Picking your tools and techniques for effective virtual training.

What do you think of this article from trainingindustry.com?

https://trainingindustry.com/magazine/issue/tools-for-the-mixed-physical-and-virtual-classroom/

The article picks up on five key benefits to face to face training that can be lost in virtua

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New features released in Zoom

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Do you have a co-pilot or do you go it alone?

Happy Monday! Why not kick off your week by reading these top tips from Jisc about live online learning. it's a short article, ideal for a tea break.  https://inspiringlearning.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2018/02/five-top-tips-delivering-live-online-learning/

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The power of body language & emotion

This article from genardmethod.com is all about the power of body language when presenting virtually. Engaging and animated body language will make your delivery more lively and get your personality across to your audience.

https://www.genardmethod.c

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Would you replace any of your meetings with a recorded update instead?

This is an interesting article from the team at GoToMeeting about recording meetings. They suggest using recordings instead of meetings to provide a more flexible way of sharing updates and information but without the time constraints of a typical me

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How can we apply the techniques of our favourite radio station to our virtual classrooms?

Here's a great 'top tips' article from Clive Shepherd.

http://clive-shepherd.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/six-ingredients-for-successful-virtual.html

He suggests thinking about what makes a successful radio programme and applying your findings in your virt

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Naming your pods in Adobe Connect

Hi all,

This post equally applies to tabs in WebEx and perhaps filenames in other platforms.

I'm watching an Adobe Connect recording and as it opens, there are three pods at the bottom - two chat and a poll. The two chat windows had no names, but loa

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Green screen in Zoom.us

Today Mike and I have been playing with recording video, including with a green screen. 

One of the fun things about the Zoom webinar and virtual classroom platform is that there is an option on the webcam to use a virtual background. We tried that o

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80 Percent of Presentations at Work Are Delivered Remotely -- Here Is How to Get It Right

This Inc.com article focuses on how to get the best out of delivering your presentation online, including use of video, interaction and knowing the platform. Perhaps one you can share internally or with your network:

https://www.inc.com/brian-de-haaf

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audio breakouts in Connect

Hi all,

Another Adobe Connect question... i ran some breakouts yesterday and the audio didn't work in the breakout rooms! Panic! I got around it by bringing people together, but obviously this is an issue.

We are using telephone and microphones on the

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