The Meeting Anchor: A 5-Minute Script to Reclaim Your Voice When You're Overlooked

Meetings are where ideas become action — until you get talked over, ignored, or decide to stay quiet. In this five-minute monologue Maya walks you through a simple, repeatable tool called the Meeting Anchor: a short verbal script plus a subtle physical anchor that helps you reclaim conversational space without aggression. You’ll hear a compact real-life example, then get three practical moves: a 10‑second re-anchor line that resets the room, a nonverbal anchor to steady your presence, and a soft-assertion phrase that invites collaboration while protecting your idea. This episode gives one specific, low-risk action to try today and scripts you can use immediately in work meetings, team check-ins, or networking conversations. No long practice required — just one phrase, one gesture, one choice to stop being overlooked and start being heard.