{"id":29012,"date":"2023-02-14T12:03:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T12:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=29012"},"modified":"2023-02-14T12:04:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T12:04:11","slug":"ace-zoom-call-improv","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/resource\/ace-zoom-call-improv","title":{"rendered":"How to ace any zoom call with improv"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So. I\u2019ve been reflecting all the virtual communication that I&#8217;ve been involved with, Zoom calls, webinars and more. Here are the key things I&#8217;ve learnt so far&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Don&#8217;t forget to be human!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s a bit weird doing a zoom call or webinar, especially if you share your screen. You are probably sitting in your kitchen, wearing your University leavers\u2019 hoodie, talking to yourself. In this context, it&#8217;s easy to become robotic. &#8216;Just get through your content,&#8217; you think. Big mistake. Gags, stories&#8230;and PAUSES&#8230;make you warmer, more compelling and ultimately more persuasive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This takes effort though. It means we need to spend longer thinking about and designing our comms. It&#8217;s worth it. Remember, you are competing for attention with people&#8217;s fridge and that guy who keeps doing hilarious videos commentating on his dogs.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Over emote!\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a dilution effect on video conference. If you want to sound passionate, think how passionate you would be face-to-face and then double it. A lot of this is to do with the tech: you are a stamp. We lose most of your body and therefore a lot of your emotional meaning. Instead, it&#8217;s got to show up in your voice and face.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Build in ways to listen to your audience.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This needs some thought, though, as people will turn off their cameras, gaffer tape their mouths and sit on their hands if you let them. Whether that be using Slido to gather questions, doing polls, or even just getting them to wave at the start.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This works both ways, however. If you are on the receiving end of a webinar or Zoom call\u2026Remember: you are not watching Netflix! The other person is real and live and insecure and can probably see your face. A little bit of interaction, some nodding&#8230;it&#8217;s appreciated. If you\u2019re there\u2026.contribute.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Foreplay counts.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oooh, bit cheeky! Seriously though gang, imagine you&#8217;re hosting a party. FOREPLAY AT A PARTY? You might be thinking. WHAT ARE WE? FRENCH? Chill out, I\u2019m just mixing up my metaphors. If you are host of a party, it\u2019s up to you to get a bit of banter going. To break the ice. Online this is a little bit more awkward, admittedly, but it is an important part of the process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This chat foreplay doesn&#8217;t just make the conversational sex easier and more fun, it&#8217;s an important mode shift for people. When they contribute, the mindset goes from &#8216;Oh, another webinar&#8217; to &#8216;Right, I am in this. I am actually showing up.&#8217; When they do this they are more receptive and more likely to contribute.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communication is more important now than ever. I\u2019ve written a book full of simple, practical tips for you to become world class at it. It\u2019s been described as, \u2018How to Win Friends and Influence People for the 21<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Century.\u2019 You can pre-order your copy here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Max Dickins is co-director of improvisation training company\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/\">Hoopla<\/a>! Hoopla run\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/improv-classes-london.html\">improv classes<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/improv-comedy-club-london-bridge.html\">shows<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/improv-corporate-training.html\">corporate training<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":29002,"template":"","format":"standard","class_list":["post-29012","resource","type-resource","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to ace any zoom call with improv | Hoopla<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/resource\/ace-zoom-call-improv\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to ace any zoom call with improv | Hoopla\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"So. 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