Facilitated by Paul Signorelli Writer/Trainer/Consultant Paul Signorelli & Associates August 20, 2014 Mastering Online Facilitation: Keeping Sessions Lively

Excitement

Questions from Weeks 1, 2, and 3?

Greeting Them at the Virtual Door

More Tips for Warming Up the Room

Meetings: Facilitation vs. Controlling

Tips for Meetings

More Tips for Meetings: Defusing Conflict

Tips for Webinars content/uploads/downlo ads/2012/05/15-Best- Practices-webinars- eBook.pdf

Tips for Webinars content/uploads/downlo ads/2012/05/15-Best- Practices-webinars- eBook.pdf

Webinars: Facilitation vs. Lecturing

Discussion #1: Engagement What keeps you engaged in onsite or online meetings and webinars?

Discussion #1: Engagement What keeps you engaged in onsite or online meetings and webinars? What drives you to despair in onsite or online meetings and webinars?

Improvisation

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Dealing With the Tech Gremlins

More Tips for Dealing With Tech Meltdowns

Discussion #2: Recovery What has helped you recover from a challenge you have faced in an onsite or online meeting, or in an onsite or online learning experience?

End of Session…and Beyond

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Discussion #3: Applying What We’ve Learned What, if anything, will you do in the next week to further hone your day-of-presentation practices?

Discussion #3: Applying What We’ve Learned What, if anything, will you do in the next week to further hone your day-of-presentation practices? What will you do in the next 30 days to create additional learning opportunities for yourself, your colleagues, and those you serve?

In Summary

Resources (1) “A Dozen Tips for Facilitating an Online Meeting,” Faciitate.com, accessed August 15, toolkit/online-meeting-tips.html “Have Your First Meeting in Sococo,” by Matt Leacock Soroco.com, December 1, events/have-your-first-meeting-in- sococo.html

Resources (2) “Understanding Comedy: 50 Improve Tips from Billy Merritt’s Improv Party” Improv Nonsense, August 12, standing-comedy-50-improv-tips-from-billy “How to Save Any Presentation From a Technology Meltdown,” Shari Alexander Entrepreneur, November 12,

Resources (3) For more about online learning and online presentation skills: learning/ /wp- content/uploads/d ownloads/2012/05 /15-Best- Practices- webinars- eBook.pdf ss.com/2014/08/15/learning-with-our- learners-online-master-class/

Going Under the Hood

Questions & Comments

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Credits & Acknowledgments (Images taken from flickr.com unless otherwise noted): Title Slide (Elluminate Conference): From Sarah Stewart’s photostream at Fireworks: From Vetto’s photostream at Welcome: From Simply CVR’s photostream at Encouragement: From Sebastiaan ter Burg’s photostream at Collision: From Khuroshvili Ilya’s photostream at Lectures That Induce Slumber: : From ScottJacksonX’s photostream at Improvisation: From ePi.Longo’s photostream at Roadside Breakdown: From J Bizzie’s photostream at Finish Line: From U.S. Army’s photostream at Question Marks: From Valerie Everett’s photostream at