John Chen

Engaging Virtual Meetings

Openers, Games, and Activities for Communication, Morale, and Trust

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Produktbeschreibung

Build a cohesive and high-performing virtual team with this fantastic resource full of actionable advice and practical tips

Engaging Virtual Meetings: Openers, Games, and Activities for Communication, Morale, and Trust offers concrete strategies and practical tips for bringing teams together across the digital divide. While many struggle to build teams in a virtual environment, accomplished author John Chen has found ways to create team cohesion, promote engagement, and increase virtual participation. In Engaging Virtual Meetings, he shares these methods with you, and also:
_ Describes virtual tools for promoting effective teamwork, like the Participant Map
_ Teaches you to optimize your teleconference setup for ideal audio and video
_ Illustrates ways to apply these methods in any virtual environment, including Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and more
_ Explores how to debrief your participants to improve your methods over time

Perfect for anyone working in orwith the increasingly prevalent virtual environment, Engaging Virtual Meetings is a great addition to the bookshelves of anyone interested in how to create and build engagement in team settings of all kinds.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley / Wiley & Sons
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 1W119750880
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 189mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 460g
• ISBN-13: 9781119750888
• ISBN-10: 1119750881
• Artikelnr.: 59475446

Autorenporträt

JOHN CHEN spent 10 years at Microsoft and earned 2 US Patents before founding and leading Geoteaming, a company that specializes in tech-based team-building and leadership training. He's been virtually meeting for over 35 years. He is a celebrated speaker and consultant, and has delivered his message to over 230,000 participants in over 30 countries.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction: Virtual Meetings Don't Have to Suck xv
By Ed Cohen

Part 1 Principles and Preparation for Engaging Virtual Meetings 1

Chapter 1 The ENGAGE Method for Leading Great Meetings 3

A Brief Overview of the ENGAGE Method 3

The ENGAGE Method in Depth 5

Check-in 5

Chapter 2 Preparing for Virtual Meetings 15

Good Looks--The Virtual Presence Primer 15

The Engaging Virtual Meeting Speaker Checklist 19

Chapter 3 Psychological Safety: How to Get the Quiet Attendees (and everyone else) to Engage 25

Chapter 4 Managing Participants 31

Mute and Unmute Audio and Video 31

Make Host 34

Make Co-Host 35

Rename 36

Mute All 36

Unmute All 37

Mute/Unmute Participants on Entry 38

Disallow/Allow Participants to Unmute Themselves 39

Remove 41

Raise Hand 42

Yes/No 43

Go Slower/Go Faster 44

Dislike/Like 45

Clap 46

Need a Break 47

Away 48

Clear All 49

Chapter 5 Virtual Engagement Tools 51

Chat 52

Private Chat 53

Breakouts 55

Reactions 62

Record 64

Share Video 64

Share Whiteboard 67

Share iPhone/iPad 69

Polling 74

Company-Wide Chat (only available in Microsoft Teams) 81

Channels (only available in Microsoft Teams) 82

Teams Apps (only available in Microsoft Teams) 83

Chapter 6 Security 85

Require Passwords 86

Turn Screen Sharing Off 88

Enable the Waiting Room 90

Require Registration 95

Lock Your Meeting 96

Control Your Meeting's Chat 97

Secure File Transfer 97

Part 2 Openers, Games, and Activities for Communication, Morale, and Trust 101

Chapter 7 Openers 103

Why Use Openers? 103

Open with a Check-in Question 106

Check-in 107

Video Openers 110

Matching and Mirroring Openers 113

Virtual Meeting Nametag Openers 118

Chat Openers 121

Chapter 8 Activities for Communication, Morale, and Trust 125

"Yes, and . . ."--Accept Attendees' Ideas and Improve Communication 126

Three-Headed Consultant--Communicating One Word at a Time 127

A to Z--Teaching Why Your Meeting Needs a System 128

Alpha Names--A Networking Activity to Learn Everyone's Name 129

Last Team Texting--Sharing Valuable Information 131

PechaKucha (peh-chak-cha)--Present in Just 6 Minutes 40 Seconds 133

PowerPoint Karaoke--Improving Improvisation 134

Blind Tangrams--Do Not Assume in Your Communication 135

Broken Squares--Giving is Better Than Getting for Engaging Meetings 137

Trust Grid--Mapping and Improving Trust 139

The Johari Window--Discover Attendee Blind Spots 142

1 CACHE--Make Decisions Faster and Stick Longer 144

Chapter 9 Collab--Work Well with Others 149

Simultaneous Editing--Creating a Case Study 150

Towers of Hanoi--Build a Tower, Build a Team 152

Grid Unlock--How to Work Together to Solve Problems 153

Meeting Mine Field--Collaborating to Complete a Goal 155

Poll Survivor--Setting Meeting Priorities and Making Hard Decisions 157

Chapter 10 End Your Meeting on a High Note 161

Applause--Celebrating Together 162

Kudos--Acknowledging Attendees 162

I Commit . . .--Public Commitment to Change 163

Just Three Words--Powerful C