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6 reasons why your business needs to go virtual

David SmithGlobal Managing Director and

Founder of Virtual Gurus

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Julia LehwaldCorporate Marketing Manager EMEA

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David SmithGlobal Managing Director and Founder

of Virtual Gurus

www.virtualgurus.com

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Our VUCA World

UUncertaintyFrequently disruptive

changes; past is not a

predictor of the future.

VVolatilityFast, unpredictable

changes without clear

patterns or trends

AAmbiguityLittle clarity about what is ‘real’

or ‘true’ and difficult to predict

impact of action and initiatives

CComplexityMultiple, complex, intertwined technological, societal, geo-political and ecological evolutions

…. a world that has gone global

…. a world that has gone digital

…. a world where people are names on a screen

Many organisations remain very traditional

Time: 6.5 hours

Distance: 318 miles

A personal experience

What are we thinking!!

It’s time to make a change to what we do

Run easy

online meetings

Host engaging

online events

Conduct

interactive training

We can do so much more with web conferencing

Reasons why your

business needs

to go virtual

1. We can save time – become much more productive

2. We can save money – much more cost effective

3. We can reach further – new clients and markets

4. We can connect more often – improve customer intimacy

5. We can be more mobile – becoming more agile

6. We can reduce carbon footprint – more eco-friendly

Meet Virtually

Present Virtually

Sell Virtually

Train Virtually

We have 4 purposes for our virtual events

The same reasons we meet face to face

Providing the technology alone is not enough

Your people need virtual mindset and skills

Town Halls

SME events

Video conferences

Team meetingsMarketing webinars

Sales Pitch

Virtual presentationProject meetings

Product launchVirtual training

Customer support

All hands meeting

Client meetingsLunch & Learns

Virtual events come in many different guises for us

PLATFORM FLUENCY

A Virtual Guru has the ability to leverage

the virtual platform toolset purposefully

VIRTUAL PRESENCE

A Virtual Guru has the ability to a deliver an

engaging impactful virtual performance

EVENT CHOREOGRAPHY

A Virtual Guru has the ability to choreograph

the virtual event for maximum impact

Virtual GuruA Virtual Guru is someone who can leverage the full potential that web

conferencing technologies bring to a virtual event, be that a meeting,

presentation, webinar, or virtual training session.

Your people need to become Virtual Gurus

Developing new skills that help with the new world

Take care of your

environment

Take care of the

technology

Take care of your

audience

Take care of your needs

TAKE CARE OF THE TECHNOLOGYTake care of the technology

Test your setup

USB Headset for VoIP

Ideally wired connection

Understand the toolset

TAKE CARE OF YOUR ENVIRONMENTTake care of your environment

Try to avoid open plan

Minimise distractions

Notify colleagues

Manage your own audio

Take care of your audience

Introductions

Rules of the game

Controlling Audio

Starting on time

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Between you as meeting leader and

your attendees

1

Between the attendees

2

Between the attendees and the

technology

3

Interact verbally with participants

Put questions in the chat

Get them to respond via the

feedback icons

Use the webcam

Build upon previous comments

Step back and allow discussion

Collaborate within the toolset

Bring them on webcam

Chat tool is simple to use

Annotations great for brainstorming

Polls/Surveys allow delayed

responses

Screen sharing – all on same page

3 ways interaction occurs virtually

Audience size affects interaction

Audience size

increases

Interaction

decreases

Take care of your own needs

Plan breaks

Refreshments at hand

Everything you need

Test materials twice

Leverage the recording feature

Using webcam – think DABL

D = Distance

A = Angle

B = Background

L = Lighting

Take care of the

technology

Take care of your

environment

Take care of your

audience

Take care of your needs

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Julia LehwaldCorporate Marketing Manager EMEA

GoToMeeting

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David Smith,Global Managing Director and

Founder of Virtual Gurus

www.virtualgurus.com

6 reasons why your business needs to go virtual

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David Smith

Global Managing Director

Phone: +44 20 3289 8095

Mobile: +44 7841 910 095

Email: dsmith@virtualgurus.com

Twitter: @dsvirtually

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