Comments on: Using “the clock” on telecons http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/03/14/using-the-clock-on-telecons/ connections for a changing world, online and offline... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:02:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Keith Instone http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/03/14/using-the-clock-on-telecons/#comment-984 Keith Instone Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:29:31 +0000 http://www.fullcirc.com/2008/03/14/using-the-clock-on-telecons/#comment-984 I see this as a nice option for organizing notes from meetings in general, whether it is online or not. The beauty of the circle is that you can have people-specific notes on the fringes and group decisions / action items in the middle. The added benefit for online meetings is that it does help you visualize "who is in the room". I suspect if I dug into the research field of computer-supported cooperative work, I would find studies that showed this as an effective technique to build into online conferencing tools. Maybe someday all of the major online meeting tools will have something like this built in. Thanks for sharing this Nancy - see you at BGSU soon enough! I see this as a nice option for organizing notes from meetings in general, whether it is online or not. The beauty of the circle is that you can have people-specific notes on the fringes and group decisions / action items in the middle.

The added benefit for online meetings is that it does help you visualize “who is in the room”.

I suspect if I dug into the research field of computer-supported cooperative work, I would find studies that showed this as an effective technique to build into online conferencing tools. Maybe someday all of the major online meeting tools will have something like this built in.

Thanks for sharing this Nancy - see you at BGSU soon enough!

]]> By: Pat http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/03/14/using-the-clock-on-telecons/#comment-957 Pat Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:16:35 +0000 http://www.fullcirc.com/2008/03/14/using-the-clock-on-telecons/#comment-957 This was a great idea! I have never thought of organizing thoughts from a phone conference this way. Every other month I have a conference call involving 20 people so many times it gets pretty confusing. I will suggest this to the president of our organization. This was a great idea! I have never thought of organizing thoughts from a phone conference this way. Every other month I have a conference call involving 20 people so many times it gets pretty confusing. I will suggest this to the president of our organization.

]]> By: Nancy White http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/03/14/using-the-clock-on-telecons/#comment-953 Nancy White Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:32:14 +0000 http://www.fullcirc.com/2008/03/14/using-the-clock-on-telecons/#comment-953 Andy, it is always good to get different perspectives. Yes, indeed I have had people tell me that they find the technique incredibly useful and, like you, a distraction. That's the challenge of facilitation - what choices do you make that serve the group without alienating too many of the individuals within the group. I will often use the clock early in a series of calls, but let it drop off once we get our rhythm as a group. I think it also depends on the level of experience and comfort of the group in using a group telecon. As they say, your mileage may vary! Andy, it is always good to get different perspectives. Yes, indeed I have had people tell me that they find the technique incredibly useful and, like you, a distraction.

That’s the challenge of facilitation - what choices do you make that serve the group without alienating too many of the individuals within the group.

I will often use the clock early in a series of calls, but let it drop off once we get our rhythm as a group. I think it also depends on the level of experience and comfort of the group in using a group telecon.

As they say, your mileage may vary!

]]> By: Andy http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/03/14/using-the-clock-on-telecons/#comment-952 Andy Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:09:05 +0000 http://www.fullcirc.com/2008/03/14/using-the-clock-on-telecons/#comment-952 Hi Nancy, You asked for feedback and I have to say I don't like the clock facilitation technique. It's really boring for me to listen to one person trying to get everybody else pictured in their mind. I don't have any need to imagine people sitting round a large round table, and I don't think it helps them to interact with others who are virtually neighbours around the clock in any way whatsoever. All it does is give the facilitator something to talk about everytime a new person joins, so you end up getting too much of the facilitator speaking for no particularly good reason. Hi Nancy,
You asked for feedback and I have to say I don’t like the clock facilitation technique. It’s really boring for me to listen to one person trying to get everybody else pictured in their mind. I don’t have any need to imagine people sitting round a large round table, and I don’t think it helps them to interact with others who are virtually neighbours around the clock in any way whatsoever. All it does is give the facilitator something to talk about everytime a new person joins, so you end up getting too much of the facilitator speaking for no particularly good reason.

]]> By: Nancy White http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/03/14/using-the-clock-on-telecons/#comment-951 Nancy White Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:20:31 +0000 http://www.fullcirc.com/2008/03/14/using-the-clock-on-telecons/#comment-951 Thanks, Isabella. No, I'm not aspiring to podcast perfection. I am, um, not even CLOSE to a perfectionist. I learn by approximation! Thanks, Isabella. No, I’m not aspiring to podcast perfection. I am, um, not even CLOSE to a perfectionist. I learn by approximation!

]]> By: isabella mori http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/03/14/using-the-clock-on-telecons/#comment-949 isabella mori Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:13:55 +0000 http://www.fullcirc.com/2008/03/14/using-the-clock-on-telecons/#comment-949 nancy, it's interesting to hear your voice - i'm so used to your visual impact! really glad you blogged about this - quite liked hearing about the technique at northern voice. you have a lovely voice, very soft and friendly. the sound quality, especially at the beginning, was a bit muffled. i don't think it matters much, though, unless you have ambitions to be known as a technically perfect podcaster. thanks for the short length. my auditory attention span is extremely short. nancy, it’s interesting to hear your voice - i’m so used to your visual impact! really glad you blogged about this - quite liked hearing about the technique at northern voice.

you have a lovely voice, very soft and friendly. the sound quality, especially at the beginning, was a bit muffled. i don’t think it matters much, though, unless you have ambitions to be known as a technically perfect podcaster.

thanks for the short length. my auditory attention span is extremely short.

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