Radically Remote:
A field guide to virtual engagement

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Thanks for joining our session!

On this page you will find our: screen recording (recorded by my colleague so you can get that in-group perspective), suggested resource (all the tools we shared+ the ones participants shared) and the sign-up to be notified about our upcoming book and online self-paced course. Got a friend or colleague who missed it? Check the recording or sign up for round 2 here. Questions? Send us an email and connect with us on LinkedIn. Want to know about our programs for your organization (15 awesome communication, collaboration, and innovation topics, all available virtually)? Download our prospectus, or click around this site.

Our Big 4 LinkedIn Articles on Becoming Radically Remote

If you liked our webinar then take a deeper dive into all the topics below:

• Part 1: Good ingredients lead to good sessions: let’s get technical— what tools should we use to run virtual sessions?

• Part 2: Welcoming the world: what macro-level logistics and sequencing need to be in place before you even enter the virtual space?

• Part 3: Owning your session flow: how can we use our tools and interactive elements to make sure we create moments that matter in the virtual classroom?

• Part 4: Baking in better conversation: how can we create meaningful collaborative discussions online?

Tools we shared & a few more:

See something missing? Let us know at: joshua@knowmium.com.

Platforms:

• Zoom https://zoom.us/

• Bluejeans:  https://www.bluejeans.com/

• GoToTraining:  https://www.gotomeeting.com/en-hk/training

• Webex: https://www.webex.com

Gamification:

• Buzzers: https://buzzin.live/ (How to: https://youtu.be/CNZhYwn1qqg)

• Stopwatch: https://www.online-stopwatch.com/countdown-clock/full-screen/ (How to: https://youtu.be/n2DIV9KLjNo)

• Random Name Chooser: https://youtu.be/RriexUqDkto

• Jeopardy: https://www.playfactile.com/ and https://jeopardylabs.com/

Survey/Info gathering:

• Typeform: https://www.typeform.com/ (How to: https://youtu.be/-4py4BJ6G18)

• VideoAsk:  https://www.videoask.com/

Content Curation:

• Elink: https://elink.io

Shared Writing:

• WriteURL: https://www.writeurl.com/

• Board:  https://board.net/

Conversation structuring:

• Random questions: http://faculty.washington.edu/ejslager/random-generator/index.html

• Toasty:  https://toasty.ai/

Whiteboarding:

• Miro: https://miro.com/ (How to: https://youtu.be/td94K1nm-zY)

• Mural:  https://mural.co/

• Limnu: https://limnu.com

Polling & slide sharing:

• Mentimeter: https://www.mentimeter.com/ (How to: https://youtu.be/hbohghL9AKw)

• Wooclap: https://www.wooclap.com/

• PollEverywhere:  https://www.polleverywhere.com/

Shared images:

• DropEvent: https://dropevent.com/

Video overlays:

• Prezi Video:  https://prezi.com/video/ (How to: https://youtu.be/vkO74biOYmw)

• MimoLive (pricey/complex): https://boinx.com/mimolive/

Virtual Cards: 

• Gamestructor:  https://www.gamestructor.com/

• Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/76604538/love-potion-36-questions-flash-cards/

Audio cleanup:

• Krisp: https://krisp.ai/ (Thanks James for the heads up!)

Transcription: 

• Otter:  https://otter.ai/

• Trint:  https://trint.com/

Second Screen: 

• Duet:  https://www.duetdisplay.com/ (or Mac’s built in Sidecar feature)

Bridging between sessions:

• Zapier:  https://zapier.com/home

• CoachAccountable:  https://www.coachaccountable.com/

• Extempore (thanks to Rich for the head’s up!): https://extemporeapp.com/

Scheduling:

• MeetingBird:  https://meetingbird.com/

• Calendly: https://calendly.com/

General Interaction Structures:

• Thiagi Resources:  http://www.thiagi.com/resources/ 

• Liberating Structures:  http://www.liberatingstructures.com/ls-menu/

• Session Lab:  https://www.sessionlab.com/library

Design thinking structures:

• Board of Innovation tools:  https://www.boardofinnovation.com/tools/

• 100 Open:  https://www.100open.com/toolkit/

Potential World Cafe Solution:

• Qiqo: https://qiqochat.com/ (awesome…but complicated)

Thanks to Robert for recording!

Our Free Radically Remote Book will go live April 18, followed the week after by our Self-paced Online Course. To get notified when we launch drop us an email here.

Zoom Basics:

• Chat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na88shxtl4A

• Using Waiting Rooms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrWJ-764CsY and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc0rcrg0mbY

• Sharing Your Screen: https://youtu.be/X23bK0hhSTk

• Whiteboard: https://youtu.be/MOTSM9W5Ajw

• Using Participant Screen Sharing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFcsWLnFZwo and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pxYCFf4SqU

• Breakout Rooms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln8njT6ofyA

• Managing Participants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbPpdyn16sY

• Virtual Backgrounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWYcKdYVYbE

• Polling: https://youtu.be/7huE0UWEgD4

• Zoom Sign Up/Joining (good to include in pre-work): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsy2Ph6kSf8 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIkCmbvAHQQ 

• Recording Your Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa4jMBJRQx8 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZHSAMd89JE 

• Meeting Controls Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpteulBxCIk

• Scheduling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQfIDkE2PGM and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhZW3iyXV9U

• Account and Meeting Settings: https://youtu.be/Q5ORq83tD38

• 10 General Tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzIqCd0GSxI  

Want to learn more from others?

• A great ebook from Mural on facilitating remotely: https://mural.co/ebook

• ATD has a few classes (NOT free, but if you want a certificate): https://www.td.org/education-courses/designing-virtual-training-certificate and https://www.td.org/education-courses/facilitating-virtual-training-certificate

• HyperIsland is also hosting classes (not free, but we like them): https://www.hyperisland.com/programs-and-courses/collaborate-online and the pricier/longer— https://www.hyperisland.com/programs-and-courses/online-process-design-facilitation

• Thiagi also has an upcoming one next week (I’ll be attending as well): http://www.thiagi.com/thiagi-store/use-zoom-to-increase-the-interactivity-of-your-virtual-trainings

• Zoom’s own guide: https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/03/25/how-to-transform-in-person-training-into-engaging-virtual-training-with-zoom/

• And what page is complete without— fancy backgrounds (ha!): https://blog.westelm.com/2020/03/18/download-these-video-conference-backgrounds-will-let-you-dial-in-from-your-dream-home/