How to turn your meetings from hybrid hell into hybrid heaven
The days of a simple meeting set up are long gone...
How are you handling all those hybrid meetings that have landed in your diary recently?
Meetings used to be simple, coffee. A desk. An agenda.
Now, not so much. Some people are in the room. Some people are dialling in. And it’s suddenly like you’re required to be a TV news anchor, handling different cameras, screens and all.
It’s not easy but there are two main tips that will help you move from hybrid hell to (a kind) of hybrid heaven.
1: The Camera is a Person
Remember that even if there's only one person on remote, the camera is a person. Honour that camera as much as you honour anybody else in the real room with you and people will feel more present to you.
2: Put “Virtual” people first.
The “proximity effect” says that we are more connected to people near us. They're going to feel more distanced because they're not in the room with you sipping coffee.
You can balance this with the “primacy effect”. Make the virtual participants feel important, turn to them first, let them speak first.
Want to stay in hybrid hell or fly to hybrid heaven?️
Have fun trying these out!
They really make a difference.