World Book Day 2022 inspired us share a list of five notable books in our lives right now, for a variety of reasons. Without further ado: The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker This one seems more relevant now than when she published it in 2018. How to gather on zoom vs. live? How to re-gather? […]
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In the last few months, we’ve had a few clients who have had this same general story: They report after an important town hall, annual meeting, board presentation, oral pitch…. “The event went…well…okay. It would have been better if everyone had a chance to practice. And we didn’t have time to rehearse the day before.
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One of our clients asked, “Whenever I’m presenting online, I feel like I lose people’s attention. Is it my voice? What are some simple things I can change to improve the way I speak when I present virtually?” Dear client, we are happy to help. In the last year, we at Articulation have taken what
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Flexibility. As we sat in the gorgeous new conference facility at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, having just finished a day of rehearsals and a day of taping 16 talks, we started to finalize the panel discussion logistics. I said “Let’s try to do it in the lobby.” Long, pregnant pauses filled the cavernous room. (I guess
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Featuring Special Guest Anne Blum We’re pleased to present this episode of Articulation’s new Do Tell Virtually podcast. We’re chatting with Anne Blum of Roundtable Learning about how to teach virtually. Anne is a 20-year instructional designer who has at least a decade of experience in designing virtual classes. She’ll explain the foundations of how
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So you want to host a virtual event with recorded* speakers? Situation: You want to host a semi-live or on-demand virtual event showcasing speakers and their presentations. This means you will need them to record themselves in advance. Question: How do you get the recording from them, especially if they are either socially distancing or
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I simply have one question for you today. Why are we on so many video chats? With the spread of COVID-19 and the stay-at-home orders many of us are under, to say video conferencing is booming would be an understatement. Zoom said daily users spiked to 200 million in March, up from 10 million in
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Ruth Milligan is back with another tip from the treehouse. And this time, it’s a survival tip on how to get through our new COVID-19 existence on virtual webinars and calls. Watch Ruth for three best practices and a demonstration that can help you conduct a better virtual meeting. She’ll share: 1. How to frame
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Dear friends and colleagues, The world feels a bit upside down now. To everyone who is experiencing illness or economic upheaval, our hearts are with you. If you are like us, you’re trying to juggle new challenges– from home schooling to finding out where toilet paper is in stock, while keeping yourself and your loved ones
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Our Ruth Milligan is back with tips from the treehouse. We’ve been preparing a lot of clients for pitches lately. And we’ve also had clients deal with canceled events and meetings. The good news (yes, there is good news) is that you don’t have to be in-person to communicate. And while new business pitches are
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