Working Remotely: Skills for Effective Virtual Meetings, Presentations & Collaboration

Managers and employees across the country now find themselves working remotely, and this is new territory for many. Leading meetings and delivering presentations virtually requires a unique skill set to get your message across and keep your audience engaged.

Learn how to create and deliver seamless communications with both internal and external stakeholders that allow you to provide the right information in a clear way while also allowing participants to respond and collaborate. In our 60-minute event you'll learn how to:

• Determine what, where, and when to use the technology available to you
• Plan and create effective presentation and meetings
• Deliver previously face-to-face meetings online without losing impact
• Engage your audiences whether speaking to 1 or 1000
• Minimize distractions and keep the focus on the content

Program Highlights

Leading Remote Meetings & Presentations

• Using online tools and methods to connect with your team, vendors and customers
• Best practices for before, after, and during online meetings and communications
• Top tips for developing presentation materials to enhance your message
• Pace your meeting /presentation to make best use of the time, without running out of time

Deliver Polished Presentation Like a Pro

• Presenting to an audience when you can't see or hear them
• Do's and don'ts for when you're on (web)camera
• Keeping your energy level up from start to finish
• Avoid overuse of the verbal distractors in delivery (such as uhm and like)
• Keys to calm your nerves both before and during an online session

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Michelle Coussens

Michelle Coussens, Business Strategist, Plan B Consulting Michelle Coussens is a business strategist who is a frequently sought out speaker for numerous types of organizations on a wide range of topics related to the workplace, including but not limited to, talent management, business safety and continuity, and financial acuity. In 2020, she created and delivered more than 40 well-regarded presentations for numerous organizations around the world. In 2021, she has already delivered more than 50 signature speeches and training sessions, both online and in person. She holds practical expertise on a variety of HR topics, including but not limited to job design, recruiting, onboarding, training and development, performance management, and succession planning. She is a resourceful, resilient, and relentless business professional with demonstrated success in building new programs, driving short-term efficiencies, and improving long-term effectiveness all through innovation, rigor, and courageous leadership. She has direct experience with a variety of industries, as well as in consulting, education, and not-for-profit organizations. With consistently high participant ratings, her webinars, seminars, and speaking engagements bring practical value to businesses of every size and type.