4. Do more than one thing at a time

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It's never been easier to join a meeting, and it's never been easier to lose focus during a meeting.

If you use a PC, it can be especially difficult to stay focused because everything is just a click away. A quick check of your email can accidentally turn into a ten-minute distraction from the content of the meeting.

Multitasking during virtual meetings is a sure way to feel uninformed and unaccomplished at the end of the day. To avoid this, mute notifications and close your email.

5. Not giving feedback to speakers
Virtual meetings don't make them any more comfortable for the speaker. Facing a screen full of faces can be just as stressful as facing a room full of people.

However, the feedback speakers receive from attendees during in-person meetings, such as applause, can be encouraging and make them feel more comfortable. Unfortunately, this type of support can be lacking in virtual meetings.

Even if you can't clap, it's still essential to show encouragement virtually, as it can feel strange to present without any human reaction. Jump into the chat to cheer people on when they're presenting. It's encouraging and helps people feel like you're listening.

6. Not leaving room for networking
Since virtual meetings are held on a digital device, attendees have no further interaction with their peers after they end. Forgetting about the hallway chat aspect that occurs at events can be detrimental, as this time often gives people a chance to network and relax.

Letting attendees stay on Zoom for an extra five or ten minutes at the end of each session provides incredible value. It creates the hallway atmosphere of in-person events and helps build more community among participants.

7. Be impersonal
It's only human to want to show our most elegant side during virtual meetings. In some cases, such as when business executives are speaking to their teams, it makes sense to create a more corporate and clean experience. However, going overboard can dehumanize you, which affects your relationship with your audience.

Virtual meeting environments that are too robotic are also perceived as boring and impersonal, which is the opposite of what you want. Show humanity through personalization: Knowing when and where to use personal examples or show vulnerability builds trust and shows that everyone is on equal footing.

8. Never use the mute button
We don't like it when we accidentally leave the microphone on so everyone can hear us yelling at a friend or asking our pet to stop making noise. It's not a huge mistake, but there are easy ways to avoid it.

When you're not speaking, mute yourself. Muting/unmuting can also serve as a signal to indicate greece mobile phone number list that you're ready to intervene.

9. Not having fun
While leading a virtual meeting or event can be stressful, we believe it's essential to have fun.

Introducing fun, topic-related gamification elements is a great, quick and easy way to get everyone interacting and engaged.

Schedule coffee breaks, lunches, or breaks to help attendees stay connected and relax. This gives them a space to get to know each other in a more authentic and personal way.

Virtual events or meetings can be successful, engaging, and satisfying despite mistakes. At the end of the day, they are just that: mistakes. They are not the end of the world, and no one will judge you negatively if you make them.

If we can give advice, it is because we have suffered each of these mistakes at our events. Over time, at PGR, we have managed to organize virtual events that are as attractive and impactful as they were in person.