Liza Wisner John Chen

DEI: Inclusive and Engaging Virtual Meetings

A Talk by Liza Wisner (she/they/y'all) and John Chen

About this Talk

Are you suffering from virtual meeting fatigue? Do you want to lead inclusive and engaging virtual meetings? This session will show you the key secrets to having your meeting participants say, “I have more energy (rather than less) after a 45 minutes meeting with you!”. Help your team communicate effectively, easily complete work, and raise morale when you can’t be in the same room. 

An engaging virtual meeting is inclusive. In a case of inclusivity and technology, this meeting will be simulcast in Spanish using Zoom’s language interpretation feature. In addition, this program will have American Sign Language support. This program requires 2 Spanish interpreters and 2 sign language interpreters as real time interpreting is so intense that they need to switch off every 20 minutes. Join to see how this inclusivity works in the virtual world and how you can easily make your next meeting even more inclusive.

You will learn the 6-step ENGAGE method to solve your virtual meeting challenges, which includes strategies on how to: 

  • Look good with a powerful virtual presence
  • Avoid attendees talking over each other
  • Engage everyone while one person is talking
  • Use virtual tools to get work done productively  
  • Powerfully close your meeting and take steps to make your next meeting even more engaging
  • Be more inclusive in the virtual meeting space



⭐ Slides, handouts and chat: https://trello.com/c/h1VjFq1C


19 May 2022, 05:00 PM

05:00 PM - 06:00 PM

About The Speakers

Liza Wisner

Liza Wisner (she/they/y'all)

Host & Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Thought Leader, OpenSesame


John Chen

John Chen

Chief Executive Officer, Engaging Virtual Meetings