EP. 46 How to Equalize Remote & In-Office Workers
DISCLAIMER: This episode is not sponsored by Mentimeter, we just love the product and know that more leaders can use this to raise engagement in their meetings whether they are virtual, in person or hybrid. Are we moving from the world of Zoom Fatigue to a world of Zoom Segregation as we move to hybrid work? Are there solutions out there to equalize and engage remote and in-office workers? Yes, we believe there is. In today’s episode, we interview Oscar Svernlöv, the community content creator at Mentimeter and he shows us how to stay ahead of the curve with a great equalizer for hybrid teams. What’s Wrong With Virtual Meetings?Virtual meeting attendees are burned out. They’re tired of Zoom meetings. They need more engagement. One of the problems with virtual meetings is that as humans, we’re wired to interact with our screens as passive participants - but the objective of meetings is to get participation and feedback from your audience. So, more often than we hope, we end up leading meetings with the intention of seeking input and feedback only to wind up with nothing. The Solution to Virtual Meeting EngagementWhat if you could take the issue of your meeting participants looking at their phones and turn it into a productive & purposeful conversation that includes seeking feedback from them using their phones? That is where Mentimeter comes into play. With Mentimeter, you can create a presentation, much like PowerPoint, but called “Mentimeters” where you can actively seek participation and engagement at much higher levels than you would inside Powerpoint. Instead of having a passive audience watch a presentation, you bring the audience into your presentation so that they can vote on topics, share their ideas and answers to questions, and react using emojis and comments to your entire presentation. Bridging the Remote & In-Office Communication GapMentimeter bridges the gap between your remote workers and in-office workers because it gives them a united platform to contribute to the same conversation. In turn, this helps your remote workers feel more connected and involved and not left out of conversations that would otherwise be occurring only in the office.How Mentimeter WorksOnce you create your presentation inside Mentimeter.com, you can create slides using the following interactive presentation types:Multiple ChoiceWord CloudOpen Ended AnswersRankingQ&AQuiz CompetitionType AnswerWhy is Meeting Engagement So Important?Employees have a fundamental need to feel involved and engaged. But think about the meetings where the participants are just watching the screen, slowly losing their attention, and then before you know it, you’ve lost their attention all together. Mentimeter was born out of this frustration before there was a large focus on virtual meetings. This shows that engagement itself has been the one of the keys to Zoom fatigue and now we need our teams to contribute more. Oscar’s team has done A/B Testing comparing Mentimeter Presentations to PowerPoint Presentations while scanning the brains of participants. They discovered that when participants watched Mentimeter presentations, the engaged section of their brains were activated-- proving that Mentimeter scientifically improves engagement. 3 Ideas for Leaders to Leverage MentimeterKeep track of Pulse SurveysGet 100% Anonymous Participation During BrainstormsGet Instant Reactions During Your MeetingsRead the full summary here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.