Do you have tips, ideas, fun things to share with your fellow eAGM participants? Use the comment function below and share what you found gets you ready for a motivated, inspired session online. Is it a special yoga technique? Do you run? Nap? Play with your kids? Watch your favourite show? Is it a special snack? Or some other method that helps you overcome that dreaded online meeting fatigue?

Post a comment, describe your technique, help us all prepare better. Thank you.

This thread will contain basics about how this board software works, what some of the terms are and how we are employing those features. We will add more content as questions arise. For starters, we

Post - A post is like a comment (or a thread starter) or the container that holds the text (thoughts, idea, response) you share with your fellow board members (attendees).

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Making good videos adheres to simple rules – here are 8 as provided by this very good and quick-to-read tutorial

• Plan your video content: Much like a lecture or taking part in a panel, your video needs to be mapped out. Write your speech, practise it. What do you want to say? How shall it come across? Is the tone right for your audience of young scientists?
• Real vs fake background? What works better – but either way, make sure it carries your message and does not take away from you.
• Don’t

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What you will find in this how-to: Some of you may have never run an online session before. That is not a problem. You will not be alone in this! Office is prepared to help you every step of the way. To get you started we put together the following guide:

• Who’s who in an online session?
• Webinar? Video conference? What will this session be?
• Prepare your moderation
• How to moderate a webinar
• Sources for this how-to and more links

Who’s who in an online session?

Host / Facilitator...

Some of you may use video chat a lot. Others will have taken part in an online conference – or possibly conduct their daily work business on Zoom now quite regularly. Others may have never done any of it before. Don’t worry about it – some of the things you might find yourself doing for this year’s e-AGM are as easy as taking a video of yourself with your phone.

Therefore, we will use this post here to provide you with links to guides, how-to’s or possibly Q&A’s.

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