{"id":2233,"date":"2020-03-24T16:00:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T16:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/?p=2233"},"modified":"2024-03-05T14:04:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T14:04:15","slug":"stop-talking-over-me-making-the-most-from-online-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/stop-talking-over-me-making-the-most-from-online-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop talking over me! Making the most from online meetings."},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend I decided to attempt a family \u2018Mother\u2019s Day\u2019 get together on Zoom \u2013 given the social distancing rules in place.\u00a0We are not a particularly quiet family, but we are polite and usually observe the informal rules of conversation \u2013 where you let one person speak at a time!\u00a0But, despite our best behaviour, the online gathering turned into a bit of a mess \u2013 with people talking over each other, lags and gaps in conversation and very little structure!<\/p>\n

The result \u2013 quite a lot of frustration, my sister leaving the group chat early and all of us finished not feeling great about seeing each other!\u00a0This got me thinking\u2026<\/p>\n

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How important are your meetings?<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the COVID-19 situation, how many of us are trying to manage virtual work meetings and finding the same frustrations? Are you trying to manage virtual meetings where, unlike our trivial topics about the weather, you are discussing crucially important business matters that require urgent decisions?\u00a0Maybe the team are emotionally charged and tempers fly,\u00a0as people fail to communicate their thinking? Add all of this together and you have a recipe for a disastrous meeting, annoyed participants and little constructive outcome.<\/p>\n

Structure, structure and more structure<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Fortunately that\u2019s where the tried and tested de Bono\u2019s Six Thinking Hats\u00ae comes in. This practical and proven method for team thinking and meetings, automatically adds structure and encourages all to participate in a way that reduces argument and adversarial thinking \u2013 leading to a more collaborative online meeting. The Six Thinking Hats\u00ae also dramatically reduces the time needed to make meetings successful, keeping the group focused on the output \u2013 so you get to a decision quicker!<\/p>\n

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If you are fed up with continuously joining loud, un-productive online meetings \u2013 why not join us at our open online workshop or in a face-to-face, you can find out more about the workshop and other delivery options at\u00a0www.indigobusiness.co.uk\/hats<\/a><\/p>\n