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4 Key Actions for Successful Virtual Meetings
There are four key actions you can take right now to boost the quality of your virtual meetings. Check them out here!
10 Ways to Facilitate Better Virtual Meetings
Over the past 18 months, everyone has become more comfortable online. People who formerly preferred conference calls and didn’t own a webcam became adept at seeing themselves on camera and even using emoji reactions. Let’s build upon that progress and improve your meeting facilitation so every virtual participant feels like your online meetings are a good use of time.
Get Started Designing and Developing Your Online Professional Development
Designing online learning is not easy but it’s also not hard. Check out these clear tips on how to get started for yourself. AND take our quiz to find out your own Online PD SuperPower!
Essential Virtual Meeting Tips in BINGO Form
Facilitating good virtual meetings and workshops takes planning and practice. Here are the essential tips, tried and true structures, routines and techniques that make virtual meetings effective and engaging—in a BINGO board :)
Taking a Leap
In the long list of lessons the pandemic has taught us, one is: No matter how much you prepare, you may never actually be ready. And, even though we may have prepared, we still have to be able to abandon our plans and readjust to a completely different context at the drop of a hat. Our team is excited to announce the launch of our new virtual learning platform, LEARN>Without Limits.
Still Leading Remotely
Some organizations are going through another round of layoffs. People are on edge. No one feels like their best self right now. As a leader, how do you keep your team going? How do you buoy their spirits? How do you continue to navigate these rocky waters—remotely? Here are some ideas.
Staying on Top of Our Professional “A-Game”, Remotely
Life has changed so drastically for all of us in the past several months and has forced us to “set up shop” in our homes overnight! Going virtual is the new order of the day and has challenged us to find resourceful ways to make the best of our circumstances. DWL team member Belinda Passafaro gives tips to maintain professionalism while working remotely.
Working from Home 101
Suddenly many people are working from home and may be feeling overwhelmed. If that describes you, read on for photos of home offices of friends and colleagues as well as basic tips we have gathered while working from home offices for over a decade.
5 Strategies for Engaging Virtual Workshops & Meetings
You were scheduled to offer an in-person workshop or meeting, but now need to revise it to be virtual. Sound familiar? While you may be prepared to adapt your slide deck and discussion questions for an online environment, how do you ensure that your participants stay engaged during your live web-based session? This post offers five strategies to keep your participants engaged.