Better in 30: Facilitating Successful Hybrid Meetings (Udemy.com)

Hybrid meetings can bring people together across locations, schedules, and time zones — but they can also create an uneven experience. People in the room may dominate the conversation while remote participants struggle to contribute, technology can become a distraction, and unclear facilitation can leave everyone wondering what was actually accomplished.

Successful hybrid meetings do not happen simply because everyone can connect. They require thoughtful meeting planning and skilled facilitation.

In this Better in 30 course, you’ll learn practical strategies for planning and facilitating hybrid meetings that are more inclusive, engaging, and productive. You’ll explore how to design the meeting experience around all participants rather than treating remote attendees as an afterthought.

You’ll learn how to create clearer agendas, establish participation expectations, use facilitation techniques that bring more voices into the conversation, and reduce common sources of hybrid-meeting frustration. You’ll also discover ways to manage the balance between in-person and virtual participants so everyone has a meaningful opportunity to contribute.

You’ll learn how to:
• Plan more effective hybrid meetings
• Create clear agendas and meeting outcomes
• Set expectations for participation
• Facilitate conversations across in-person and remote groups
• Increase engagement and inclusion
• Encourage quieter participants to contribute
• Reduce side conversations and other participation imbalances
• Use meeting technology more intentionally
• Clarify decisions, ownership, and next steps
• Follow up so the meeting leads to action

Whether you regularly lead hybrid meetings or occasionally facilitate teams working across different locations, this course will give you practical meeting-management and facilitation skills you can use immediately.

In about 30 minutes, you’ll be better equipped to create hybrid meetings where people can participate, contribute, and leave knowing what happens next.