROSS

You need to have plan and you need to have three or four key points that you want to get across. You also need to “upmanage” and make sure your boss thinks you’re dependable, focused and a team player. Also try to be proactive and ask questions to show that you’re a good listener. When they answer your question, leave a pregnant pause after they’ve finished talking. You might elicit further information from them – and that’s likely to be the really tasty stuff that you can use to get your own point across.