Virtual facilitation: create more engagement and impact

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword vii

Introduction 1

Part I The Core of Virtual Facilitation 11

1 An Introduction to Facilitating Sessions 13

2 Going Virtual with Your Session 27

3 The Virtual Facilitator 47

4 The Tech Setup (General) 61

5 Wrapping Up the Before Part 79

Part II Before – Designing for Effect 83

6 Designing Virtual Meetings and Workshops with Engagement and Effect 85

7 Purpose 93

8 Participants 101

9 Platform 107

10 Process 115

11 Partners 131

12 Planning the Session 139

13 Wrapping Up the Before Part 153

Part III During – Running a Good Virtual Meeting 157

14 Be On Top 159

15 Engage the Participants 171

16 Manage the Energy 185

17 Create Clarity 199

18 Connect the Dots 209

19 Wrapping Up the During Part 217

Part IV After – Start Implementing 221

20 Feedback and Evaluation 223

21 Follow Up 237

22 Wrapping Up of Part IV 247

Part V Deep Dives Into Specific Virtual Formats 249

23 Virtual (Recurring) Meetings 251

24 Hybrid Meetings 263

25 Virtual Workshops 271

26 Virtual Training 285

27 Virtual Large-Scale Events 301

28 The Final Word 319

About the Authors 323

Acknowledgements 327

Index 329

The covid-19 crisis accelerated virtual collaboration exponentially, creating an instant need for virtual facilitation skills. People and organizations have started on this journey, but do not yet have the experience and competencies to use this medium for effective and energetic collaboration.

Virtual Facilitation will show you how to have successful virtual events, virtual meetings, virtual workshops and training. Packed full of tips, insights and real case studies, the author's practical approach to virtual facilitation will show you how to effectively learn the skills needed to suceed. This book will also cover:

The role of the facilitator, and what is expected
The design of the process
How to avoid common mistakes
Implementation and influencing behaviour
Virtual Facilitation will show you how to plan for virtual events, how to develop skills to be able to host virtual meetings, virtual courses, virtual training, virtual workshops, and virtual larger events to meet 21st century needs.