Cold coffee, stifled yawns – nothing can suck our energy like a long meeting. But in the days before social distancing, we could at least engage face-to-face; buzz off a bit of banter, and gesture furiously when Rita threatened to nod off. Now every meeting is virtual, we’re stuck squinting at people the size of postage stamps; praying the sound doesn’t cut out (or perhaps wishing it would?!)
Tasked with running a video call, who could blame you for breaking out into a sweat? How do you maintain energy among massed ranks on a marathon call? How do you rev up even a ‘regular-size’ meeting when everyone’s coming to it from their 100th call of the day?
Try our 5 experiments below – and see how a bit of fun can restore focus to a meeting!