CHAPTER 18
How to Nail a Hybrid Presentation
by Sarah Gershman and Rae Ringel
We recently spoke to a CEO who was feeling anxious about public speaking in the hybrid office. “When I give presentations and everyone is on Zoom, it’s simple,” he told us. “What happens when some people are in the office and others are working from home?”
His anxiety makes sense. While Zoom presentations are far from ideal, at least the audience is on an equal playing field in terms of screen space. Hybrid presentations, on the other hand, run the risk of putting remote participants at a serious disadvantage. A major reason has to do with the energy created when we are physically together—and the energy that is missing when we’re not. We derive our shared energy in ...
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