{"id":562,"date":"2020-03-25T23:46:48","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T23:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/?p=562"},"modified":"2020-03-25T23:46:51","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T23:46:51","slug":"how-to-get-people-to-actually-participate-in-virtual-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/how-to-get-people-to-actually-participate-in-virtual-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get People to Actually Participate in Virtual Meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These days it\u2019s hard to get people to pay attention in any meeting, but when people aren\u2019t in the same room, it can be especially difficult. And it\u2019s particularly annoying when you make a nine-minute argument, pause for an expected reaction, and get: \u201cI\u2019m not sure I followed you\u201d which might as well mean: \u201cI was shampooing my cat and didn\u2019t realize I would be called on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s what works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2020\/03\/how-to-get-people-to-actually-participate-in-virtual-meetings?fbclid=IwAR3nVFcwR-3sm7y8yYjzu9lSetnR5h8Nyy6x_VotDh-GxlywMr9VADxaYDY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">https:\/\/hbr.org\/2020\/03\/how-to-get-people-to-actually-participate-in-virtual-meetings?fbclid=IwAR3nVFcwR-3sm7y8yYjzu9lSetnR5h8Nyy6x_VotDh-GxlywMr9VADxaYDY<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These days it\u2019s hard to get people to pay attention in any meeting, but when people aren\u2019t in the same room, it can be especially difficult. And it\u2019s particularly annoying when you make a nine-minute argument, pause for an expected <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/how-to-get-people-to-actually-participate-in-virtual-meetings\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":394,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13736],"tags":[22005],"class_list":["post-562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-best-practice"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Get People to Actually Participate in Virtual Meetings - Knauss School of Business: Innovative Learning and Technology Site<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Get People to Actually Participate in Virtual Meetings - Knauss School of Business: Innovative Learning and Technology Site\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"These days it\u2019s hard to get people to pay attention in any meeting, but when people aren\u2019t in the same room, it can be especially difficult. And it\u2019s particularly annoying when you make a nine-minute argument, pause for an expected Continue reading &rarr;\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/how-to-get-people-to-actually-participate-in-virtual-meetings\/\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Knauss School of Business: Innovative Learning and Technology Site\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-03-25T23:46:48+00:00\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-03-25T23:46:51+00:00\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Brett Beyers\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Brett Beyers\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/how-to-get-people-to-actually-participate-in-virtual-meetings\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/how-to-get-people-to-actually-participate-in-virtual-meetings\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Brett Beyers\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/#\/schema\/person\/fe76156d14e232f2b16d8f2818d78f11\"},\"headline\":\"How to Get People to Actually Participate in Virtual Meetings\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-03-25T23:46:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-03-25T23:46:51+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/how-to-get-people-to-actually-participate-in-virtual-meetings\/\"},\"wordCount\":102,\"keywords\":[\"Best Practice\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Articles\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/how-to-get-people-to-actually-participate-in-virtual-meetings\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/how-to-get-people-to-actually-participate-in-virtual-meetings\/\",\"name\":\"How to Get People to Actually Participate in Virtual Meetings - Knauss School of Business: Innovative Learning and Technology Site\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-03-25T23:46:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-03-25T23:46:51+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/#\/schema\/person\/fe76156d14e232f2b16d8f2818d78f11\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/how-to-get-people-to-actually-participate-in-virtual-meetings\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/how-to-get-people-to-actually-participate-in-virtual-meetings\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/how-to-get-people-to-actually-participate-in-virtual-meetings\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Get People to Actually Participate in Virtual Meetings\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/\",\"name\":\"Knauss School of Business: Innovative Learning and Technology Site\",\"description\":\"Innovation in Technology &amp; Design for better Learning\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/#\/schema\/person\/fe76156d14e232f2b16d8f2818d78f11\",\"name\":\"Brett Beyers\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/471a1bdff73d9d2c05dbd25809adc629?s=96&#038;r=g&#038;d=mm\",\"url\":\"\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/471a1bdff73d9d2c05dbd25809adc629?s=96&#038;r=g&#038;d=mm\",\"contentUrl\":\"\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/471a1bdff73d9d2c05dbd25809adc629?s=96&#038;r=g&#038;d=mm\",\"caption\":\"Brett Beyers\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/author\/brett-beyers_beyers\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Get People to Actually Participate in Virtual Meetings - Knauss School of Business: Innovative Learning and Technology Site","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Get People to Actually Participate in Virtual Meetings - Knauss School of Business: Innovative Learning and Technology Site","og_description":"These days it\u2019s hard to get people to pay attention in any meeting, but when people aren\u2019t in the same room, it can be especially difficult. And it\u2019s particularly annoying when you make a nine-minute argument, pause for an expected Continue reading &rarr;","og_url":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/how-to-get-people-to-actually-participate-in-virtual-meetings\/","og_site_name":"Knauss School of Business: Innovative Learning and Technology Site","article_published_time":"2020-03-25T23:46:48+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-03-25T23:46:51+00:00","author":"Brett Beyers","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Brett Beyers"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/how-to-get-people-to-actually-participate-in-virtual-meetings\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/how-to-get-people-to-actually-participate-in-virtual-meetings\/"},"author":{"name":"Brett Beyers","@id":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/#\/schema\/person\/fe76156d14e232f2b16d8f2818d78f11"},"headline":"How to Get People to Actually Participate in Virtual Meetings","datePublished":"2020-03-25T23:46:48+00:00","dateModified":"2020-03-25T23:46:51+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/how-to-get-people-to-actually-participate-in-virtual-meetings\/"},"wordCount":102,"keywords":["Best Practice"],"articleSection":["Articles"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/how-to-get-people-to-actually-participate-in-virtual-meetings\/","url":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/how-to-get-people-to-actually-participate-in-virtual-meetings\/","name":"How to Get People to Actually Participate in Virtual Meetings - Knauss School of Business: Innovative Learning and Technology Site","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-03-25T23:46:48+00:00","dateModified":"2020-03-25T23:46:51+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/#\/schema\/person\/fe76156d14e232f2b16d8f2818d78f11"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/how-to-get-people-to-actually-participate-in-virtual-meetings\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/how-to-get-people-to-actually-participate-in-virtual-meetings\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/how-to-get-people-to-actually-participate-in-virtual-meetings\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Get People to Actually Participate in Virtual Meetings"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/","name":"Knauss School of Business: Innovative Learning and Technology Site","description":"Innovation in Technology &amp; Design for better Learning","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/#\/schema\/person\/fe76156d14e232f2b16d8f2818d78f11","name":"Brett Beyers","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/471a1bdff73d9d2c05dbd25809adc629?s=96&#038;r=g&#038;d=mm","url":"\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/471a1bdff73d9d2c05dbd25809adc629?s=96&#038;r=g&#038;d=mm","contentUrl":"\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/471a1bdff73d9d2c05dbd25809adc629?s=96&#038;r=g&#038;d=mm","caption":"Brett Beyers"},"url":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/author\/brett-beyers_beyers\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/394"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/sb-ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}