How to Politely Say “No” to Meet Proposals

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. - July 16, 2015 - PRLog -- Once you have an established venture, you will get many proposals to meet and expand the network for the mutual business benefits (http://www.synergygbl.com/). Some of these proposals are worth to spend time on while some of these are just the lucrative proposals which are distracting. At times, it becomes difficult to manage these networks and meet proposals as your work responsibilities are on the top of your priority list.


In such situation, saying ‘Yes ‘  for every opportunity can mess up the work schedule and eventually it turned up to be a waste of your as well as others time. Here are some polite ways to say to ‘No’ to such meet proposals.

Serve ‘No’ in Tray of Politeness

When you say that “Due to a packed schedule, I will not be able to take your request to meet, but I can schedule it may be at the end of this month” it is indeed a polite way to say no to the requests. If you are spending family time, then express your thoughts in a clear and a humble way which will not leave any discourteous message.

Make It A Quick Affair

It’s not always possible to personally be a part of such meets during office schedule. But instead of saying no, you can quickly fix up a talk over the phone call or can ask them to get in touch with you over your professional network. This will save your time as the phone calls or e-mails will be precise and quick to answer and understand their objectives to meet.

Appointment Request

Setting up an appointment before meeting should be the best way to reduce the proposals of meet. Also, you can keep a separate section in Contact Us page where anyone who wants to meet you should fill up the form stating the reason to meet. It will cut down the requests to less than half. Also, you can charge a minimal fee to meet for the business related bids and offers.

Refer them To Relevant People

When you are not able to squeeze time for meets, then you can refer the person to someone else in your organization or in your business alliances which will be helpful to the person. It is a much better way to say ‘No’. You can also set a predefined email response to some of the commonly asked questions in business proposal meets.

Whether you deal with different business proposals or not, it is always advisable to be polite and responsive to them. It is said that time is valuable; invest it wisely with the people who can make a difference in your life. So be patient while agreeing to the business proposal or network meets. Think about different aspects like whether this meet will be beneficial for the business or not. It is absolutely fine to say ‘No’ if you feel you will not be able to justify the requests coming your way.