Unprofessionalism
Professional performance is exhausting. Maintaining the mask. Editing ourselves. Pretending we know when we don't.
This podcast is about people who dropped the performance. And what happened next.
Each episode features someone who broke professional conventions and found something better on the other side: the executive who disclosed grief in a corporate setting and found it opened new ways of relating; the coach who realised her authority came from integrity, not compliance; the designer who ignored the 'approved tools' and saved thousands of hours.
Conversations circle around three questions:
- What does it cost us to perform professionalism instead of showing up as ourselves?
- How do we create spaces where people can bring their full attention and humanity to work?
- When is the “unprofessional” move actually the most responsible one?
If you feel the tension between who you are and who you're expected to be at work, this podcast shows you what happens when people stop managing that tension and just stop performing.
Hosted by Dr Myriam Hadnes—behavioural economist and founder of workshops.work. New episode every week.
Unprofessionalism
035 - How to make virtual workshops work - with Wayne Turmel
On episode 035, I speak to Wayne Turmel, expert of virtual facilitation and co-founder of the Remote Leadership Institute about the struggles and challenges when it comes to virtual workshops. Wayne explains clearly what it takes to make the transition from the physical into the virtual space successful and what many of us still get wrong.
You will learn what mistakes to avoid, how to practice and what features to use so that your next virtual meeting becomes as engaging and effective as if participants were physically present.
Don't miss the part when Wayne explains why hybrid meetings (when some participants join virtually) should be forbidden and how you can still make them work using the right techniques and tools
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Questions and Answers
[2:24] What is the magic skill a facilitator needs to master virtual workshops?
[5:09] What would be your advice to get out of our own head and over that hump?
[12:08] According to you, which is the most underused feature?
[17:44] We spoke about virtual classrooms and meetings until now, to what extent are things different when we talk about virtual team meetings or workshops?
[25:05] What is your favourite virtual workshop exercise to engage participants?
[30:08] How can you create meaningful connections among the participants in a virtual space?
[32:57] How can you facilitate this process? How can we make it easier for the participants?
[35:11] How would you deal with workshops where only some participants join virtually?
[38:27] How do you document a virtual workshop?
[45:16] What ground rules do you set for a workshop and which do you consider most important?
[47:35] What do you do if participants are late?
[48:01] What are the ground rules you would define in session one?
[49:40] What is the minimum equipment one would need to start an online workshop?
Links to check
- Wayne's business page https://www.remoteleadershipinstitute.com/
- Remote leadership certificate series
- Wayne's book: Meet like you mean it
- Our sponsor Session Lab - An online agenda builder and exercise library
Other episodes we mentioned
- Episode 028 with Pam Hamilton on breakout rooms
- Episode 030 with Mireille Beumer on workshop documentation
Connect to Wayne
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