Engaging virtual meetings : openers, games, and activities for communication, morale, and trust /: openers, games, and activities for communication, morale, and trust. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John Chen.
• Authors: Chen, John, 1967-
• Contents: Acknowledgments 11 Introduction: Virtual Meetings Don’t Have to Suck 16 By Ed Cohen Part One: Principles and Preparation for Engaging Virtual Meetings 18 Chapter 1: The ENGAGE Method for Leading Great Meetings 19 A Brief Overview of the ENGAGE Method 19 The ENGAGE Method in Depth 21 Chapter 2: Preparing for Virtual Meetings 31 Good Looks—The Virtual Presence Primer 32 The Engaging Virtual Meeting Speaker Checklist 38 Chapter 3: Psychological Safety: How to Get the Quiet Attendees (and everyone else) to Engage 43 Chapter 4: Managing Participants 48 Mute and Unmute Audio and Video 48Make Host 50 Make Co-Host 50 Rename 51 Mute All 51 Unmute All 51 Mute/Unmute Participants on Entry 52 Disallow/Allow Participants to Unmute Themselves 53 Remove 54 Raise Hand 54 Yes/No 56 Go Slower/Go Faster 56 Dislike/Like 57 Clap 58 Need a Break 59 Away 60 Clear All 60 Chapter 5: Virtual Engagement Tools 62 Chat 63 Private Chat 64 Breakouts 65 Reactions 72 Record 73 Share Video 74 Share Whiteboard 76 Share iPhone/iPad 79 Polling 82 Company-Wide Chat (only available in Microsoft Teams) 89 Channels (only available in Microsoft Teams) 89 Teams Apps (only available in Microsoft Teams) 90 Chapter 6: Security 92 Require Passwords 92 Turn Screen Sharing Off 94 Enable the Waiting Room 96 Require Registration 100 Lock Your Meeting 100 Control Your Meeting’s Chat 101 Secure File Transfer 102 Part Two: Openers, Games, and Activities for Communication, Morale, and Trust 104 Chapter 7: Openers 104 Why Use Openers? 104 Open with a Check-in Question 107 Video Openers 111 Matching and Mirroring Openers 113 Virtual Meeting Name Tag Openers 118 Chat Openers 120 Chapter 8: Activities for Communication, Morale, and Trust 123 “Yes, and…”—Accept Attendee’s Ideas and Improve Communication 123 Three-Headed Consultant—Communicating One Word at a Time 124 A to Z—Teaching Why Your Meeting Needs a System 125 AlphaNames—A Networking Activity to Learn Everyone’s Name 126 Last Team Texting—Sharing Valuable Information 128 Pecha Kucha (peh-chak-cha) – Present in Just 6 Minutes 40 Seconds 129 PowerPoint Karaoke—Improving Improvisation 130 Blind Tangrams—Do Not Assume in Your Communication 131 Broken Squares—Giving Is Better Than Getting for Engaging Meetings 133 Trust Grid—Mapping and Improving Trust 135 The Johari Window—Discover Attendee Blind Spots 137 1 CACHE – Make Decisions Faster and Stick Longer 139 Chapter 9: Collab—Work Well with Others 142 Simultaneous Editing—Creating a Case Study 143 Towers of Hanoi—Build a Tower, Build a Team 144 Grid Unlock—How to Work Together to Solve Problems 146 Meeting Mine Field—Collaborating to Complete a Goal 147 Poll Survivor—Setting Meeting Priorities and Making Hard Decisions 149 Chapter 10: End Your Meeting on a High Note 151 Applause—Celebrating Together 152 Kudos—Acknowledging Attendees 152 I Commit …—Public Commitment to Change 153 Just Three Words—Powerful Closure Quickly 154 Call and Response—High Energy, Engaging All 155 The Last Word—The Final Statement of Your Meeting 156 Draw—A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words 156 Q & A—Questions and Answers 158 After Hours—The Party After the Party 159 One Thing Better—Improving 1% at a Time 159 Plus-Delta—What Did You Like? What Could Be Even Better? 162 WWW—What, So What, Now What? 162 Chapter 11: Fun and Games for High-Performing Teams 163 Happy Hour—Share a Beverage Together 165 Charades—Improving Your Nonverbal Communication 166 Reverse Charades—Improving Everybody’s Nonverbal Communication 167 Hat Day—Fun on Your Head 168 Pajama Day—Work in Your Jammies 169 Virtual Backgrounds—Your Setting Can Create Pure Laughs to Serious Business 170 Yoga—Stretch and Breath 173 Dance Party—Freedom of Creativity 174 Karaoke—Sing a Song 176 Book Club—You Get a Book 178 Movie Night—Better Than the Drive-in 180 Talent Show—Your Meetings Got Talent 181 Dinner Party—Celebrate and Learn More About Each Other 181 Trivia Night—What Do You Know? 183 Where in the World—International Networking 183 Memory Match Breakouts—Learn Where to Look 185 Poker Tournament—I’m All In! 186 Chapter 12: Innovation 187 100 Uses—Use Something in Ways Not Intended 187 Post-Its—Virtual Brainstorming 188 Add One Line—Adding Creativity 189 Move One Line—Creativity with More Than One Solution 192 License Plates—Innovative Communication with Few Characters 194 Office Move—Working Together to Switch Places 195 Part Three: Leading Large Virtual Meetings and Conferences 198 Chapter 13: Tips for Presenters, Trainers, and Sales 199 Engage and Interact with Every Attendee 200 Never Lead a Meeting Alone 201 Good Looks 202 Air Traffic Control 206 Get Productive with Virtual Tools 207 End Your Meeting on a High Note 212 An Example: Engaging Virtual Meetings Training 213 Chapter 14: Tips for Emceeing and Hosting 215 Engage and Interact with Every Attendee 215 Never Lead a Meeting Alone 215 Good Looks 215 Air Traffic Control 215 Get Productive with Virtual Tools 215 End Your Meeting on a High Note 216 Chapter 15: How to Run a Virtual Workshop or Conference 217 Tips for High-Stakes Meetings and Board Retreat 218 The Challenge 219 The Solution 219 The Conference 225 The Result 226 Part Four Advanced Engaging Virtual Meetings 229 Chapter 16: Advanced Tips 229 More Advanced Tips Chapter 17 The Future of Engaging Virtual Meetings 252 Suddenly Everyone Is Interested 253 Virtual Is Here Even If There Is a Cure 253 The Hard Stuff Is Easy, the Soft Stuff Is Hard 254 Think Cinematically 255 Virtual Is Going to Innovate Rapidly 255 The Theory of Bandwidth 257 Moving Closer to Reality 258 About Geoteaming Engaging Virtual Meetings Virtual Meeting Planning Virtual Team Building TeamOS Keynotes Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 658.45602854678; Teleconferencing; Business meetings -- Management
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119751014
• Related ISBNs: 9781119751021
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