From the course: How to Stop Wasting Time in Meetings
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Virtual or Zoom meetings
From the course: How to Stop Wasting Time in Meetings
Virtual or Zoom meetings
- In general, the rules for virtual meetings, are exactly the same as the rules for in-person meetings. You want to make sure everyone knows what is the point of this meeting. Everyone knows why they're there and who everyone else in the room is and why everyone else is there. You want to reduce chit-chat. Make sure you're clear on what type of meeting it is and begin and end exactly on time. There are a few things that are a bit different. If you were leading the meeting, don't feel like you have to sit down. You can stand, raise up your computer and allow yourself the energy that comes with standing. Also see if you can't frame your camera so that they can see your hands. We get a lot of information from people's body language. And when we can only see you from the clavicle up, we're limited in our understanding of what it is you're saying. You can also encourage participants to hide their self view. That means…
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