Hybrid Presentation Tips-Presenting in Person But with Virtual Attendees

This episode contains my 5 top hybrid presentation tips when you are meeting in person but also have virtual attendees as well. In the last few weeks, I’ve had a number of odd things happen in my in-person meetings and training sessions. The first occurred when a big client called me the day before the meeting asking for a favor. One of the participants had gotten ill. She was wondering if I would mind allowing that single individual to participate in the training session virtually. Although I’m all about making the customer happy, my initial response was, “If he is ill, why are we trying to make him attend the meeting?” After thinking it over, she recommended just sending him the handouts from the meeting.It got me thinking, though. A year ago companies were opening back up and some team members were in the office while others were remote. We began to alter the way that we led meetings. For instance, in our office, half our team was remote and the other half came into the office every day. However, to include the entire team, each of us who were in the office closed our doors and entered virtual meetings versus having everyone come into the office. It looks like we have come full circle.In the last few weeks, “vaccine only” offices have emerged in different cities. Most of these employers are not mandating vaccines, by the way. They are just mandating that only vaccinated people can come into the office workspace. Non-vaccinated team members have the option to work remotely.So, we now see more organizers scheduling more hybrid meetings — in-person presentations with a few remote participants.Best Practices for Hybrid Presentations with Both In-Person Attendees and Online Participants.Before I get to the meeting tips, let’s set a few ground rules for delivering presentations in a hybrid world. The first thing that you want to consider is what is the best way for the majority of the audience to meet? Often, an event manager may want to schedule in-person events just because she’s tired of virtual events. However, before you decide on the type of meeting to schedule, think about what is best for your specific audience type.When you mix a remote audience with in-person audience members there is always a chance that both groups suffer. For instance, let’s say that you work in a competitive corporate culture. Your online audience may feel that the team members who have the face-to-face experience with you have an advantage.Or, the in-person participants may resent the virtual team being able to turn off their microphones or cameras. Just realize when you schedule your first hybrid event, you will experience challenges you didn’t anticipate. So, below are a few of the top tips to help you improve hybrid meetings.For full show notes, visit Hybrid Presentation Tipshttps://www.fearlesspresentations.com/hybrid-presentation-tips-presenting-in-person-but-with-virtual-attendees/