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Virtual Facilitation: What to Know Before Stepping to the Front of the (Virtual) Room

Since the onset of social distancing, I’ve continued to deliver sales pitches, 行为面试, and facilitate formal presentations, 培训, 以及在线视频内容. While I’m no stranger to virtual facilitation, I’ve spoken to a lot of people over the past few months who are. Most of them are terrified to step up to the (virtual) mic.

If you’ve got an event coming up, there is no need to panic. Virtual facilitation can be fun, if you know what to expect.

Here are a few virtual facilitation quick-hit tips to ease the discomfort!

1. 准备虚拟房间.

In the same way you might prepare a conference room before a meeting, make sure to do a “sneak and peak” of your virtual setting. 例如, decide in advance how you are going to set up your facilitator monitors, particularly if you have two of them. Here are some things to consider:

  • 您将共享哪个监视器? I recommend you “share” the monitor without your webcam. Put anything you want to see easily (e.g. 聊天窗口,笔记等.) on the monitor closest to your camera. 的原因? You want to be looking at your participants, not constantly looking to the side.
  • 你想看什么? What features do you want to see easily? Make sure you understand how to maximize and minimize things like your chat window or participant list.
  • 你们的会议设置是什么? Think in advance about whether you want a digital lobby, or whether you want participants to enter the room with their microphone muted. Consider what works best for the type of event you are leading.

2. 看镜头.

For any kind of formal presentation, remember that you need to be primarily looking at the camera while you are speaking, rather than the video feeds of your audience. 当别k8彩乐园app下载无弹窗在说话的时候, feel free to avert your eyes from the camera—but make sure to look your audience “in the eye” while you are speaking. You will come across as much more confident, engaged, and persuasive.

Some platforms will allow you to move participant videos around on the screen—consider placing them very near your webcam. 这种方式, even when you are looking at the feeds, it will still appear as if you are looking at the camera.

3. k8彩乐园app下载无弹窗性化听众.

The hardest thing about virtual facilitation is becoming acclimated to the energy. 不像物理房间, you’re less likely to hear people laugh at your jokes, and there is usually less small talk in the beginning. This leads to a (quite literally) muted energy that can be difficult to overcome for first-time facilitators.

As best you can, don’t let this throw you. Continue to speak with the tone and personality you normally would. 这是一个很好的例子, check out some YouTube videos of late-night comedians broadcasting from their homes. They are performing monologues and making jokes without the benefit of a studio audience; notice that they still pause for laughter, 就像他们通常做的那样.

If you’re having trouble with this, here’s an inside trick. Consider putting thumbnail photos of coworkers across the top of your computer (near the webcam) or a sticky note character next to your camera. It will remind you not to take yourself so seriously!

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最后,玩得开心!

Leading a virtual meeting or event can be a lot of fun. (When else do you get the opportunity to do public speaking in your slippers?) It provides opportunities to connect with people all over the world in a more personal way—and regardless of the long-term impact of “social distancing,” virtual facilitation is a key communication competency that is increasingly critical.

2021-08-27T13:10:20-05:00

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萨拉·加拉格尔
萨拉·加拉格尔 is the President of k8彩乐园app下载无弹窗, responsible for strategy and operations across all practice areas. As a practicing consultant and global speaker for k8彩乐园app下载无弹窗 since 2012, Sara has helped organizations across many industries to thoughtfully select, 计划, and execute high-stakes projects and business transformations. Her approach to solving business problems is interdisciplinary, focused on “leading with both sides of the brain” on the premise that even very technical efforts require innovation, 战略思考, and emotional intelligence to execute effectively.

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