Virtual Meetings That Work: Engage, Facilitate, and Deliver Results
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Virtual and hybrid meetings fail for predictable, fixable reasons. This workshop gives participants specific, tactical skills for managing the unique dynamics of virtual facilitation: getting and keeping attention, drawing out participation, managing technology, and ensuring distance never becomes an excuse for disengagement.
About This Course
Virtual and hybrid meetings fail for predictable, fixable reasons. Cameras off, side conversations in the chat, participants who are clearly multitasking, discussions that go in circles, and endings that leave everyone uncertain about what was decided or who is doing what. These are not technology problems; they are facilitation and communication problems, and they have practical solutions.
This workshop gives participants specific, tactical skills for addressing the unique dynamics of virtual and hybrid meeting environments. Participants learn how to get and hold attention in a screen-based setting, draw out participation from attendees who would rather stay invisible, manage the flow of discussion when you cannot read the room, and handle the technology challenges that are an inevitable part of virtual communication.
Whether you are facilitating a small team check-in or a large-scale virtual training, this workshop provides a toolkit for turning virtual meetings from a necessary inconvenience into a productive, engaging experience that respects everyone's time.
What Participants Will Learn
After completing this course, participants will be able to:Β
- Apply specific techniques to stimulate participation and engagement from all virtual attendees
- Manage the flow of discussion effectively in virtual environments where nonverbal cues are limited
- Get and hold the attention of participants who are subject to competing demands and distractions
- Listen and respond effectively in virtual environments with multiple simultaneous inputs
- Handle common technology challenges in ways that maintain meeting momentum and professionalism
- Design virtual meetings that are structured, purposeful, and worth the time of every attendee
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FORMAT
Half-day or full-day workshop
DELIVERY
In-person or virtual
GROUP SIZE
Up to 24 participants per session
"Janel kept us very engaged with the content through interactive strategies such as polling, breakout groups, and chats. She used the same tools she was teaching us. This held my attention so I was able to benefit from the training."
Sharon R.
Workshop Participant
"JanelΒ was well prepared and the session flowed well.Β I learned a lot of easy things I can change in how I run meetings on Teams. The time flew by. It did not feel like three hours."
Jason R.Β
WorkshopΒ Participant
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