Remote working – it can seem scary for a lot of people to work remotely. Here are some advices for operating Remote Working the best way possible!

• Encourage participants to do remote work!
• Provide instruction for the use of the tool if it isn’t familiar already. Explain functions and usage of the tool.
• Tell the purpose of the tool and its importance in work process.
• Give clear instructions on what do you want to achieve on the platform. Preferably also write instructions in the platform or in certain easily accessible place.
• Be prepared that not all of participants can use the tool. Participants often struggle with it at the beginning until they get used to use it.
• Encourage participants to test the virtual meeting room before the joint session.
• Headsets and headphones with microphones are best to use in meeting room, assuring clarity of the voice and absence of unwanted echo.
• Often it is good to have a plan B so the session doesn’t halt if technical problems. Think beforehand how to act in case of problems!
• Reserve time for practicing remote presentations – how to share material, how to guide listeners with your speech, how to present contents and how to use tone of the voice during presentation. Remote presentation demands different kind of reflection than Face-to-Face presentations.
• Despite the difficulties, encourage and learn from the challenges themselves!