VirtualMeeting

** Running Effective Virtual Meetings: Tools & Techniques for Engagement **
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 * Agenda**

1: Opening (30 min) Agenda Review, Intros, Context, Exercise

2: Before (30 min) Designing for EngagementTech & Logistics Tips

3: During (30 min) Facilitating for Engagement

4: After (5 min) Follow Up

5: Recipes (5 min) Interactive Webinars Check-Ins

6: Closing (10 min) Evaluation Homework: Pick one practice to try at a virtual meeting between today and October 5th. Please fill out survey before the Oct. 5th Meeting: @https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WGQPGNM


 * Handouts**


 * Virtual Meeting Design Worksheet**


 * Nancy White's Clock Template**


 * Resources**


 * Participant Survey**

**Audio-Only Conference Calls: Tips and Tricks**
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Conference Call Bingo []

Challenges with Audio Only Conference Calls http://endlessknots.netage.com/endlessknots/2009/10/could-you-please-repeat-the-question.html

Tips for Conference Calls (Audio Only) []

Clock Technique http://www.kstoolkit.org/Teleconference+Clock


 * Pyramid of Communications/Engagement for Virtual Meetings **

http://www.thecouchmanager.com/3-fun-and-easy-virtual-team-building-activities/
 * Virtual Team Building**

**General Tips for Running Effective Virtual Meeting**
Healthy and Productive Meetings http://www.bethkanter.org/meetings/

How To Run A Great Virtual Meeting []

Six Critical Factors for Virtual Meeting Success []

Six Steps to Running A Productive Virtual Meeting Nancy White Facilitation Wiki https://onlinefacilitation.wikispaces.com/

Dos and Don’ts Video Conferencing https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/238902

11 Tips for Pain Free Online Meetings http://www.lisettesutherland.com/2015/01/11-tips-hosting-pain-free-online-meetings/

Meeting Roles
Rotating Meeting Roles __[]__

Virtual Teams http://www.netage.com/pub/books/VirtualTeams2.html

Scheduling Tips and Tools

5 Tips for Working Across Time Zones

World Clock Meeting Planner https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html

Tips for Working Across Multiple Time Zones http://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com/116-10-tips-for-working-with-multiple-time-zones/

Timezone Tools https://timezone.io/team/buffer http://everytimezone.com

Scheduling Tools Doodle and TimeBridge

Technical

The Missing Trouble Shooting Guide for Audio and Video Conferencing http://blog.lucidmeetings.com/blog/missing-guide-troubleshooting-audio-video-conferencing

Make Sure Your Next Web Conference Is Not A Technical Disaster (Infographic with technical tips) http://bit.ly/2y0KN8b

Avoid the Pit of Tech Despair of Virtual Meetings http://digitalfacilitation.net/?p=404

Check Platform Resources

Virtual Meeting Norms
Creating and Using Virtual Meeting Norms http://blog.meeteor.com/blog/meeting-norms/

**Gifts and Hooks**
Facilitator Agenda http://www.inifac.org/articles/argifts-and-hooks.pdf

Example Sticky Note Space http://linoit.com/users/kanter/canvases/Gifts%20and%20Hooks

Tool: Linoit


 * Virtual Icebreakers, Openers, and Check-Ins**

Online Polling Techniques http://www.bethkanter.org/online-interaction-tools/

Tool: Slido.com

Icebreakers http://www.bethkanter.org/icebreakers-staff/

Virtual Team Building Exercises http://www.thecouchmanager.com/3-fun-and-easy-virtual-team-building-activities/

Virtual Ice Breakers https://www.polleverywhere.com/blog/virtual-icebreakers-for-remote-teams/

More Virtual Ice Breakers https://www.happymelly.com/virtual-ice-ice-breakers/

Visual Icebreakers http://blog.lucidmeetings.com/blog/5-icebreakers-for-distributed-team-meetings

Example Using Linoit http://bit.ly/share-picture

**Virtual Meeting Facilitation Skills**
Facilitated Listening http://www.bethkanter.org/lsc/

6 Ways to Make Sure People Are Listening During A Virtual Meeting http://blog.lucidmeetings.com/blog/6-ways-to-make-sure-people-are-listening-in-your-virtual-meetings

Facilitating with Sticky Notes http://www.bethkanter.org/meetings-sticky-notes/

Brainstorming Tools http://blog.lucidmeetings.com/blog/25-tools-for-online-brainstorming-and-decision-making-in-meetings

36 Tips for Virtual Meetings

**Facilitation Agendas and Resource Sites**
8 Fabulous Facilitation Playbooks http://www.bethkanter.org/meeting-playbooks/

Webinars

Designing Effective Webinars http://www.bethkanter.org/webinars-prof-dev/

Reflections from a Decade of Designing Interactive Webinars http://www.bethkanter.org/webinars-instructional/

Evaluation

Six Tips for Evaluating Your Meetings http://www.bethkanter.org/training-after/

=Note Taking=

How To Take Notes in Meetings http://blog.lucidmeetings.com/blog/how-to-take-notes-in-meetings

=**Tools**=

Mural: Visual Collaboration Platform https://mural.co/

Sticky Note Tool http://en.linoit.com/

Complete List of Online Brainstorming Tools http://blog.lucidmeetings.com/blog/25-tools-for-online-brainstorming-and-decision-making-in-meetings

Zoom https://zoom.us/

The Ultimate List of Online Collaboration Tools https://online-collaboration-tools.zeef.com/robin.good

The Ultimate List of Virtual Meeting Tools []