Mandates from the pandemic shut down Toastmasters and we were advised to continue with virtual meetings. It would be easy, all you needed was a laptop. Now we know it was not all that easy. A face-to-face meeting and Zoom meetings cannot be run as “one size fits all.”
Now we call combined meetings “Hybrid Meetings.” To make an in-person and virtual meeting feel as one combined experience, there are tips for Hybrid Meetings. This presentation will take you through the process to make two run as one.
About the presenter, Tom Carlson, DTM
Tom joined Toastmasters at the age of 46 and is now in his 44th year of membership. He believes that because of Toastmasters, a whole new life was opened to him. He likens his Toastmasters journey as living in a Field of Gems. His personal mission is to inspire others to put a value on Toastmasters second only to their source for moral values. On top of COVID-19 in 2020, Tom was broadsided with a rare disease in September 2021 He lost all his strength and was totally unable to help himself. Had he not recovered and COVID-19 mandates remained, Tom’s Toastmasters years would have been over. But thanks to Zoom, his Toastmasters career continues.
Tom now belongs to three clubs, and frequently visits other clubs, often as a featured speaker.
