{"id":15206,"date":"2020-06-16T14:10:30","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T22:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=15206"},"modified":"2022-10-11T12:20:46","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T20:20:46","slug":"bep-359-virtual-teams-1-video-conference-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2020\/06\/16\/bep-359-virtual-teams-1-video-conference-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 359 &#8211; Virtual Teams 1: Video Conference Meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-15206-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP-359-Virtual-Teams1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP-359-Virtual-Teams1.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP-359-Virtual-Teams1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a title=\"BEP 359 - Virtual Teams 1: English for Video Conference Meetings\" href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP359POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-359-Virtual-Remote-Teams-1-Video-Conference-English-Meetings.jpg\" alt=\"Business English BEP 359 - Virtual Teams 1: Video Conference Meetings\" width=\"900\" height=\"388\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14974\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/\" title=\"Business English\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Business English<\/a> Pod for today\u2019s lesson on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/video-conference-english\/\" title=\"video conference in English\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">English for video conference<\/a> meetings.<\/p>\n<p>The business world has seen an explosion in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/video-conference-english\/\" title=\"business English video conference\">video conferencing in English<\/a>. With tools like Zoom and Microsoft Teams, more and more people are working from home. And more and more meetings are happening virtually instead of in-person. Staff meetings, client meetings, project meetings, even social functions are happening online. <\/p>\n<p>This shift in how we work in virtual teams brings many new challenges. And if you\u2019re leading a team, or managing a group, or facilitating a meeting, you need a new set of skills in addition to the ones you already have. You have to manage the group in different ways, and manage the technology effectively.<\/p>\n<p>This all begins with establishing ground rules at the start of a meeting. You\u2019ll also want to provide clear advice on how to use different meeting software. And you might also have to interrupt the meeting to deal with sound or video problems. <\/p>\n<p>Interacting in virtual meetings feels different. It doesn\u2019t flow the same as a face-to-face meeting, so you might find yourself asking people to take turns, or trying to facilitate open discussion. <\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s dialog, we\u2019ll listen to a weekly check-in meeting at a business consulting firm. The meeting is being led by Heather, a skilled and experienced manager. We\u2019ll also hear Dave, Cathy, and Adam, three members of her team. During the check-in, Heather has to juggle the technology and the people. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening  Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\tWhat ground rules does Heather establish at the beginning of the meeting?<br \/>\n2.\tWhat does Heather do when there is some background noise?<br \/>\n3.\tHow does Heather get an open discussion going at the end of the conversation?<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Premium Members: <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP359SN-Virtual-Teams1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PDF Transcript<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP359QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Quizzes<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP359PC.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" 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