A successful meeting starts at the welcome: set the mood, and minds open up.
Create a quality environment for a successful meeting. Choose the best room layout and welcome participants with thoughtfulness and warmth.
15 min at your own paceAvailable in FR + ENNo prerequisites
You will walk away with
- room layouts to choose based on the goal and number of participants
- a personalised welcome that engages participants from the first minutes
- opening rituals that ease exchanges, in person and online alike
Target audience
Anyone who leads or takes part in meetings.
Learning objectives
- Set up your room according to the goal and number of participants
- Kick off your virtual meetings well to quickly engage participants
- Welcome participants in a personalised, friendly way
- Lay the initial groundwork to ease interaction and exchange between participants
Module outline
- Storytelling“Blanche and the Garden of Inclusion”2'11A metaphor for building an inclusive environment through the story of a company garden
- Articles
- A coat of arms for greater inclusion: a reflection and sharing exercise
- Inclusion best practices: Thank-You Day, Transparency, Walk in My Shoes
- Expert video“Promoting an Inclusive Culture: The 4 Key Values”5'52An overview of the core values: truth/authenticity, fairness, recognition, and trust
- AnchoringA quiz and true/false exercise to explore the topic further and cement what you've learned
- Memo cardDownloadable memo card: the key takeaways from the expert video
- CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment
- BonusA selection of videos to go further (TED, YouTube)
