{"id":7856,"date":"2022-11-16T14:27:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T14:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/impro.org.uk\/?p=7856"},"modified":"2022-11-16T18:18:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T18:18:56","slug":"top-tip-for-productive-online-break-out-sessions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impro.org.uk\/top-tip-for-productive-online-break-out-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Top tip for productive online break-out sessions.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Preparing for a recent Inspirational Facilitator webinar, I found this neat tip for online sessions.<\/p>\n<p>Use shorter breakouts in virtual settings than you might for in-person events, especially until you are confident that your participants are working well together.<\/p>\n<p>For example, instead of sending a group off for a lengthy \u2018role play\u2019, rename the sequence as \u2018Rehearsal and Practice\u2019.\u00a0Chop it down from 20-30 minutes into segments of 5 minutes each, so groups can work together briefly, then return for a plenary check in, ensuring we\u2019re all staying on track for the next breakout.<\/p>\n<p>Before our course on \u2018Uncomfortable Conversations\u2019, we prepared a short scenario with our client. In the webinar we shared this scene, which would be recognisably typical for the participants, and invited them into groups to formulate their likely strategy in that circumstance and return with a short statement of \u2018What would you say next?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>You can set the tone for a quick discussion by saying, \u2018You have 3 minutes for this, which is 3 more than you\u2019d have in real life!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>What are your top tips for productive break-outs?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preparing for a recent Inspirational Facilitator webinar, I found this neat tip for online sessions&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7857,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[35,49,143],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Top tip for productive online break-out sessions.. - Paul Jackson Associates Ltd &amp; 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