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A strategic pause can be a great method of enhancing understanding and retention in virtual meetings.Here are a few quick take-a-ways:🛑 Pause after sharing an important point to let it sink in. There’s typically a lot of information being shared in meetings, so...
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There are many voices and types of people behind those voices on virtual calls.Here are some ways to hear from more people to make sure everyone is feeling included in the conversation.✅ Encourage broader participation through longer pauses. Give people more time to...
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What kind of technical limitations are we talking about? How about lags in audio or video? This can be really frustrating during a call if you feel like you are constantly talking over others, or if there are doing this to you.With people working from home and from...
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The 4 P’s were developed by researchers Kim Cameron and David Whetten.Plan your meetings using these as a lens to improve the effectiveness of your team meetings.✅ Purpose: Clearly define and share the reason for the meeting. What type of meeting will it be: kickoff,...
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The Standish Group believes there are two reasons this happens:📌 the people in the meeting📌the ones that were notWays to improve decision making in meetings:✅ Facilitate meetings so everyone has a say in the decision making process✅ Prevent the loudest few from...
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Here’s how to avoid this:New Rules.✅ Each person provides a brief update on the progress, next planned steps, and any help they will be needing.Emphasis on BRIEF. These should be completed quickly without a bunch of conversations.✅ Problems can be identified, but not...