How to Get People to Speak Up in Virtual Meetings

It’s been almost 2 years since almost everyone has had to participate in virtual meetings. We’ve gotten better at it, but if you lead or facillitate virtual meetings, you may still struggle with getting people to speak up. A recent Harvard Business Review article, How to Get People to Speak up in Virtual Meetings, has […]

Virtual Engagement: How to Sound More Conversational

How can you be more engaging and sound conversational when speaking virtually, on webinars. Skype, or conference calls? Here are a couple of low-cost tips:1. Look into the webcam while speaking.  It’s not so easy, but here is a low-cost, low-tech solution to encourage you to look into the web cam: a “Webcam Buddy,” a face […]

Virtual Communication Skills–Bridging the Digital Divide (Video)

Virtual communication, communication using technology to communicate across continents, cultures, languages and time-zones, is quickly becoming the norm.  You can discover practical methods for collaborating and presenting virtually in the video below (34 min, presentation given at a conference at the University of Copenhagen last month–don’t worry, only my speaker introduction is in Danish).Ready. Set. […]