Welcome to our information filled September 2019 newsletter!

Contents

Best practice: Saying goodbye to virtual team members
New training programme: Managing Interactive Webinars
Tip of the month: walk away from your computer
On the Nomadic calendar
Changes to the Nomadic IBP team

Recently we published a blog about "Getting up close and personal – how to establish emotional connection through story-telling in virtual space, by Jude Tavanyar, click here to read the blog.

You can always catch up with our latest blogs here.

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Best practice of the month : Saying Goodbye to remote team members or putting the ‘Good’ in Goodbye.

Have you noticed how it’s common for people to come and go in virtual meetings without saying hello or goodbye? The same thing often happens in virtual (project) teams, where members – permanent or temporary- may suddenly be gone and other members wonder what the xxx happened?

Systems theory (organisational constellations, based on Hellinger) teaches us the importance of rituals in social systems such as families and teams.

What happens when you do not provide an appropriate leaving ritual when a team member leaves? On an unconscious level, the team is out of balance, which may manifest itself in feelings of uncertainty, fear, envy and anxiety. These feelings distract from the task and the performance of the team is likely to suffer.

How blog author Teresa Douglas puts it: ‘Saying goodbye can help you and those around you to work through difficult feelings and find closure. It may feel awkward in the moment, but taking the time to say goodbye will help you honour your past and clean your slate for the next phase in your professional life ‘(http://www.teresamdouglas.com/)

For remote team leaders, this means they need to think about the proper goodbye ritual that fits the individual that is leaving as well as the rest of the team. Even if the team member is leaving involuntarily, acknowledging the person’s contribution and wishing them well helps those who stay with closure and moving on. If the remote team member leaves in positive circumstances, why not have remote team celebration where everyone brings their own drink for a toast?

New training programme: Interactive webinars

Does this sound familiar?

Many presenters dread facilitating webinars. The thought of managing a web platform with a mind of its own - or the threat of crashing software and the fear of not being able to manage a technical fault – all make facilitators nervous.

So how can you be clear and engaging when you don’t know if people are listening, or checking their emails? Indeed - are they even there?

Fear of losing your audience’s attention is another common concern, alongside managing the technology and keeping your presentation going.

Learn virtually to run large group online sessions (webinars). Our vision is that online events can be meaningful, inspiring, impactful and fun.

Managing Interactive Webinars (MIW) shows you how to:

Facilitate webinars with skill and confidence
Make the best use of the technology
Create an engaging, friendly and highly productive webinar environment
Mastering technology: preparation, role of the producer and having a disaster recovery plan
Features and tools for a high level of engagement
Increase the impact of your webinars

The MIW programme takes off on Thursday January 16, 2020. Check here for the latest details on our Calendar.

Tip of the month

‘’All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking” — Friedrich Nietzsche, Aphorism 34

One study found 12 minutes of walking to increase happiness, vigour, and attentiveness significantly more than the same time spent sitting.

It may sound trivial, but we schedule a 5 minute break after every 60 minutes of virtual classroom group work and we encourage participants to get away from their computer and walk, to get a drink or go to the bathroom.

Their engagement during the next hour of the session clearly increases as a result. Your virtual meetings will also benefit from frequent breaks when team members go stretch their legs. And people feel better.

On the Nomadic calendar

Live Online Learning: Are you a trainer or facilitator and ready to cross the bridge between F2F and virtual classroom facilitation?

Our popular ‘Train the Online Trainer’ kicks off again on Saturday 28th September. Click here for more information to enrol.

If you prefer to first get a flavour of what high level engagement in the virtual classroom looks like, come join one of our monthly ‘Welcome to the virtual classroom’ sessions click here.

Staff changes on the Nomadic IBP team

Sanam Saidpur, virtual classroom producer, has left the team to dedicate herself full time to her Masters in Psychology studies.

Two new virtual classroom producers, one in Spain and one in Brazil, are joining the team this month and will introduce themselves in the next newsletter.

FREE DEMO - Getting to know the Online Classroom

An interactive online session to get a taste of the online learning environment.

The choice in free webinars is enormous nowadays, but whereas most webinars leave you bored and uninspired, Nomadic offers a way of working and training online that is interactive, engaging and fun.

In small groups and with lots of interactive activities, an online learning session comes alive and has even more to offer than a training session in a real classroom.

In this free online session of one hour, you're welcome to get a taste of the online learning platform and tools, and get to know learning and training online the Nomadic way!

The session is meant for anyone who is interested in training or coaching online.

We would love to welcome you to any of the following dates in the Calendar - and don't forget to book your space. And for the demo sessions in November and December we will be focused on the new programme (MIW) as taster sessions to introduce to this wonderful new programme.

Getting to Know the Online Classroom 17 October 10.00-11.00 CET
Getting to Know the Online Classroom 13 November 12.00-13.00 CET
Getting to Know the Online Classroom 18 December 10.00-11.00 CET

Innovation Space - interactive session

You're welcome to join our 90 minute interactive session, exploring the boundaries of live online learning.

Learn more about Innovation Space.

What’s coming up in the second half of 2019:

Leading virtual meetings by Lies Wouters on Friday 13th (!) September
Working live online with large groups by Fredrik Fogelberg on Friday 29th November
Practicing mindfulness virtually by Rita Wuebbeler on January 10th, 2020

Download your own copy of the 2019 Virtual Classroom Training Overview of Nomadic IBP's training programs.

Happy to help.

You still have time to make an impact on your performance in 2019, so let us know if you have any questions or if you want to know more about our programs and how they can help.

And don't forget our book, "Live Connections", a recommended read for coaches, trainers, consultants, team leaders and anyone with an interest in working virtually. If you are interested to read more visit our website or email us as info@nomadicibp.com