Category: Meetings
Enhancing Online Meeting Experiences
Enhancing the meeting experience from Paul Richards Transformational experiences have been studied for many years,…
Priming Attendees for Productive Meetings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDDKa8BpFnQ There’s a process in psychology called “priming” that’s helpful in meeting scheduling. Priming is…
Innovations in Video Communications
Video communications and content delivery technologies have gone through an amazing period of innovation and…
Video Communication Etiquette
While video conferencing makes remote communication more realistic, tried and true communication practices can help you get the most out of any online communication effort. One strategy for team communication is called “Equity of Voice,” in which each member of a meeting is encouraged to have an equal amount of time to speak. Barry Moline, …
Four Strategies for Hosting Productive Online Meetings
Four strategies for hosting productive online meetings from Paul Richards #1: Are you prepared for the meeting? Are you prepared for the MeetingThe first strategy for hosting productive online meetings is simply preparation. Being prepared is perhaps the most powerful strategy for hosting productive meetings. Preparation enables you to come to the meeting confident in …
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Online Meeting Productivity: Collaboration, is there a downside?
Not all collaboration is productive. In today’s business environment, effective communication and collaboration are valued as key drivers of innovation. On average, in a five-day workweek, employees spend between one to two and a half workdays attending meetings. According to a recent study, employees spend almost 31 hours each month in unproductive meetings (HubSpot, 2014). …
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Essential Ideas for Online Communicators
Online Communications Fundamental Ideas Essential ideas for online communicators from Paul Richards Suffice to say, communications have changed dramatically in the 21st century. The smartphone has made instantaneous access to information commonplace and small internet-connected devices such as tablets have put instant messaging, voice, video, and data access into the hands of millions in a …
The Online Meeting Survival Guide
The world’s largest work from home experiment is underway, and the “new normal” of online communications is effectively in overdrive. Hundreds of millions of people have been exposed to online communications technologies for the first time in a span of a few months. Organizations have put in place technologies to allow their employees to work …