From the course: Hybrid Facilitation for Business Analysis

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In the room: Focus on online meeting participants

In the room: Focus on online meeting participants

From the course: Hybrid Facilitation for Business Analysis

In the room: Focus on online meeting participants

- For hybrid events, you need to be the connector that brings your online participants into the room with you, even when they're participating through a million miles of digital space. Now, a challenge, right from the beginning, often comes from wanting to look at your in-person participants more than your online ones, 'cause they're simply right there in the room with you. But if you want your online participants to feel engaged, when you speak to them, you have to look right at the camera, not the screen, not the room, not your work, the camera is what makes them feel like you are really talking to each and every one of them. You can practice this anytime you're online, even at home, by looking at your camera lens, not the other people or your notes. It may feel awkward to turn away from those in the conference room to look at the camera when addressing the online participants, but, trust me, your online participants will feel the appreciation of truly seeing them as participants…

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