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I regularly attend a hybrid meeting every week, and have had the opportunity to be both an in-person attendee and online attendee. This is a well-run meeting with lots of engagement for both audience types and very few stumbling blocks that disrupt the flow. I’m very fortunate to attend this type of meeting, but let’s […]

Engagement, Preparation, Virtual Meetings, Zoom

October 2, 2024

Mediocre to Memorable: Engaging Your Hybrid Audience

How has virtual speaking been going for you?? Speaking virtually comes with its own set of challenges and concerns that are different from in-person speaking.  And even though online speaking has picked up and become a part of normal everyday life now, I still see virtual speakers struggling with many of the same problems that […]

Speaking Tips, Stage Presence, Virtual Meetings, Zoom

August 21, 2024

3 Virtual Speaking Mistakes that Affect Audience Connection

  Even though in-person events have returned (thank God!), virtual events are here to stay. Virtual events are a different animal from in-person events, and that includes audience engagement. You have to be intentional about HOW you engage them, WHEN to engage them, and the WHY behind your engagement tactic. Yes it’s that deep. After […]

Confidence, Engagement, Nervousness, Speaking Tips, Virtual Meetings, Zoom

September 23, 2022

5 Virtual Engagement Tips

This photo of me was taken in 2014 when I won first place in the Humorous Speech Contest for my Toastmasters International district. As you can see here, I am all smiles as it was truly one of the happiest days of my life. However… What you DON’T see is all that happened behind the […]

Confidence, Engagement, Nervousness, Preparation, Speaking Tips, Speech Competitions, Zoom

August 17, 2021

What People DON’T See

Toastmaster Winner

I was catching up with my accountability partner Joy the other day, and she asked the million dollar question: “How do you not feel Zoom fatigue at all these virtual meetings? We’re all going from one meeting to the next, and it feels tiring after a while!” She’s not the only person feeling like a […]

Engagement, Preparation, Virtual Meetings, Zoom

June 11, 2021

HELP! I’m Zoomed Out