How to Lead Effective Virtual Meetings

The ability to run an effective meeting has always been important, In the era of virtual meetings, the ability to run an effective meeting has become more essential. Poorly-designed virtual meetings are frustrating, inefficient, and squander the already scarce resources of people’s attention and patience. In addition, the shift to remote work has left many teams without the informal and spontaneous time together that is crucial for collaboration and teamwork.

The good news is that well-designed virtual meetings provide unique opportunities for meaningful engagement, trust building, and can be even more productive than in-person meetings. This workshop will teach you how to design, manage and facilitate engaging virtual meetings that strengthen teams and produce results.

In this highly interactive workshop, you will learn:

• A simple 5-step framework for structuring your meeting
• Key design principles for online interactivity and meaningful engagement
• Fun activities to engage your team and create connection
• Easy-to-use online tools for specific outcomes
• Strategies for including all voices and managing power dynamics
• Technical tips for running effective online meetings

You will leave the workshop with personal insights and practical tools to create engaging and productive team meetings.

This event is being offered by the Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County

Registration is open to anyone for this online event.

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About the trainers

Erica Marx, M.S

Erica is an Executive and Leadership coach specializing in creating fun and interactive virtual events that build trust, collaboration, and meaningful relationships. She is the owner of Erica Marx Coaching and a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF). Erica is the founder of Ithaca Improv and on the board of the International Applied Improvisation Network. Erica has a MS in Interdisciplinary Ecology from the University of Florida and a BS in Natural Resources from Cornell University.

Fred Brown, MFA

Fred is a workplace team trainer and improvisational theater artist. As a facilitator, he has led workshops in team-building and leadership presence for organizations including the Johnson Business School at Cornell University, Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and Google. His creative work focuses on group collaborative processes and co-created performance. Fred has a MFA from the Pig Iron School for Advanced Performance Training and a BA in Classical Philology from Harvard University.