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EFFECTIVELY LEADING





         Zoom Hybrid Meetings







        ON-DEMAND                            of what technology they use or where they   about a piece of information available online,
                                                                                  you should be able to go online with your
                                             are located. The facilitator should also be
        meetings are more popular than ever before.   comfortable with the technology and have a   mobile device and get it quickly. If you want
        They are more convenient for employees and   firm understanding of how the meeting will be   something more detailed or researched, you
        leaders alike. While this new way to meet   run. This will help ensure that the Zoom portion   should be able to pull up similar information
        could disrupt meetings, it has improved our   runs smoothly.              from other websites and view it on your
        collaboration in person and online. Zoom                                  computer or mobile device. If there is some
        Hybrid Meetings are a perfect example   2.  Using Zoom Whiteboards        paper information that your team needs,
        of how technology can make a meeting                                      you can use internet collaboration tools to
        less boring, effective, and efficient while   One of the most remarkable aspects   collaborate in real-time using a large screen
                                             of Hybrid Meetings is that participants can
        simultaneously being less expensive than                                  whiteboard like the one in the picture below.
                                             move seamlessly between whiteboard tools
        a formal meeting. To use Zoom in your                                     This can help you work in a more convenient
                                             in real-time. An advantage to this is that you
        business, you must learn how to lead this                                 environment for each participant.
        kind of meeting effectively.         can have a whiteboard open simultaneously on
                                             your computer, mobile device, and television   4.  Maximizing Interactive Features
        1.  Selecting a Facilitator          screen. This can help you take full advantage
                                             of all your meeting space. The best thing about   With a Zoom Hybrid Meeting, you have
           When planning a Hybrid Meeting, the most                               many interactive features. The built-in polling
                                             using a whiteboard on a Hybrid Meeting is
        important thing to decide is who will act as                              feature is a great way to gather immediate
                                             that no matter where participants are, they will
        facilitator and leader of the meeting. You will                           feedback from the group. It allows participants
                                             have equal access to what you are drawing.
        succeed more with your Hybrid Meeting if the                              to send their answers back instantly instead
        facilitator has had experience leading Zoom   3.  Using the Internet for Collaboration  of having to write down their responses and
        Meetings or holding similar roles. Having an                              pass them around the room. Another great
        experienced facilitator can help ensure that   The Internet should always be considered   option is screen sharing. This feature allows
        all participants are heard equally regardless   when adding to a meeting. If you want to talk   participants to share screens remotely, which


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