[Ep 7] Sarah Gershman – "Stop Zoning Out On Zoom"

Thanks so much for downloading On The Fly! This is episode 7 with Sarah Gershman – you’ll notice she doesn’t zone out once during this pod chat! And that's because she is an Executive Speech Coach and Presentation Skills Trainer in Washington, D.C. You can find her online here: https://www.greenroomspeakers.com/ No matter who or where you are right now, a big chunk of the last few months has probably been spent talking to people on a screen through Zoom, Skype, FaceTime and any number of video chat apps… And on the plus side, no doubt they’ve saved our sanity (as well as our businesses) but it’s exhausting… especially for work where it’s less about the chat and more about concentration and productivity. And so if you relate to any of that I think you’ll enjoy this chat… Sarah wrote an article about this for The Harvard Business Review, called “Stop Zoning out on Zoom” – and it was a real eye opener for me and I had to know more. In this conversation Sarah expands on the topics in her articles (she also wrote another about conference calls) and talks about hosts, and participants can get more out of video and conference calls and I hope you’ll find it really helpful. Links "Stop Zoning Out in Zoom Meetings" – https://hbr.org/2020/05/stop-zoning-out-in-zoom-meetings “Mistakes We Make in Conference Calls" – https://trainingindustry.com/articles/professional-development/mistakes-we-make-on-conference-calls-and-how-to-fix-them/? Sarah also mentions this book, “Made To Stick” by Chip and Dan Heath Song for the Episode Predictably… this episode’s song, dedicated to Sarah is (of course), 1982’s “Zoom” by Fat Larry’s Band – what else could it be? Not that the issues in this episode is exclusive to Zoom but you get the idea. Here they are performing on Top of the Pops. –––––––––––––– I’m Jon Gill, an award winning mobile filmmaker and trainer based in Fife, Scotland. I run mobile filmmaking workshops (all online) as well as courses in social media, brand development and storytelling. Clients in 2020 include the V&A Design Museum in Dundee; The Open University; NHS Tayside, The Care Inspectorate. And you’ll find more about me and what I do at MadeOnAMobile.co.uk  –––––––––––––– Thanks again for downloading #OnTheFlyPodcast Please subscribe to get the pod as soon as it’s shared. Please remember to share with your networks and communities and find me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn by using the hashtag #MadeOnAMobile or search for @OnTheSuperFly See you next time for Episode 8!