This is Lesson 2 in the ‘Communicating virtually in the workplace' boot camp.

Required

Article: How to host accessible meetings [6 min]

Read this article and discover 5 easy steps you can implement that go a long way to making your virtual meetings more accessible.

Article: 5 tips for running inclusive meetings [4 min]

Read this and learn how to bring everyone into the conversation. As a participant you can also try to do one of the following: have your camera on for the whole meeting and see how many others have theirs on? Answer a question or provide a comment. Take part in any interactivities.

Activity [10 min]

Assess one of your most recent meetings. Did it meet all 5 of the criteria you read about in the first article? If not, what could you have done differently to make sure it did? What are you going to do in your next meeting to make sure that you consider accessibility/include all voices in the room/practise what you’ve learned?

Write your reflections down on a piece of paper.

Resource: Guide to Remote Meetings

Want to delve deeper into the subject? Download our Guide to Remote Meetings for free. Includes 15 steps for setting up a great virtual meeting, tips for becoming a confident moderator and a checklist to keep you on track for before, during and after the meeting.

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