Seshboard

29/08/2022

Have you seen the new Seshboard? Here's how Seshboard has just gotten better:

You can now hold sessions with up to 50 people at once

Participants are seated at tables for intuitive group management and inclusive conversations

You can customize your stage, tables and background to create the perfect environment for your session

Your favorite activities and tools like ‘Move Around,’ ‘Turn to your Neighbor,’ Miro and YouTube are easier to use and have never looked better

Your rooms' history is now organized into sessions, making it easy to reuse rooms with new groups of people

03/06/2021

Ever thought of using infographics to make your workshop, presentation or training session click?

Infographics are powerful tools for communicating complex ideas in simple and engaging ways, but not all infographic software is well suited to the needs of facilitators, trainers or coaches.

We've pored through the various options online to choose three free tools you can't go wrong with...

Infographics are one of the best ways to communicate complex information and ideas. But, while there are many free tools for building great looking infographics online, not all of them suit the needs of facilitators well. We've pored through the various options online to choose three tools you can't...

02/02/2021

As an online workshop facilitator, don't you wish you could get honest, unvarnished feedback from your participants?

Finance professional and author Yash Deshpande reflects on the countless online workshops he attended in 2020, and shares his true perspective on 5 things facilitators do to make sessions worth attending and 3 things they do that disengage their participants.

Finance professional and author Yash Deshpande reflects on the countless online workshops he attended in 2020, and shares a participant's perspective on 5 things facilitators do to make sessions worth attending and 3 things they do that disengage their participants

27/01/2021

Visuals are a powerful element in making your online workshops both engaging and memorable. So, how can you be sure you're using visuals effectively?

Jennifer Britton, seasoned facilitator and CEO at Potentials Realized, has 8 key questions you should consider when working with visuals to boost engagement.

https://www.seshboard.com/post/boosting-virtual-engagement-with-visuals

Visuals are a powerful element in creating a virtual conversation that will not only engage, but be memorable too. Here are eight key questions to consider when incorporating visuals into your online workshop, training session, webinar or meeting

18/01/2021

Asking your online workshop participants to turn on their cameras is probably the first thing you do to ensure an engaging session. But what if they simply cannot join with video?

Barbara CV and the folks at Virtualspacehero have 4 fantastic tips on how to run an engaging virtual workshop even when your participants can't turn on their cameras.

Asking your online workshop participants to turn their cameras on is probably one of the first things you do to ensure your workshop will be engaging. So what do you do when an issue like low bandwidth makes it impossible for your participants to join with video?

06/01/2021

Pausing for Q&A in an in-person workshop is easy and natural for most facilitators. Online workshops, however, seem to follow a different set of rules. Check out this fantastic technique from Shannon Tipton at Learning Rebels, LLC on how to make online Q&A feel more natural, and see how Q&A platforms like Slido and Mentimeter can help you engage more smoothly with your virtual workshop participants

Here are two tips to ensure your online workshop participants have a chance to ask their questions, without dead air or awkward silences

28/12/2020

Looking for new ideas and inspiration to make your next virtual workshop session more engaging and interactive? Check out these excellent free resources from the folks at SessionLab, Liberating Structures, International Association of Facilitators (IAF) and Knowmium!

https://www.seshboard.com/post/top-free-resources-for-planning-engaging-online-workshops

Using these free resources, you can easily learn what activities and methods worked best for other online facilitators and integrate the most appropriate ones into your workshop plans. Whether you are new to the world of online facilitation or a seasoned veteran, you'll want to check these out.

04/12/2020

Wondering how to make your online workshops more engaging? Consider using an audience engagement tool like Slido or Mentimeter for your polling and Q&A.

Polling is an important part of the online workshop experience - that’s why almost every major online meeting platform in the world offers some form of built-in polling feature. However, using a dedicated Q&A and polling platform like Slido or Mentimeter can help you significantly boost your audie...

01/12/2020

Maintaining your participants’ engagement is one of the most important factors in running a successful online workshop. Using virtual whiteboards to facilitate creative and collaborative conversations is a fantastic way to do just that.

Here's why you should use virtual whiteboards in your online workshop to boost participants' engagement