 | Do virtual meetings support diversity?Diversity is a hot topic. What initially began as an ethical, and then a legal issue, is fast becoming a creative and competitive one. Organisations … Read more |
8. Listening – involvement and understanding
 | Six easy ways to increase participation in your next virtual meetingKeeping everyone fully engaged during meetings has always been a challenge. With the sudden increase in work from home and the use of tools like … Read more |
 | 4 good reasons keep your webcam onWhy does Teams focus on the faces of the most vociferous and active participants in a meeting? Why does Adam Grant report studies of determining … Read more |
 | Breakout Groups within meeting sessionsHow to use breakouts to increase participation and ownership – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
 | Techniques to Advance Listening and Shared UnderstandingListening is a skill. However, because it is often not seen that way, many people listen poorly. The result of this can be entrenched debate, … Read more |
 | Presentation TimersThe one thing we all know about presentations is that unless they are properly controlled, many of them will overrun – often to the cost … Read more |
 | Tracking Audience Mood and ResponsesThere is a skill in presenting at the right pace and detail for your audience. In a physical meeting, this is facilitated by watching your … Read more |
 | Using Blob Trees to Assess Mood and ReactionsBlob Trees are an excellent inexpensive resource for assessing the mood of a group either at the start of the meeting, or at various points … Read more |
 | Engaging AttentionThe level of attention people give each other in a meeting is a big factor in both efficiency and buy-in. So how can we increase … Read more |
 | Honeycomb DiagramThe honeycomb diagram is essentially a tree diagram laid out in a more graphically attractive manner. This can be helpful in gaining a better psychological … Read more |
 | Bringing the best version of yourself …You have probably heard the phrase ‘bring your “A game”‘. It reflects the idea that we can turn up in different states of preparedness and … Read more |
 | Meaningful ConversationThe Vital Role of Inner Condition in Meeting Effectiveness A big factor in the effectiveness of any meeting is the attitudes of the people within it. … Read more |
 | Pictorial VisioningUsing visual images to work with our hopes for the future can prove very motivational – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
 | ‘Active’ ListeningActive listening is wonderfully parodied by the actor Robert Lindsay in ‘The Helping Hand’: “Active listening? How am I supposed to listen ‘actively’? What do … Read more |
 | Walk and Talk MeetingsWalk and Talk is a different type of meeting. It takes place outside, between two people (or a series of two people by mixing pairs … Read more |
 | Task Skills and Maintenance SkillsKurt Lewins’ model provides a really helpful insight into keeping your team on track. – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
 | Diversity and alienating languageWays to encourage people to bring their whole selves – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
 | Transactional Analysis (TA)The word Transaction relates to the units of dialogue we engage in with others. When these transactions go smoothly, we can make efficient progress toward … Read more |
 | A cup of tea – gaining full attentionFirst impressions count. This Zen story is about gaining full attention for your ideas. – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
 | Opening a Presentation | Pyramid PrincipleIn her book ‘The Pyramid Principle‘, Barbara Minto lays out a powerful model for engaging people from the outset of your presentation or event: Statement … Read more |
 | Basic Facilitation – an introductionFacilitation is about two things. It is about having a process which people will follow, and it is about intervening to enable the people to … Read more |
 | Kolb’s Learning CycleIt used to be thought that learning was something people did when they were at school or on a training course of some type. This … Read more |
 | Affinity DiagramThe Affinity Diagram is one of the Seven Management and Planning Tools and is deceptively simple. It is a means for looking at patterns and … Read more |