12 August 5 Top Tips to Avoid Zoom Fatigue and Run Effective Meetings August 12, 2020By ICI Administrator Aspire 0 By Josh Hallam, General Manager, Institute of Civil Infrastructure WELCOME ALL PARTICIPANTS Remember when we used to run meetings in a board room and as people entered, they were welcomed or addressed by name? This gets lost in video conferencing with the usual group welcome or “good morning all, let’s get started.” If it’s a small group – use people’s names, if it’s a larger group welcome and compliment them. This will engage the audience from the beginning and set you up for success. At the end of the meeting, repeat the same personal process while solidifying the meeting outcomes. STABLE INTERNET AND TECH KNOWLEDGE Several surveys have been done over recent months with the most frustrating, de-motivating aspect of video conferencing being technical difficulties. Ensure you connect to your session early, check your connection and tech, and if presenting do a trial run of the screen share to ensure a non-disruptive meeting STRONGLY ENCOURAGE (OR INSIST) VIDEOS TO REMAIN ON Almost 80% of our communication is non-verbal through body language, non-verbal cues, gestures and expressions. If participants in a meeting, including the chair of the meeting, do not have their video switched on, this will lead to low engagement and a low level of clarity in the points being discussed. EXAGGERATE YOUR TONALITY AND VOICE Even with the video turned on, go another level with your tonality when expressing key items, key issues or emotions during the meeting. This will be key in getting the salient points of your message across. Examples including changing the pitch of your voice, speed of delivery and increased pausing for effect. PARTICPATION AND INTERACTION Invite participation and interaction. The most effective meetings have an open dialogue and knowledge sharing that, in a video conference context, needs to be encouraged regularly throughout. Call people out by name to encourage them to contribute their thoughts or their views on certain topics throughout the meeting. Related Posts Reclaiming Your Zoom Mojo: Eight Tips for Banishing Fatigue With virtual classes the new norm, it's easy to feel drained after a few hours of staring at a screen. Here are eight tips to help you overcome Zoom fatigue and make the most of your virtual classroom experience. Civil Construction Project Management – Tips for Success Civil construction project management is a combination of cost, time, quality and risk management that enables cost-effective completion of projects within their constraints and to the agreed quality outcomes Effective Professional Development For Millenials Successful professional development plans are specific to individual employees as opposed to a generic, organisation wide approach. While a single, generic approach may be simpler to execute, it is certainly not as effective, particularly when you are talking about our Millennials now aged between 24 and 39 years old. How to build effective meaningful relationships in a virtual world? You have commenced building your professional network utilising the steps we have outlined in the above article, however, now you are asking yourself how do I make these relationships meaningful and effective and can I even do this in a virtual world? 8 Tips To Start 2021 With The Right Intent 2020 is a year that we will never forget. It has challenged us to grow, evolve and become more resilient. As we arrive on a well-deserved Christmas and New Year’s holiday, it is an opportune time to reflect and prepare to launch into 2021 feeling fresh, recharged, and with the passion to lead with purpose. Four Tips to Increase Your Energy Your own health and wellbeing often an overlooked element of being a high performing leader or employee. Today we start your journey by focusing on 4 key steps to put you in the optimum state in order to give your team the best version of you every day. Comment (0) Comments are closed.