{"id":79816,"date":"2022-12-21T00:47:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T00:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arielle.com.au\/?p=79816"},"modified":"2026-01-13T04:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T04:46:13","slug":"virtual-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arielle.com.au\/virtual-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategies For Making Virtual Meetings More Engaging"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 5<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\n

Keeping meeting attendees engaged is a familiar and continual struggle in the workplace. Particularly in the hybrid working landscape, where virtual meetings are the norm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the ability to keep cameras off and mute mics, staff can do anything other than concentrate on the meeting at hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this in mind, let\u2019s look at our top six ways to keep your remote employees engaged during virtual meetings so that you know you have their full attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Establish And Enforce Ground Rules.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve all been there: forgetting to mute your mic or accidentally talking over another team member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While these mishaps are easily avoidable in in-person meetings, they can prove challenging when you\u2019re managing a remote team<\/u><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s, therefore, essential to set some ground rules and establish what perfect online meeting etiquette looks like for your teams.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You could instruct meeting participants to use the messaging feature of your virtual meeting software when they want to ask a question.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This prevents them from interrupting whoever\u2019s speaking and the flow of the meeting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To boost engagement, you could establish a rule that your team should keep their cameras on in small meetings of fewer than six people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n