Keys to Effective Design of Virtual Meetings

Come learn how to make virtual meetings work for you and your organization. Explore the different learning formats for virtual meetings that are available. Learn how to design a virtual meeting that will work with your clients/members. Acquire the skills to train instructors on how to lead a virtual meeting. Take home the presentation techniques that best work with a virtual meeting. And be able to provide expert experience and perspective to those presenting and participating in your virtual meetings.  At the end of this course, you will have the keys to the effective design and instruction of virtual meetings.

One-month course; offered in October; Debbie Kopkau, instructor.

 outlineCourse Outline

Unit 1
Virtual Learning Formats
Choosing the right learning format for your program
Choosing the length of your program
Choosing presentation formats and selecting presenters
Making slides powerful and visual

Unit 2
Effective Design Techniques for Virtual Meetings
Identifying your goals and objectives of the program.
Preparing yourself and your presenter on how to use the software.
Creating involvement of your participants through interaction.
Keys to facilitating the program, less presenting.
Creating a production or script for your virtual program

Unit 3
Training Virtual Meeting Presenters and Instructors
Ways to train virtual meeting presenters and instructors
Creating a training program to help your instructors embrace the virtual meeting experience.
Creating practice sessions for your presenters and instructors
Structuring your meeting to keep your audience engaged and wanting more.

Unit 4
Presentation Techniques and Tips for Quality Virtual Meetings
Best ways to keep your participants engaged and alert
Making participants feel part of the meeting.
Explaining virtual meeting tools to your users
Explaining your expectations of the users
The key to successful introductions,
Staying on point and on time. 

Question MarkAbout online learning

Online learning is a fun, enjoyable and very productive way to learn. Millions of people are learning online each year. You will engage with the instructor and other participants. You will get to know your instructor and other participants. You may make friends.  It’s easy. It’s fun. 

GearsHow the Course Works

It is easy to participate in your online course. After you register, you will be given a web address to go to get into your online classroom.  You will have a password and use your email address and password to gain access.

Once inside the online classroom, here’s what you can expect.

CalendarParticipate when you want

Participants can participate as little or as much as you want.
You can participate any time of day or evening. The online classroom is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
There are no live real-time requirements or meetings. You decide when you participate.
For the best learning, participants should log into the course on 2-3 different days of the week.

ChecklistWhat you will do

For each Unit, you will:

  • Read the print readings (about 20 pages a week)
  • Have the option of accessing the online readings
  • Listen to the audio presentation for the Unit and view the slides
  • Have the option of taking a self-quiz to see how much you have learned
  • Engage in written online discussion with your instructor and other participants

For best learning, you should make one or more comments at 2-3 different times each week.
The content (readings, audio lectures, slides) and self quizzes are accessible for the entire course, so you can work ahead, or go back and review again, at your convenience.

DiscussionDiscussion

The Discussion for each Unit lasts one week. All comments are made in writing and can be made at any time of the day or night.

Your instructor will log into the Discussion area at least once a day and answer questions, make comments, and respond to comments by you and the other participants.

We encourage you to make 2-3 comments each week to maximize your learning and enjoyment of the course.

It’s easy. It’s fun.

Next offering(s):
October 4 - October 29, 2010

About Your Instructor

Debbie Kopkau, CMP, CMS, is the Director of Certification/Director of Operations for the Michigan Association of School Boards.  She has been working in associations since 1991.  She specializes in delivery of program content through video conferencing, webinars, and helps instructors create their content to be best received by participants. She has handled logistics and contents for online programs as large as 700 attendees and as small as 5 participants. She is working on her Master’s Degree in Strategic Management at Davenport University. 

Directional ArrowsCourse Objectives

You will learn:

  • To explore the different types of virtual meetings that are available
  • To learn how to design a virtual meeting that will work with your clients/members
  • To train instructors on how to lead a virtual meeting
  • To learn the presentation techniques that best work with a virtual meeting
  • To provide expert experience and perspective to those already using virtual meetings and discuss advances in virtual meetings
  • To learn how to make virtual meetings work for you

Puzzle PiecesCourse Outcomes

At the end of the course, you will:

  • Possess the information necessary to discuss the advantages of virtual meetings and how it is being used in the industry
  • Understand what virtual meeting will best fit your organization
  • Get answers on how best to develop and deliver a virtual meeting