Virtual Facilitator

A re-introduction, and invitation

👋 Ohhhh, new members, followers and connections – time for a little re-introduction 👋… and invitation. I firmly believe our working days should be fulfilling and more than ‘getting by’ or ‘making do’. I also know that remote work or working from home, being part of distributed teams can be a positive game-changer for both

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How to get online presenters to stop talking

Have you ever been in an online event where the presenter just kept talking and talking, waaaay over their allocated time? How was that for you? Boring? Frustrating? Or did you just leave? It’s a common problem that can ruin the engagement and impact of a virtual gathering. And of course, when early speakers go

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Online events: dishing out the tacit knowledge

“Maybe as much as 80% of the knowledge in an organisation is undocumented. Much of the knowledge of an organisation is never codified as information. People know more that they can tell, and tell more than they can write.” (According to Nick Milton, thanks to Helen Bevan for the link). Inspired by reading this, and

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Let’s skip the introductions! Do this instead

One of the best things about online workshops, events, meetings or training is that you can skip the introductions. Honest. You really can. You don’t have to endure half an hour of introductions before you get down to business. And if you want participants to actively engage, you shouldn’t allow a lengthy round of introductions

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