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Description

Remote Meetings: Framing, Engaging Participants and Reaching Decisions on Video

Facilitate remotely without monologues or awkward silences, and secure genuine decisions before the session ends

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Intermediate
  • Up to 6 participants

When meetings move online, the usual mechanisms weaken. Speaking turns overlap or fade away, cameras stay off, the facilitator talks alone and participants deal with their messages in parallel. Decisions are pushed from one session to the next.

Two days to build genuinely participative remote meetings: short formats, distributed roles, collective work sequences adapted to online tools, and a systematic close on documented decisions. Participants facilitate in turn and receive feedback from the group.

Learning objectives

  • Select the format and duration of a remote meeting according to its objective
  • Distribute facilitation roles to support participation
  • Facilitate collective work sequences using shared online tools
  • Manage speaking turns and re-engage a silent group
  • Formalise decisions and actions before the session ends

What makes this programme different

Each participant facilitates a remote sequence and receives feedback from the group
Facilitation formats tested live on the tools used by participants
Handling of difficult situations: cameras off, divided attention and hybrid meetings

Programme

1Designing a remote meeting

The format drives participation

  • Objective and format adapted to on-screen constraints
  • Duration, sequencing and breaks
  • Number of participants and distributed roles
  • Preparing materials and shared tools

2Opening the meeting and setting the rules

Build the group before addressing the content

  • Opening ritual and rapid inclusion of each participant
  • Rules on cameras, microphones and chat
  • Roles of facilitator, note-taker and timekeeper
  • Technical checks and fallback plan

3Getting the group to work

Collective work on screen

  • Production sequences in breakout groups
  • Using the shared whiteboard, polls and chat
  • Alternating individual and collective time
  • Reporting back and converging outputs

4Regulating, deciding and closing

Never leave without a decision

  • Re-engaging silent participants
  • Managing interruptions and divided attention
  • Wording decisions and explicit validation
  • Hybrid meetings and balance between the room and remote participants

Who is it for

Remote managers · meeting facilitators · project managers and leaders of dispersed or hybrid teams

Prerequisites

Experience of facilitating meetings and using video-conferencing tools

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.