As an author, I enjoy the fact that I get to connect with a wide variety of professionals who are interested in the topics I write around.

In addition to the public speaking events and corporate sessions I deliver, I also host regular (i.e. monthly) virtual community calls which are open to everyone to attend. In today's busy world, it  is more likely that people will catch up with the recording, AND there is a longevity to video that can't be beat!

I wanted to share with you several of the past EVC posts which I think you might be interested in checking out, in service to supporting you in having more engaging and effective virtual conversations. These calls will likely be of interest whether you are hosting a webinar, or leading a virtual team meeting. 

Some of the recent calls have included:
Tricky Issues in Virtual Calls -  View it here (Run time 30 minutes) 
Core Skills for Masterful Virtual Conversationalists - View it here
​Building Trust and Connection in the Virtual Space. View it here.
3 Activities for your Virtual Conversations - View it here.

All of these map back to my book, Effective Virtual Conversations. If you haven't picked up a copy of it, be sure to do so at Amazon.

What have been your favorite community call episodes? Be sure to share with us here so others can check them out.

Enjoy!
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton, MES, PCC, CPT
Author of several books including: PlanDoTrack (2019), Effective Virtual Conversations (2017), Effective Group Coaching (2010)
Potentials Realized  - Specializing in support to virtual and remote teams, leaders and entrepreneurs
Award-winning Coaching Skills Training
Connect with us by Phone: (416)996-8326

Whether it's a virtual team meeting or an interactive webinar, connecting people early in your virtual events can make a big difference, signalling that something  "out of the ordinary" might lay ahead. This is key given the default "Death by Conference Call" mode many virtual listeners slip into as the calls sarts.

Here are 10 quick warm-up ideas to get your next virtual session moving a little differently.

#1 - Get people to locate on a map where they are calling in from.

#2 - Create a word puzzle for people to engage with

#3  - Show some trivia and have people guess the answer (or the source)

#4 - Create a video about the topic you are speaking about. This month at the Learning Lab and Design Studio (an annual program I run for learning professionals of all kinds - facilitators, coaches, and leaders) we're exploring video based learning, and group members are actually going to create their own videos in our next call.

 #5 - Create a quiz

#6 - Show a brain twister or spot the difference

#7 - Have a question or prompt on the screen which people can engage with or reflect on

#8 -  Get people to mindmap all their ideas about the topic

#9 - Share a photo related to the topic

#10 - Have a quick list of books, podcast or videos on the topic

What will help you start your next call off a little differently so that people know that it's not going to be "Death by Conference call".

Please share your ideas in the comments below.

Enjoy!
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton, MES, PCC, CPT
Author of several books including: PlanDoTrack (2019), Effective Virtual Conversations (2017), Effective Group Coaching (2010)
Potentials Realized  - Specializing in support to virtual and remote teams, leaders and entrepreneurs
Award-winning Coaching Skills Training
Connect with us by Phone: (416)996-8326