Thanks for watching! Are you having more virtual meetings at work? What virtual meeting best practices will you be using? Cheers!

This is very timely. Most of my meetings have been virtual for the past few years but when everything is being forced into this space, we need to find more ways to keep these meetings as engaging as possible.

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more. If we stay organized and engaged then there is no reason why we all can't remain productive during these challenging times. Thanks for watching, cheers!

Just the right time to watch this today! Thanks for the tips to having successful virtual meetings!

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

It's amazing how quickly things are changing amidst COVID- 19. I hope these tips will be helpful moving forward as we navigate these changing days together. Stay safe and healthy and thanks for watching, cheers!

Yes testing if a video calling platform works before a meeting is so important! Having technical difficulties is annoying to everyone! Thanks for sharing.

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

Making sure you have a great virtual meeting starts with making sure everything is in working order and a time saver in the long run as well. Thanks for watching, cheers!

Being in the corporate world, I've been meeting virtually for some time now. I love the fact everyone is catching up and finding this a viable alternative.

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

It really is a great alternative, especially now and it's nice to see everyone still connecting "face to face" but still respecting social distancing:) Thanks for tuning in, cheers!

Great tips! When I worked for HP and IBM, my teams were spread across the globe so I got really good at remote meetings!

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

It’s fantastic how we can all stay connected and remain productive. Thanks for watching! Cheers!

Hi Adriana, thank you very much for all these useful tips. I will have run a training the coming week. Your videos are coming right on time.

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

That's fantastic and so glad that these tips will be useful. It's so important to stay connected and no reason why training can't continue virtually. Stay tuned as I will have a video coming out shortly on how to do team building activities virtually:) Cheers!

Thanks for these tips on running virtual meetings. I personally have been on many virtual meetings which were just teleconferencing and I don't think you get the participation or engagement that you do if you are using video...so great tip to make turning on the video mandatory.

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

Thank goodness we have the technology to have virtual meetings, especially considering the current events. It's nice to see faces since people are now working from home. Thanks for watching, cheers!

Love these tips on how to run a virtual meeting! I prefer video calling because of the body language so I like the tip to make video mandatory.

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!!!

For the last 3 years, we are doing most of the work virtually so this video is really relevant and helpful.

@AdrianaGirdler

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Navjot! Happy to hear this video was helpful and relevant for you. Thanks for watching, cheers!

Hello Adriana, it's very helpful. Thank you so much .

Great timing with this topic. This is something everyone needs to pay attention to.

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

Running successful virtual meetings will keep everyone as productive as possible right now. It's great to actually be able to see your coworkers even if everyone is working remotely. Thanks for watching, cheers!

Super timely advice on running a virtual meeting! Thanks for sharing!! ❤

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Many people already use virtual meetings but now more than ever. Thanks for watching, cheers!

I've virtual department orientation program tomorrow,and i found this video...which gives me confidence & hopes..THANK YOU for sharing this video

@AdrianaGirdler

3 жыл бұрын

Best of luck! I am so happy that you have confidence going in. I am sure you will be amazing! Thanks for watching, cheers!

Adriana, thanks for sharing this video. These tips and techniques are solid.

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome! Thanks so much for watching and for the positive feedback, cheers!

Great tips! Thanks for all the tips.

@AdrianaGirdler

3 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome. Thanks for watching, cheers!

Yes! Testing technology usually doesn't happen until it's time to go live.

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

So true! It can make a virtual meeting a little longer then expected when team members can’t connect right away. Thanks for watching, cheers!

Thank you 🙏🏿 I’m a new zoom user . Good tips 🙏🏿🙏🏿.👍

@AdrianaGirdler

3 жыл бұрын

Zoom is a great platform. Glad these tips will be helpful. Thanks for watching, cheers!

Pleasant background Adriana and well explained !!! Nice !!!

@AdrianaGirdler

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😃Thanks for watching, cheers!

Thanks

Thank you very much....

@AdrianaGirdler

3 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome. Thank you for watching. Cheers!

I was happy to subscribe and hit the bell!

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching, cheers!

I am part of a team of developers who are primarily introverts. Turning the video on ends up being very distracting to most of the team :D I personally love it as an extrovert, but it helps to know the people we work with. What works for one group doesn't always work for another. The marketing team responds far better to meetings with video.

@AdrianaGirdler

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, Jonathan thanks for your comment. I absolutely agree that introverts and extroverts have different ways of thinking and behaving. Having said that, since COVID we don’t have the luxury of connecting personally as we did in the past and the only way now is virtually. I feel that having the video on is critical for connectivity. With an extrovert it’s easy to tell by their conversation and tone of voice if they are in agreement with plans, solutions etc, but not so easy with introverts. That’s why having the video on is so important. This allows the facilitator to read facial expressions, body language speaks volumes. It also really forces everyone to be engaged and present when video is on and will ensure a successful meeting:) thanks so much for watching! Cheers!

@vanebluegirlacosta5248

3 жыл бұрын

Did you know that some countries specially in LA consider workplace harassment to mandate to turn on the video in meetings? And yes, agree with Jonathan I'm a introvert and yes this is very distracting. Thank you for considering us!

Virtual meetings are not going away. Thank you for these tips on how to have a successful virtual meeting.

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

I think virtual meetings will be the new norm for the next while but they can be just as successful and meeting in the boardroom. Thanks for watching, cheers!

Great practices.

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Ali. In times like these technology becomes more important than ever. Cheers!

Nice and informative thanks

@AdrianaGirdler

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome. Happy to hear this video was of value to you. Cheers!

Thank you very much mam😊for these important tips 🌸

@AdrianaGirdler

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😊 Thanks for watching, cheers!

Thank Goodness For Technology ! It is amazing . Awesome Tips Adriana !

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Eli! Technology is a wonderful thing especially now. I think virtual meetings will be the norm for awhile now. Take care! Cheers!

Everyone is doing virtual meetings now! This video is so relevant at this time so that workers/students don't get tired of monotonous virtual meetings. Thanks for teaching us how to run a virtual meeting!

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

Great point Lauren. This is not just for the business world but college/university students too.

I totally agree that body language is so powerful and important!!! Great tip to always have the video on, it truly does help virtual meetings go much smoother and feel much more engaging. Awesome video, absolutely loved it!!! #newsubscriber

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Naza and thank you for subscribing! My team and I had a virtual meeting today with video, and it is such a great way to feel together, even tho we can't be right now. We always find we get so much more accomplished when we can see each other. Take care and keep tuning in, there are more great tips to come! Cheers!

Yes! Thank you for that, much needed especially with everything happening right now.

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

Thank goodness we have the technology we do today so that we can all stay connected during times like these. Thanks for watching, cheers!

Quite educative, informative and impressive

@AdrianaGirdler

7 ай бұрын

Glad you think so! Thanks for watching, cheers!

Thanks so much

@AdrianaGirdler

3 жыл бұрын

Your welcome. Thanks for watching, cheers!

@mercymanso3962

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome all the best

Great video on virtual meetings. I like the tip on making video mandatory, I think helps with better concentration and engaging.

@jorgeh.gonzaleza.4631

4 жыл бұрын

it is a must, but you cant force the people.... unfortunately

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

It really helps when the video is on and everyone can ready each others body language. Virtual meetings will be more important than ever at the moment and it will help everyone stay connected. Cheers!

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, very true but it does make for a more productive meeting. Cheers!

So so so important this time!!!!! I am a little lost with all the tech!

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

If your new to some of the tech out there it can seem a little daunting, but once you have used it a few times it's a piece of cake:) Take care and thanks for watching, cheers!

Thanks for all those tips, they were gr8! Jmm I agree with them all, except for the turn-on video from my students (university), I am the one who turn-on the video, I do not push them to do it, so they are more relaxed, they do not need to think about clothes, space, light and so on... The good thing, is that I prepare activities in order to all of them to participate (they all talk, participate :D ). I hate too when I am requested to turn-on my video when I am attending a meeting in which I am not the host. It simply is not needed.

@AdrianaGirdler

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching and for your feedback. Love that you prepare activities to get your students engaged! Wishing you and your students a successful school year. Cheers!

i should try that

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

Let me know how it goes. Would love to hear about it. Thanks for watching, cheers!

We just converted a new client over zoom today! Thank you for these tips.

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

Stephanie, that is amazing! It's great to see we are all trying to move forward with some form of normality during this time, and positive news like this is just fantastic! Cheers!

Adriana thank you for a great video...am I able to use this video for my virtual presentation with Student Affairs practitioners in our University System? This provides great insights

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome and yes, please feel free to use this video for your virtual presentation 😊

Completed 8/12/2021

@AdrianaGirdler

2 жыл бұрын

Love seeing your progress, Nitin!

@nitinjaiswal7224

2 жыл бұрын

@@AdrianaGirdler :)

i cracked up when you said not turning on the video is like meeting in a dark room (damn right 😂)

@AdrianaGirdler

2 жыл бұрын

Lol! Fantastic! Thanks so much for watching, cheers!

I have public fear even though it’s virtual..please help me how to start and end keeping that energy

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes these things just take time. With each meeting it will get easier. Take some time for self care and to boost your confidence. Cheers!

How do I politely tell someone to stop interrupting others during a meeting?

@AdrianaGirdler

8 ай бұрын

That's a tough one but the person being interrupted should say something if that is bothering them.

KZread Live, Facebook Live, Zoom make it so easy to do virtual meetings these days

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! These platforms will be used more than ever now. Thanks for watching, cheers!

I often times wondered? What does online fellowship have to offer other than leaving comments? Vs attending a church building where people interact with you and conversate with you?

@AdrianaGirdler

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Kevin, thanks for your question. Since this video is about virtual meetings in the business place it’s hard to comment on the difference between fellowship online vs being in the church building. I think this has been a difficult time to navigate with COVID Businesses and the church have done their best to keep people in touch. Hopefully as time goes by things will slowly get back to the normal we used to know. Thanks for watching, cheers.

@kevindavis4709

2 жыл бұрын

@@AdrianaGirdler you're very welcome I enjoy learning new things. 🙂

Virtual meetings are indeed more important than ever. It does suck when tech isn’t working!

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

Thank goodness for technology! Virtual meetings will probable become the norm for those that can work at home over the next while. Thanks for tuning in, cheers!

Watched

@AdrianaGirdler

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Cheers!

👍

@AdrianaGirdler

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, cheers!

I would argue that making chit-chat for large meetings can sometime be difficult. Most of the folks i will be facilitating to don't really know me, and I don't know them. I've been on calls with colleagues who too are trying to include 'chatter' but most times they do not result in responses from the audience, and it just results in crickets.. I understand my colleague is trying to lighten things, so maybe for 'self-satisfaction' it is a good idea to chit-chat.. Can you recommend any specific chit-chat??

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott for your question. I agree with you that chit-chatting in virtual meetings is difficult. As per the video (5:08) I was describing live meetings when people have the ability to chit chat with others prior to the meeting starting and how it is difficult to do this in virtual meeting. This is why you need more of a structure approach to ‘chit chatting’ which is ice breakers. A great ice breaker is 3 truths/1 lie. Check out my video Virtual Team Building Activities video for the instructions. It is a great replacement to the live meeting chit chatting. Let me know if you check it out and do it. Cheers!

As a feedback, I would keep the intro where you ask us to like, comment, subscribe etc. shorter

@AdrianaGirdler

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your feedback. Any suggestions on how to shorten the intro at this point in the video would be welcomed 😊 Thanks for watching, cheers!

4 жыл бұрын

Adriana Girdler of course! I enjoyed the video and found it helpful. I feel like if you can keep the intro (where you ask to like, comment, subscribe) limited to 30 seconds and jump into the subject that could be better for the viewers 😊

first 2 minutes is all nonsense get to the point I have already switched off not listening to you spout on

@AdrianaGirdler

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the feedback. Cheers

Absolutely time wasting video. Very unfortunate