Who is this training for?
For leaders, managers and employees, who work in virtual or hybrid teams and want to improve their digital communication skills.
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What you will learn in the virtual workshop:
- you will understand challenges in digital communication,
- you will learn about four pillars of communication in a hybrid team,
- you will learn how to use asynchronous communication,
- you will gain the competencies that allow you to comfortably communicate with stakeholders from various cultures.
Advantages of the virtual training
- guarantee of interactive participation in training with the use of online engaging tools
- half-day workshops allow flexible organization of the workday
- relationships building with remote colleagues through joint participation in training
- participation in the workshop from anywhere, all you need is access to a computer
Virtual workshop program
Module 1
Introduction to digital communication
- Introduction: what is digital communication?
- Challenges in digital communication – why do they occur and how to avoid them? Review of current research
- How to show empathy and interest in the hybrid space?
- Concept of Digital Body Language in digital world
- Why are we all like immigrants to digital space? Making up for the lack of cues originating in face-to-face contact
- The four pillars of communication in a hybrid team – how do you make sure you address them all?
- Online and hybrid meetings – can anything be done about them to make them bearable
- Communicating online – case study
Module 2
Asynchronous communication
- Asynchronous communication – what is it and how to approach it
- Asynchronous communication – how to get it right? Benchmarks from other organizations
- Refining asynchronous communication – what to do to avoid overwhelming yourself and others
- Channels and areas of communication in a hybrid team – how to approach various issues with adequate channels?
- Communication in a second language – what to take a closer look at? Some tips for using international English
- Cultural differences in the approach to communication – what is worth considering? A look at how can the same message be read by people originating in different cultures
- How to overcome challenges – case study
- My own plan for modifying the ways I communicate with my colleagues
Project flow
Diagnosis and prework
- in-take interview with the project sponsor
- diagnosis of participants’ needs (online questionnaire and calls)
- prework for participants (material to watch, read or listen to)
Virtual workshops
- training divided into 2 workshops, 3,5 hours each
- interactive working methods: discussions, chat, virtual board, questionnaires, videos, case studies, breakout rooms, external tools (Mentimeter, Miro, Funretro)
- participants: up to 12 people
Summary and follow up
- training materials for participants
- access to the ETTA knowledge base
- follow up call with the project sponsor