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Now that many teams have been working remotely for months with no immediate plans for change, it may be time to take a closer look at what is working ...
Read MoreThe Facilitation First team is so excited about the latest Zoom upgrade (5.3 or higher), we decided to blog about it. With over a hundred virtual sess...
Read MoreHow you structure your meeting could invite conflict, off topic remarks, dominators, or, the flip side, create more engaged participants moving toward...
Read MoreLet’s face it, online meetings can be awkward, especially when you don’t know anyone on the video call. You might still be waking up with your fir...
Read MoreThe following excerpt is drawn from one module of our new Virtual Facilitative Trainer workshop, developed by Kevin Quinn, an Adult Learning expert an...
Read MoreYou may have noticed that meeting leaders need to work harder to engage participants during virtual meetings. Compared to face-to-face meetings, ther...
Read MoreIn our current reality of exclusively virtual meetings, an increasing number of organizations and leaders are requesting that cameras be on, if at all...
Read MoreVirtual Meeting Best Practices Only hold a meeting when collaboration is required – status updates can be done via email Prepare: Design mee...
Read MoreConcurrence seeking is a natural tendency that we all, as human beings seek out. Let’s face it, who really wants to be seen as the lone wolf speakin...
Read MoreDo you have a unique meeting challenge not covered by one of our blog posts? We’re always looking for different dilemmas to discuss in our articles!