If silence is important to encourage engagement by participants in webinars and online meetings AND if facilitators/presenters cannot rely on visual cues like we do in face-to-face situations…how can we know how much time to allow for participants to respond? There are several factors at play: what type of response you want (a simple Yes/No, […]
If you are a teacher, a trainer, or facilitator you have learned the power of silence for learning and deepening dialogue. When we have the visual cues of those sitting in front of us…a thoughtful look, a pencil scratching on paper, a shifting in seats…we can gauge when to break that silence. However, in an online […]