The way we conduct meetings must change with the rise of remote work.
While the principles of effective communication remain constant, facilitating remote meetings demands a distinct set of strategies to ensure they are productive and engaging.
🎯 Create more opportunities for direct “face-to-face” collaboration in small groups. People are often more engaged in small groups than larger ones. Use break-out rooms for small groups and then bring insights back to larger group.
🎯 Actively engage all participants and democratize the conversation, by using interactive tools like polls, quizzes, or collaborative whiteboards to foster an environment where everyone feels heard and valued.
🎯 Prevent the chaos of simultaneous speaking by employing virtual hand-raising, chat features, or use more strategic pauses.
🎯 Make conversations more visual. Keep group notes. Empower all participants to update the notes.
🎯 To combat meeting fatigue, switch the meetings up and have different people facilitate them to bring in new fresh ideas.
🎯 Use more asynchronous collaboration before and after meetings, to reduce actual meeting time.
In the evolving landscape of remote work, mastering the art of remote meetings is an invaluable skill.
P.S. What’s your biggest pain point with remote meetings?
