As a remote worker, it’s easy to feel left out of the in-person connections that can happen in a traditional office. Audio and video for meetings is often miserable for those not attending in person. For those in the office, it can be hard to remember to include team members who aren’t physically present, and to make sure all can see, hear, and be heard. But remote work doesn’t have to feel so remote! In this talk, Nate will present general tips for staying connected as a remote worker, specific hardware and software recommendations for improving collaboration, and some best practices for setting up different types of meetings with remote team members so that all are included.

1. Making Remote Work
Feel Less Remote
Nate Osborne
@nateosborne
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2. Nate Osborne
Lead UX Designer
Ultimate Software
Psychology / IT
GT MS-HCI
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3. Interpersonal Challenges
Recommended Equipment
Designing the Meeting Experience

4. Interpersonal Challenges

5. Hard to connect with co-workers
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6. People forget about you
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7. People think you’re not really working
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8. Hard to stay in the loop / see what’s going on
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9. image:
Sococo
http://www.sococo.com/

10. Can’t hear/see or be heard/seen
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11. http://www.doublerobotics.com/

12. http://www.doublerobotics.com/

13. Recommended Equipment

14. Jabra UC Voice 550 Duo
http://www.jabra.com/Products/Wired_Headsets/Jabra_UC_VOICE__550_Series

15. Jabra Speak 410
http://www.jabra.com/products/pc_headsets/jabra_speak410_for_pc/jabra_speak_410_for_pc

16. http://www.ipevo.com/prods/IPEVO-Ziggi-HD-USB-Document-Camera
IPEVO Ziggi-HD

17. Team Conference Rooms

18. image:
Happy Remote Worker!

19. Designing the Meeting Experience

20. Meeting Moderator

21. Publicly Edited Meeting Notes
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22. Consider the Meeting Type
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23. One on One
Both people remote, both participating

24. Small Team
Everyone participating, some in same
physical location, some remote

25. Standup
Medium size group, local and remote,
no presenter, all participate

26. Team All Hands
Large group, remote and local, one or
more presenters, all can participate

27. Portfolio Review
Medium group, single presenter,
Q&A, remote and local

28. Showcase
Mass presentation, one-to-many,
some Q&A, remote and local

29. Interpersonal Challenges
Recommended Equipment
Designing the Meeting Experience

30. Thanks!
Nate Osborne
@nateosborne
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