Just like in the real world if you ask participants to get a show of hands to answer a question, the first time you do it, it’s engaging. The second time is a little less and if you’re constantly doing it, it very quickly becomes tedious and people become bored. Again this is amplified online …
How much communication is supposed to be nonverbal? Most of us would say between 50% and 90%. We lose a lot of that when we’re communicating virtually, especially when the camera is not showing us but rather slides. That’s a whole other topic on its own and you can check out my presentation course (link …
If you are going to ask for participation, in the chat for example, then you have to hold every participant accountable. That means if there are 20 participants in the meeting and you ask for an opinion, or for them to fill out a poll, you must wait until you get 18, 19 or 20 …
If participants in a virtual session know exactly what’s going to be happening in the meeting or they know exactly when and how they will be called upon, then they can tune out until it gets to the part where they are required to participate. Therefore incorporating uncertainty as to when and how participants will …