Running Virtual Meetings (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)
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From crackly conference lines to pixelated video, virtual meetings can be problematic. But you can host a productive conversation in which everyone participates. Running Virtual Meetings takes you through the basics of:
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Running Virtual Meetings
Get up to speed fast on essential business skills. Whether you’re looking for a crash course or a brief refresher, you’ll find just what you need in HBR’s 20-Minute Manager series—foundational reading for ambitious professionals and aspiring executives. Each book is a concise, practical primer, so you’ll have time to brush up on a variety of key management topics.
Advice you can quickly read and apply, from the most trusted source in business.
Titles include:
Creating Business Plans
Delegating Work
Difficult Conversations
Finance Basics
Getting Work Done
Giving Effective Feedback
Innovative Teams
Leading Virtual Teams
Managing Projects
Managing Time
Managing Up
Performance Reviews
Presentations
Running Meetings
Running Virtual Meetings
Virtual Collaboration
Running Virtual Meetings
Test your technology
Keep their attention
Connect across time zones
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Names: Harvard Business Review Press, issuing body.
Title: Running virtual meetings : test your technology, keep their attention, connect across time zones.
Other titles: 20 minute manager series.
Description: Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press, [2016] | Series: 20 minute manager series | Includes index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016013072 (print) | LCCN 2016016130 (ebook) | ISBN 9781633691490 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781633691469 ()
Subjects: LCSH: Teleconferencing—Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Business Meetings—Management—Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Business Meetings—Technological innovations—Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Classification: LCC HF5734.7 .R86 2016 (print) | LCC HF5734.7 (ebook) | DDC 658.4/5602854678—dc23
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Whether you’re hosting a conference call, leading a WebEx meeting, or checking in with your team over an online chat, running an effective virtual meeting means overcoming an array of obstacles. Awkward silences, cacophonous interruptions, multitasking and disengaged participants, and all manner of technical glitches can cost you precious minutes. These are the problems you face daily as you work with people in different cities and countries. But you can prepare for and lead a productive meeting from afar. With guiding principles and tips for making your virtual meeting run smoothly, this book will have you ticking through every item on your agenda.
Running Virtual Meetings walks you through the basics of:
• Selecting the right channel for your virtual meeting
• Coordinating the technology that will allow everyone to connect
• Giving your colleagues the materials they need to meaningfully participate from afar
• Keeping participants engaged in the conversation, and bridging the in-person-versus-remote gap
• Assigning and clarifying meeting roles to keep things running smoothly
• Ending with a clear commitment to action for the whole group
• Holding participants accountable, whether they’re in the office next door or on the other side of the globe
Contents
What Is a Virtual Meeting?
What are the key challenges?
Why hold one?
What this book will do
Plan Your Meeting
Decide if you need to meet
Create an agenda
Identify the participants
Pick a platform
Set a time
Manage the Technology
Assess your needs
Choose your tools
Test your setup
What to do when technology fails
Set Expectations for Participation
Assign roles
Establish meeting processes
Clarify etiquette
Send your invitation and materials
Conduct the