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Five Tips From a Virtual Meeting Producer

by Jeremy Grimes

In every virtual training workshop that Mandel delivers, we dedicate a Virtual Meeting Producer (or moderator or facilitator) to act as the Trainer’s co-pilot. A Virtual Producer manages the meeting platform functions and mitigates any technical challenges, allowing the Trainer to focus exclusively on the learning and development of the workshop participants. As someone who wears a virtual producer hat, here are 5 best practices to help you create engaging virtual meetings.

by Jeremy Grimes

Virtual Collaboration, Virtual Presentations, Webcasts

How to Lead Hybrid Meetings: 5 Tips for Success

by Kelly Reeves

In preparation for the trend towards hybrid meetings, here are 5 tips that will help your teams successfully lead meetings in which some attendees are in-person and other attendees are joining virtually.

by Kelly Reeves

Collaboration Skills, Teaming, Video, Virtual Collaboration, Virtual Presentations

What are the Four Listening Styles?

by Dana Dupuis

As part of our research into listening intelligence, we’ve detected four distinct styles (or preferences) of how people listen. These four listening styles cover what individuals pay attention to as well as what they are likely to miss in any collaboration. Learn more about the 4 Listening Habits, and how listening impacts both the well-being and productivity of your virtual teams.

by Dana Dupuis

Listening Skills, Team Building, Virtual Collaboration, Virtual Presentations

How To Develop Listening Intelligence In Your Organization

by Dana Dupuis

After years of research and studying the latest scientific findings, we’ve established that listening is a trainable skill which if optimized, can significantly impact business outcomes.

by Dana Dupuis

Listening Skills

Mandel Launches Neuroscience-Based Listening Solution, The Listening Edge™

by Heather Muir

Mandel Communications, known globally for its presentation and conversations skills workshops, fills a major gap in the field of human communications training by announcing its new neuroscience-based, listening skills-building workshop, “The Listening Edge.” This innovative training is bolstered with a validated, proprietary, science-based personal listening assessment that accelerates this learning and its application on the job.

by Heather Muir

Communication Skills, Listening Skills, Virtual Presentations

Hosting a Virtual User Conference? Prepare Your Speakers to Succeed

by Kelly Reeves

If your 2020 user conference plans were impacted by the pandemic, you’re not alone. And if, like many, you’ve chosen to move forward by converting to a virtual conference, you’ll be relying more than ever on your speakers’ skills. Share these 8 tips with your virtual conference speakers to help them prepare to impress.

by Kelly Reeves

Event Preparation, Messaging Skills, Virtual Presentations

3 Tips for Encouraging Collaboration in Your Virtual Meetings

by Heather Muir

As you and your teams navigate working remotely, we’re publishing tips and best practices for leading virtual meetings, presenting virtually and promoting remote team collaboration. For this week’s tips, here are 3 best practices for encouraging collaboration in your virtual meetings:

by Heather Muir

Change Management, Digital Transformation, Virtual Presentations

3 Simple Tips for Succeeding in Virtual Meetings

by Heather Muir

As you and your teams navigate working remotely, we’re publishing tips and best practices for leading virtual meetings, presenting virtually and collaborating on virtual teams. For this week’s tips, here are 3 best practices for improving virtual meeting experiences:

by Heather Muir

Change Management, Digital Transformation, Virtual Presentations

3 Tips for Engaging Teams in Virtual Meetings

by Heather Muir

As you and your teams navigate working remotely, we’re publishing tips and best practices for leading virtual meetings, presenting virtually, and collaborating on virtual teams. For this week’s tips, here are 3 best practices for engaging your teams in virtual meetings:

by Heather Muir

Change Management, Digital Transformation, Virtual Presentations

How to Make Virtual Meetings More Effective

by Heather Muir

As you and your teams navigate working remotely, we’re publishing weekly tips for leading virtual meetings. For this week’s tips, here are 3 best practices for optimizing your virtual meetings.

by Heather Muir

Change Management, Digital Transformation, Virtual Presentations

How Can We Make Socially-Distanced Collaboration Work?

by Brad Holst

It happened fast. One day you were meeting with your colleagues at the office. The next day you and everyone you work with are working in remote isolation from home. Whether you’re new to working remotely or an experienced veteran, we all need to raise our virtual collaboration game to not only make this new reality work, but to make it work really well. Read on to discover seven practical, high impact tactics you can implement right now to ensure the success of your virtual meetings.

by Brad Holst

Collaboration Skills, Hybrid Work, Virtual Collaboration

Sustaining Your Training Strategies During Covid-19 Outbreak

by Heather Muir

The scope of the Coronavirus outbreak is changing rapidly, and the way organizations manage their training initiatives is changing just as quickly in response. Mandel is prepared for times like these and we’re here to help. We know organizations are putting significant thought into business continuity plans, and we’re standing-by to help our clients with the execution of these plans.

by Heather Muir

Business Transformation, Change Management, Virtual Presentations

Human and Digital Transformation through Learning in 2020

by Heather Muir

In an era of digital transformation, skill development is all the more critical to organizational success. In 2020, we’ll share best practices for skill-building and keep readers abreast of trends that will help transform teams and drive workplace performance.

by Heather Muir

Change Management, Digital Transformation, Team Building

Why Don’t People Respond to My Emails?

by Brad Holst

by Brad Holst

Communication Skills

Are Your User Conference Speakers Ready for the Spotlight?

by Brad Holst

You’ve got all the ingredients in place for a fantastic user conference. Prime venue in a desirable city. Former US president as the keynote. An iconic rock band to entertain attendees. Now, there’s just one question...Are your technical experts ready for their moment in the spotlight? Be sure to set your speakers up for success. Read this week's blog to find out how.

by Brad Holst

Event Preparation, Presentation Skills, Technical Professionals

What Is the Secret to Nobel Laureate Success?

by Kelly Reeves

I met former Nobel Prize Museum curator Tobias Degsell in Belgium last month at the 2019 European ABPM Conference. An expert in creativity and learning, Tobias gave a fascinating keynote on the common ingredients of Nobel Laureate success. Among them? Creativity. Courage. Persistence. But there's another factor that research suggests matters even more. Read this week's blog to learn the secret ingredient to Nobel Laureate success. (Hint: It’s not just that they're smart!)

by Kelly Reeves

Briefing Center, Business Transformation, Collaboration Skills, Team Building, Teaming

Influencing Others Through Story; A Valuable Lesson from Game of Thrones

by Brad Holst

What inspires and motivates people to action? Here’s a hint: it’s not a PowerPoint deck filled with data points and analytics. Learning how to share a powerful story can positively influence others and help your ideas become memorable. Perhaps you need to promote a new idea or close that crucial sale. Learn how some of the most successful business ventures today got their start from sharing a powerful story and how you can make your own narrative work for you.

by Brad Holst

Business Transformation, Communication Skills, In-Person Presentations, Influencing Skills, Messaging Skills, Selling Skills, Storytelling

Because Executive Briefings & Meetings Don’t Run Themselves

by Kelly Reeves

Executive briefings. Big sales meetings. Project pitch meetings. What do they have in common? The stakes are sky high. There’s a lot riding on them for you and your company — revenue, reputation, productivity. Do your people have, both, the presentation AND facilitation skills to ensure their success? Read the blog to find out and to get your free Discussion Leader Self-Assessment Tool and Facilitator Checklist.

by Kelly Reeves

Briefing Center, Presentation Skills, Presenting to Executives, Sales Readiness, Selling Skills

Is Your Learning at Risk of Becoming Too Convenient?

by Heather Muir

There’s a treacherous siren threatening learning effectiveness today. It seductively sings, “Don’t make it too difficult. Make it easy.” Now, there’s nothing wrong with trying to make learning more physically convenient for people. But is your learning at risk of becoming too convenient? Read the blog to discover why learning should be uncomfortable.

by Heather Muir

Business Transformation, Learning Effectiveness, Soft Skills

Want Your Presentation to Be Memorable? Follow the Rule of Three

by Brad Holst

Memory almost full. Imagine that warning flashing brightly on the forehead of every audience member. A successful presentation isn’t just about the speaker’s dynamic energy or their confident manner in front of an audience. Without compelling, easy to follow content, it doesn’t matter how comfortable you are in the spotlight. You and your topic will quickly be forgotten. So how do you ensure lasting, memorable impact? Learn how to be remembered by leveraging the ancient, globally relevant, and scientifically proven rule of three to focus your content, motivate your listeners, and make your executive presence shine.

by Brad Holst

Communication Skills, Critical Thinking Skills, Event Preparation, In-Person Presentations, Messaging Skills, Presentation Skills, Presenting to Executives, SCIPAB, Selling Skills, Slide deck, Storytelling

Are Extroverts Really Better at Building Rapport Than Introverts?

by Heather Muir

How do you feel about building rapport? Many introverts feel uncomfortable when it comes to rapport-building because they think it means having to make “small talk” with others. If that’s you, fear not. You don't need the gift of gab to build good rapport. And having the gift of gab (or being extroverted) doesn't guarantee success either — especially if you're the one doing most of the talking. Read the blog to get specific rapport-building tips anyone can use to quickly make a strong connection with others.

by Heather Muir

Communication Skills, Conversation Skills, Sales Readiness, Soft Skills

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