Leading Virtual Meetings

32mIntermediate2020-02-26

Authors

Kevin Eikenberry

Leadership Expert, Author, Speaker, Consultant, Trainer

Course details

Leading virtual meetings is a critical competency for leaders who manage a remote or blended team. Join leadership and management expert Kevin Eikenberry as he identifies the challenges to holding a productive meeting online, and shares tactics for making these meetings successful. Learn about how to choose the right platform, set expectations for conduct, clarify roles, create a great agenda, and more.

Topics include:
- The challenges of virtual meetings
- Choosing the right platform to meet virtually
- Setting clear behavioral expectations
- Innovating in a virtual meeting
- Pre-determining a desired outcome
- Creating a great meeting agenda
- Facilitating virtual meetings
- Encouraging participation
- Keeping on track in the moment
- Ending a meeting with an action plan

Skills covered

Video ConferencingMeeting SkillsProfessional DevelopmentLeadership and ManagementBusiness Software and Tools

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome to better virtual meetings

1. The Challenges of Virtual Meetings

02 - Why virtual meetings can be challenging
03 - Choose the right platform to meet virtually
04 - Make your meeting platform work for you
05 - Set clear virtual meeting behavioral expectations
06 - Encourage camaraderie in your virtual meetings

2. Before the Meeting

07 - Predetermine the desired outcome
08 - Can you accomplish your goal without meeting
09 - Keys to a great agenda
10 - Prepare for effectiveness

3. Making Virtual Meetings Work

11 - Facilitate your virtual meeting
12 - Manage participation in your virtual meeting
13 - When not everyone is virtual
14 - Use webcams in your virtual meeting
15 - When your meeting is impromptu
16 - Stay on track in the moment
17 - End the meeting with an action plan