Love this idea – and although most webinars need a dose of subversion if we are ever going to wean organisations of them or shift the needle on their effectiveness, my approach would probably be to ‘dissent’, no doubt with nowhere near the same level of impact. 🙂
Semantics aside, I am with you. I recently dissented with my wallet. I requested a refund for a ‘global’ virtual conference on a subject close to my heart, after attending a preview, because of the quality of the webinar and the production values in general. As an audience member of less than 20, no thought had been made about my role or how I might participate. Death by chalk and talk and disorganisation. I wrote a detailed review of my experience and the organisation reimbursed me.
Thanks for posting this and raising our awareness.
TRine
12 August 2020 at 11:53
I’ve no experience…which is an advantage.To be a numbtie.Of zoom, Skype or What’s that whatssappening?via WhatsApp.. The advantage, Child’s mind
online working can be,time and energy consuming,an energetic whirl,
dizzying
Have you noticed that feature featuring…
Childmindedness. Kids have a way,their attention is, In awareness,present,and available,instant, and flexible in response.Response abled,. moment to moment. Vibrant
People find it,can refresh… Meetings get tired
Charles
14 August 2020 at 20:28
I’ve found a few other techniques too.
Often the organisers have a more sophisticated chat service as well as the online event, such as Slack or a conference-specific one. I use that to set up separate lightweight calls with other participants – #haveYouAMomentForABriefChat? The chat can be on Zoom, or Slack itself. People seem to like it, and I’ve even had organisers encourage it. Only thing is, the calls tend to end up longer – video’s like that!
It works even with Zoom’s person-to-person chat, but I’ve not used that so much.
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Richard Richards
12 August 2020 at 11:11
Love this idea – and although most webinars need a dose of subversion if we are ever going to wean organisations of them or shift the needle on their effectiveness, my approach would probably be to ‘dissent’, no doubt with nowhere near the same level of impact. 🙂
Semantics aside, I am with you. I recently dissented with my wallet. I requested a refund for a ‘global’ virtual conference on a subject close to my heart, after attending a preview, because of the quality of the webinar and the production values in general. As an audience member of less than 20, no thought had been made about my role or how I might participate. Death by chalk and talk and disorganisation. I wrote a detailed review of my experience and the organisation reimbursed me.
Thanks for posting this and raising our awareness.
TRine
12 August 2020 at 11:53
I’ve no experience…which is an advantage.To be a numbtie.Of zoom, Skype or What’s that whatssappening?via WhatsApp.. The advantage, Child’s mind
online working can be,time and energy consuming,an energetic whirl,
dizzying
Have you noticed that feature featuring…
Childmindedness. Kids have a way,their attention is, In awareness,present,and available,instant, and flexible in response.Response abled,. moment to moment. Vibrant
People find it,can refresh… Meetings get tired
Charles
14 August 2020 at 20:28
I’ve found a few other techniques too.
Often the organisers have a more sophisticated chat service as well as the online event, such as Slack or a conference-specific one. I use that to set up separate lightweight calls with other participants – #haveYouAMomentForABriefChat? The chat can be on Zoom, or Slack itself. People seem to like it, and I’ve even had organisers encourage it. Only thing is, the calls tend to end up longer – video’s like that!
It works even with Zoom’s person-to-person chat, but I’ve not used that so much.