WEBINAR:Overcoming online communication barriers within teams (WITH GUEST COACH, KATJA VAN KOTEN)
About this Event
This is session three of series of live webinars to help folks better communicate in this online world - and i'm pleased to announce we have a guest coach joining us for this event, Katja van Kotan. Take a look at some of the related courses and events i offer on this page, Public Speaking and Speaking Up.
The challenge teams are facing
"I have a team to manage and it's difficult to keep them engaged "
“The technology is holding us back! I don’t know when to speak and when not to.”
"I'm worried that I don't have the full picture about how my team/mates are feeling"
“It’s harder now we can’t just ‘pop to their desk' and speak to our colleagues face to face.”
“I’m struggling to make my ideas heard, even more so now it's online.”
“I find webcams and the likes hard at the best of times, so this is just a nightmare for me”
The reality of this challenge
People the world over are now working remotely and via webcam.
Everything is now digital, like it or not. Some are comfortable with this, some aren’t. Some are used to this, some aren’t. And for some, this is completely foreign.
For teams, this poses a challenge at scale.
How this webinar might help
So how do you make sure that your teams are communicating as effectively as possible in this new online world?
To answer this question, I've invited a guest communications coach, Katja van Koten (@sparklingspeech) to join me.
She's ace and it felt right to team up for a webinar as it's an area close to both of our hearts.
Our role in the webinar will be two fold:
To provide advice to those who need it
To hold a space to allow advice and learning to emerge from all participants
The session will run for 1.5 hours and we'll keep it simple, to the point and effective.
We will;
Explore and check in how everyone is getting on
Each identify some challenges we are facing working with remote teams
Work as a group to help find practical solutions to those challenges
Confirm everyone has actions, check out and close the session
Your hosts - Matthew Matheson & Katja van Koten
Matthew Matheson, The Speaking Coach
Matt has worked extensively helping individuals and organisations across all walks of life and sectors find their voice and say what they need to say, how they need to say it, when it matters. In person, on the stage and online.
He has worked across Europe, the Middle East and the US, providing hosting, facilitation and coaching for events ranging from small workshops to international conferences, as well as providing speaking services on a range of topics.
Coupling his background in business consulting and behaviour change, with the principles of Applied Improvisation, his style is passionate, engaging and highly practical and rooted in a deep belief that everyone has a story to tell. Matt has worked with clients including Telefonica, CISCO, American Express, and Virgin.
Katja van Koten - Sparkling Speech
Katja van Koten is the founder and director of Sparkling Speech Ltd – a personal development company focusing on communication and confidence coaching specifically (but not exclusively) for introverts and HSPs (Highly Sensitive Persons).
Katja also designs (bespoke) training and workshops, including instructor-led, e-learning and app-based training, as Experience Designer (XD). Katja holds a Masters in History from the University of Leiden, a field of study that inspired her interest in people’s stories and connections and how we share these.
Starting her career at the largest bookstore in Rotterdam, she brought that interest to a career in Learning & Development with various organisations in the Netherlands and the UK. As qualified coach, Katja encourages her clients to acknowledge and value their strengths.
Through her own and her client’s experiences she has learnt the value of ‘little things matter’. This is at the heart of her coaching approach. Early 2018 Katja joined Own the Room, the international leader in Learning and Development, as Coach and Experience Designer.
Apart from travelling the world as a world class coach, as a (lead) designer Katja has developed numerous training for Own The Room, both in person, and virtual.
"I love sparkles; I believe everyone has a sparkle or two, in their own unique way”