Description:

Are you tired of crummy virtual meetings?

You can do something about it with this workshop from the author of the Amazon best-seller, Mastering Online Meetings.

Employers are looking for leaders who can get people to work together, even if working remotely. Good online meetings are not an accident. Good meetings happen because there is good leadership.

Attend this workshop and learn how to lead groups through the special challenges of online meetings by good planning, engaging participants, using the right tools, and keeping things on track to reach a firm decision.

Enroll in this course and receive a free copy of your instructor’s book, Mastering Online Meetings, 52 Tips to Engage Your Audience and Get the Best Out of Your Virtual Meetings.

“The book Mastering Online Meetings is greater than the sum of its parts, but each tip is complete and immediately useable on its own because of the author's excellent organizational and presentation skills.” - Arlen Harmoning

Why Choose This Course?

The most valuable resource in a meeting is time—the time available for the meeting and time the participants could spend on other work. This workshop helps you make the best use of that time.

Everyone is busy these days. Crazy schedules, emails, texts, chats, etc.—in short, an avalanche of interruptions. Consider this workshop an investment—one that will improve personal productivity and an opportunity to bolster your leadership credibility.

“This book is a concise, substance-packed, guide for effective online meetings.” - JohnM360

What You'll Gain

The worst replacement for a bad meeting is a bad online meeting. You will get easy-to-use tips you can apply right away; tips for,

• How to keep people focused and engaged,
• How to set up a meeting,
• What to do before, during, and after the meeting, and
• How to lead meetings toward firm decisions.

 “This easy read is a timely investment for anyone who is working and meeting online.” – GraniteStater

Intended Audience:

• Facilitators who need to add online meeting facilitation to their tool kit
• Professionals who lead meetings in which all or a portion of the participants are offsite
• Trainers who need to get everyone ‘on the same page’
• Supervisors, managers, and project managers responsible for teamwork when the team can’t work at the same location

Continuing Education Units: 0.40 CEUs

More Information

Course Topics

• Planning: Chart the course for your online meeting.
• Designing: Execute the meeting's success plan.
• Engagement: Ensure participants are attentive and involved through interactivity.
• Tools: Harness the tools that facilitate effective online meetings.

About the Instructor

Michael Fraidenburg

 

Mike Fraidenburg designs and delivers facilitation services ranging in format from small technical and task-oriented workgroups to large-audience conferences.  He has extensive experience facilitating science intensive issues and, as a certified mediator, using interest-based bargaining techniques to create consensus in his facilitations.  His facilitation experience includes international scientific review panels, discovery and coordination meetings of regional groups (e.g., data managers, programmers, statisticians), and program evaluations and strategic planning.  Mike has been facilitating online meetings to collect citizen participation input, create consensus opinions of advisory groups, conduct strategic and operational planning, and for training other facilitators in online facilitation techniques.

 

What to Bring

In order to best view, listen to, and participate in this webinar, we recommend a computer set up able to display two websites at the same time; either two windows on the same screen or two separate monitors (best) and an audio headset that includes a microphone (refrain from using a desktop microphone).

Billing Information

In order to guarantee a space in a course, the tuition must be paid in full TWO WEEKS before the first day of the course by either check or credit card. State and government agencies paying with a purchase order are allowed payment under the two-week time frame if a copy of the purchase order is received by NWETC.

If You Need to Cancel

Cancellations*

• With 31 or more days notice, we will offer a 100% refund or credit towards a future course. The credit is good for one year and may be applied to any course.
• With 30-8 days notice, we will offer a course credit towards a future course. The credit is good for one year and may be applied to any course.
• With fewer than 8 days notice, there is no course credit available

*Please note that attendee replacement is welcome at any time

Disability Accommodations

Disability Accommodations:

To request disability accommodations, please contact us at info@nwetc.org or 425-270-3274 at least 30 days prior to the event.