How to Facilitate a Virtual Meeting

Overview

Leading an effective meeting is both an art and a science. While many techniques apply to both virtual and in-person meetings, a virtual meeting presents special challenges, with phone or computer-based participants more apt to become distracted.

Use this guide as a handy resource for creating virtual meetings that efficiently attain meeting objectives.

Three-Step Process:

1. Determine pre-meeting planning details and select virtual meeting software
2. Select a type of meeting based on meeting objectives
3. Identify meeting protocol and conduct