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Online meetings are already a storm of technology – logging in, getting the microphone ready, checking your slides, and reviewing the speaker/mute instructions. To be more than a nerdy ‘talking head’ and stand out in a sea of dry virtual meetings, build trust and human connection when you moderate meetings.

For many presenters, executives and entrepreneurs meeting virtually is a far cry from the personal interaction, which is possible in a face-to-face meeting.

It’s far too easy to get distracted with the technology details, and forget that you’re communicating with people on the other end.

If you’ve previously built a relationship with the participants online, you can continue and build on it. But if this is your first time to sit down and meet together, remember this: you are meeting with other humans. [click to continue…]

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Take the Virtual Meeting Test

December 9, 2008

If you are in sales, you need skills to help your customers win. This happens with dialogue, interaction, collaboration and co-creation of solutions. Virtual meeting skill is more than being somewhat comfortable with the technology. You need human interaction skills to facilitate conversation, expose issues and develop customer-oriented solutions. When you have these skills you [...]

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Are Virtual Meetings better with whiteboards?

December 8, 2008

Most people enjoy having a live interaction during meetings. Virtual sales meetings and online team meetings are no exception.
When you use a whiteboard in online meetings your virtual participants get intrigued. They stay involved. And they stay in the meeting, fully engaged.
Although most people enjoy hearing a colorful story – it must connect with their [...]

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Score Yourself In Virtual Meeting Skills

October 28, 2008

You’re giving virtual meetings. You’re delivering messages with videoconferencing. And now that you are over the first hurdle of technology, it’s time to pause. How good are you really doing? If you had to give yourself a score, what would it be?
Each and every time you give a virtual meeting, ask yourself this question,” What’s [...]

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Are Your Virtual Meeting Skills at Risk?

October 28, 2008

Expectations of presentations change.
This may sound tough, but if you have some fixed ideas about what it takes to do a great presentation – watch out. You don’t want to fall in a rut.
A few months ago, I was talking with Bob, a new mortgage broker who was gung-ho on sub-prime mortgages. He was convinced [...]

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Just What Do You Need To Have A Successful Virtual Meeting?

October 10, 2008

Everyone would agree that meetings are easier if you don’t have to travel to them. It creates a whole other atmosphere regarding each of the participants if everyone is on their own turf. It is home court advantage someone might say for both parties involved. Even though it makes life easier for [...]

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