Change, renewal, and rebirth are in the air. Have you noticed that many companies and organizations are attempting to return to “normal?” The truth is that normal is just a setting on the dryer. It certainly doesn’t describe what is happening in our workplaces today. The great pandemic proved that it is possible to work well remotely, keep productivity high, and run decent virtual meetings to bring their teams together. For many organizational leaders, this outcome was a revelation. Some leaders, however, are learning the hard way that demanding a 100% return to the workplace may lead to people leaving their jobs to find organizations that are more flexible. |
Now, as we move from virtual working environments to hybrid workplaces, organizations are experimenting to get the right mix of working onsite and working remotely. Should the manager figure it out with their teams? Should we mandate 2 – 3 days in the office per week? Does it make sense to tell people which days they need to be in the office? Can we leave it completely flexible and let people choose when they will show up in person? There might be value in specifying which days to be in the office as a team, for example, to ensure that no one commutes through traffic only to discover they are the only one from their team in the office that day.
On top of these hybrid workplace challenges, training teams are trying to figure out how to create hybrid learning experiences well. We have been working with clients to identify, practice, and apply solid techniques for hybrid learning. Is it good enough to conduct an onsite training session with remote participants logged in to observe and, occasionally participate via chat? We don’t think so! Is it ever acceptable to just video the onsite meeting and require remote participants to view the recording later? Heck, no!
Speaking of change and renewal, this year we have launched 30-minute virtual sessions called NetSpeed Nuggets. Offered every other month, these rapid learning sessions will introduce one or two strategies or tactics that can help your organization be successful in the virtual workplace. In our next complimentary session, The Rules of Engagement for Hybrid Learning, on Wednesday, June 8, at 1:00 pm ET / 10:00 am PT, we will explore how having clear rules of engagement can support great hybrid learning sessions. Registration is required.
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Cynthia Clay
President/CEO
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If you’ve been asked to deliver a hybrid training event, embrace these tips to give and get the best out of the experience:
- Don’t treat the remote audience as second-class participants
- Use a co-presenter remotely if the lead presenter is onsite.
- Use a co-presenter onsite if the lead presenter is remote.
- Create a level playing field for all participants.
- Have everyone log into the web or video conference, not just remote participants.
- Plan for engagement and collaboration across platforms or rooms.
- Prepare and practice the technology in advance.
- Have a producer available for fast troubleshooting.
- Use applications like Mentimeter or Poll Everywhere to interact across in-person and virtual locations.
- Plan for engaging interaction every three minutes.
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Cynthia Clay delivers engaging, memorable keynotes that motivate people to take action. She combines humor, deep experience, and original insights to create interactive, engaging keynotes and workshops. She gets to know her audience in advance and customizes all content to meet her clients’ needs and energize her participants.
Here are some comments from a recent presentation at an online conference.
“Thank you. Excellent presentation. I will definitely be using this information to take my facilitation style to the next level.”
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“Very, very helpful. Super practical. Will inform tools I provide to facilitators and use as well.”
“This was great–my favorite session! I’m glad it was the last. A great way to wrap up the conference.”
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NetSpeed Nuggets
This year we have launched 30-minute NetSpeed Nuggets virtual sessions.
Offered every other month, these rapid learning sessions will introduce one or two strategies or tactics that can help your organization be successful in the virtual workplace.
The Rules of Engagement for Hybrid Learning
Are you tasked with the challenge of creating and delivering hybrid learning events? If you want to ensure that every event comes together seamlessly and that every participant has the richest experience possible, you will want to consider some practical techniques to maximize interaction, collaboration, and engagement in a hybrid training event. Rather than treating each hybrid event as a “one-off,” take time to agree on the rules of engagement for all your hybrid training sessions.
If you want to ensure that every hybrid learning event offers every one of your participants richest experience possible, you'll want to consider the practical techniques that Cynthia Clay will explore in this presentation. Learn how to maximize interaction, collaboration, and engagement in a hybrid training event.
Wed., June 8th
1:00 pm ET/10:00 am PT
Complimentary
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