TEAMS365 #2408 – Effective Virtual Conversations Tip 161: Pulse Check

How often are you taking the pulse in your virtual calls? Whether it’s a webinar or a group coaching process, taking the pulse regularly is key for both you as a facilitator/host and the group. Regular engagement moves us from a “Death by Conference Call” to something more interactive.

In today’s post I wanted to share several ideas of how you can take the pulse during calls – it’s platform agnostic and different platforms will have different options available. In no particular order here are some options:

• Ask people to share in chat their biggest learning so far
• Ask people in chat to give a thumbs up if they have received one thing that they can put into practice from the call
• Have people rate their call experience so far on a 1-5 or 1-10 (yes, a little risky, and it’s going to help you in the long run!)
• Using annotation have people indicate the most important topic you’ve covered
• Using annotation, have people write out any questions they want covered in the last part
• Using a poll (built in or in a platform like Mentimeter) have people indicate the most important point covered so far
• Using emojis or reactions have people signal their learning

What do you want to incorporate into your work?

Best wishes,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
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