Category: Virtual Communication

Hybrid Meetings: Being a Productive Participant

Greg Owen-Boger
July 26, 2021 0 Comments
how to participate in hybrid meetings to make them effective

In our first post on hybrid meetings, we talked about best practices for managing focus when leading meetings with some people in the room and others participating remotely. But even if you’re not in the leadership role, you contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the hybrid meetings you attend. If you don’t make these...

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Hybrid Meetings: Projecting Professionalism

Greg Owen-Boger
July 2, 2021 0 Comments
simple steps to ensure professionalism in hybrid meetings

One of the many interesting observations from the pandemic is the evolution of people’s Zoom backgrounds. Initially, everyone was excited to play with the virtual backgrounds available online. I saw people log in from virtual versions of a dive bar, Versailles, and the bridge of the Starship Enterprise. Eventually, talking to colleagues who were literally...

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Hybrid Meetings: Managing the Focal Point

Dale Ludwig
April 28, 2021 0 Comments
hybrid meetings two steps for success

One thing the pandemic has shown is that people can work efficiently from home. A lot of major corporations, including Salesforce, Google, and Amazon, are working on a “hybrid” model that combines working in the office with working at home—either on a fixed schedule or as determined by the workload and need for in-person collaboration. The number of challenges...

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Dry Runs: The Key to Training Readiness in the Virtual World

Greg Owen-Boger
August 14, 2020 0 Comments
Dry run being conducted by a team virtually

In the post-pandemic world, the communication skills training we deliver takes place in both virtual and face-to-face environments. Surprisingly, as the pandemic wore on, we learned that, in some respects, virtual delivery is preferred. It’s easier to schedule and doesn’t require any travel costs. Face-to-face training still plays its role, of course, because it helps...

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Leading Remote Teams During Challenging Times

Dale Ludwig
March 10, 2020 0 Comments
How to Lead Remote Teams Effectively for High Productivity

If your organization is like many others, you’re worried about the spread of Coronavirus and what it means to your people and your business. It’s an uncertain, disquieting time for everyone. As we are already seeing, many organizations are making commonsense decisions to reduce travel and asking employees to work remotely. What that means, of...

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The Orderly Conversation Defined

Dale Ludwig
March 11, 2019 0 Comments
The orderly conversation defined

One of the most important things for business communicators to understand is the distinction between a speech and a presentation. They are not the same. The problem is not that people struggle to articulate the difference between the two or have a hard time distinguishing one from the other as an audience member. The problem...

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Business Communication in a Virtual World

Greg Owen-Boger
February 27, 2019 0 Comments
Business Communication in a Virtual World

During every communication workshop we deliver, whether it’s for presenters, facilitators, or trainers, there’s one frustration we hear repeatedly. No one likes to conduct business virtually. Neither do I. However, virtual meetings, online training, webinars, and video conferences aren’t going away, so we might as well figure out how to present information and facilitate discussions...

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