What Would It Take to Get These People Engaged??
Last week I hosted the first session in a series I’m calling Facilitation Practice Play Space. At the beginning of the session, I asked participants to write in…
Read moreLast week I hosted the first session in a series I’m calling Facilitation Practice Play Space. At the beginning of the session, I asked participants to write in…
Read moreAs I shared last time, the most important thing you can do to make your virtual conference or meeting successful is to designate a Roz: a producer who,…
Read moreI mean producer as in movie or TV production: the person who stands behind the scenes to make the whole thing go. Small team meetings need a trained…
Read moreSeriously. Nobody hates meetings per se. People hate meetings because they go on too long and there are too many of them. But how long is “too long”?…
Read moreOnce upon a time of global disruption, the XYZ Corporation’s CEO, Mary, and its board chair, John, realized they needed to convene the board of directors every other…
Read moreSome of the causes of “Zoom fatigue”—which apply no matter which online meeting platform you use—are built into the technology. But many of the things that frustrate people…
Read moreWhy do people hate meetings? Simple: Because too many meetings are a waste of time. We don’t know why we’re here in the first place. We do know…
Read moreA strong start to a virtual meeting consists of six steps. Many of these steps are the same as for in-person meetings, though the specific content may…
Read moreOK, there are some pretty obvious differences between in-person and online meetings. The most relevant is that you can’t catch COVID-19 over the internet! Another is that the…
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