Engaging Virtual Meetings Podcast with John Chen

John Chen is the author of Engaging Virtual Meetings – he’s been virtually meeting for over 36 years. His work has earned him multiple awards and his more than 300,000 clients across the United States and in countries including Spain, France and Taiwan have experienced breakthrough results. He has dozens of certified producers and MCs to help your virtual and hybrid now. In this episode, we discus...

Stephy is 2 parts designer, 2 parts developer, 3 parts perfectionist, and 1 part impatient mother. She’s a founding board member of the Presentation Guild board of directors, is a design engineer by day, runs her own business by night, barely plays guitar, and loves glitter. Once, she drove through a tire fire on a golf cart at work when she was a chemist. Now she enjoys making typically mundane e...

Producing over 400 virtual meetings, summits, and conferences per year, John designs, produces, speaks, and MC engaging virtual meetings all around the world. Author of Amazon #1 Hot New Release, Engaging Virtual Meetings by John Wiley & Sons. Producing with over 16 screens. If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and share it with a friend. Also, leave us a rating and review on any podcas...

John Chen is a guest on Talk Virtual. He also offers us the secrets to how to host the most engaging virtual meetings & how to beat Zoom Fatigue! If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and share it with a friend. Also, leave us a rating and review on any podcast platform, I’d really appreciate it. For more information, visit us at www.engagingvirtualmeetings.com Support the show

Adam has been a professional DJ for more than 20 years.  Since 2014, he has grown his technical skillsets and worked as a freelancer in all aspects of running Audio, Wireless and Video elements at events.  From auctions to Ted Talks, corporate retreats to trade shows with general sessions and break outs, Adam and his team of freelancers and partners have done it all.  Adam also loves creating voic...

Bill Stainton, CSP, CPAE is a 29-time Emmy Award winner and a Hall of Fame keynote speaker. As the producer of the longest-running, highest-rated, and most award-winning comedy TV show in the United States, he led his innovative team to over 100 Emmy Awards of their own, and ten straight years of #1 ratings. Along the way, he worked with—and learned from—people like Jerry Seinfeld, Ellen DeGeneres...

For more than a decade, Jen Santos has led event technology at some of the world’s largest companies.  She brings the technology and team building best practices from over 20+ years of IT consulting and coaching experience to event delivery teams so they can deliver exceptional events. She is now teaching others to do the same in the Smart Event Academy. In this episode, we discuss the following:...

Sybil “Sage” Stewart is CEO of conVerge wellness solutions, LLC. She is an author, speaker and personal brand coach and consultant. She is on a mission to redefine professional one powerful brand story at a time. After spending over a decade supporting, building and protecting national and global brands she now supports women executives and entrepreneurs with a story to tell. Let’s connect! In thi...

Rob is an authority on executive presence and transformative learning experiences. He is a lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management, an MIT Leadership Center Master Executive Coach, and the author of – Leading from Your Best Self: Develop Your Executive Poise, Presence and Influence to Maximize Your Potential (McGraw-Hill). What is unique about Rob is that for the first half of his career he was...

Amanda Lea Kaiser is a keynote speaker and author of Elevating Engagement: Uncommon Strategies for Creating a Thriving Member Community. Through her research, Amanda is at the forefront of exploring how member and attendee engagement is rapidly changing within professional communities. In this episode, we discuss the following: 💡  Strategies to creating a thriving member community 😰  How to hand...

Venia Logan spent the past 9 years learning the diverse skills necessary to create strong stable online communities that put brand's services at their center.  She started my own YouTube channel in 2010, and RESCQU.NET in 2013. And worked for Constant Contact , and returned to college for a specialization in online community management. Then she attained all 12 certifications from DigitalMark...

Born in Mountain Home, AR, and settled in Central Arkansas, she taught Special Ed  for over 20 years and now is a multi-faceted artist.  She has two daughters and has been married for over 26 years.  She has multiple interests and hobbies, calling herself a Jill of All Trades. In this episode, we discuss the following: 😍 Nicole’s background story 🎨 When did she start to be an artist 📚 The inspi...

Rob Anderson is a Learning & Development/Learning Technology practitioner. Currently honing in the next organization, but he has spent time at Meta, GoDaddy, Nintendo, T-Mobile, and Starbucks! In this episode, we discuss the following: 👨‍💻  Robert’s career journey ⚙️ Transitioning from in-person to online 🚀 The future of technology If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and share it wi...

JO Welch, (she/her) Certified Interpreter, is a 1st Gen Latine. She grew up in the marginalized space between Latinx and American cultures and is influenced by her commitment to the Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing communities. In this episode, we discuss the following: ❤️ What inclusiveness means to you in virtual 📝 Why you need a will 👌⌨️ What you see in virtual for people with disabilities...

Michelle Teague is an experienced, award winning international speaker, trainer, and coach.  She has several years of experience working as a corporate trainer with multiple companies.  Michelle also works with many coaching clients in business, academia, and government.   Jim Teague is an award winning speaker and educator.  He has over 20 years experience teaching college classes in business and...

Join me and Roger Haskett on our new segment “The Engagement Show”. The Engagement Show shares with you the latest in in-person and virtual engagement. Today’s theme is “IMPACT”. Contact Roger at roger@engagementunlimited.ca  http://www.engagementunlimited.ca If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and share it with a friend. Also, leave us a rating and review on any podcast platform, I’d real...

Sabrina started her career in computer science working for fortune 500 companies including CSX Transportation, Baxter and Florida Hospital. She later reinvented herself by studying interior design and is the owner and principal designer of an award winning firm. Her learning journey did not stop there - for the past 8 years she has been studying and learning marketing from leading entrepreneurs an...

Joy is a strategic people operations leader who earns her seat at the table by going beyond "traditional HR." As an experienced Chief of Staff and true Organizational Generalist, she brings a strategic mindset - tying company success to employee experience and engagement. In this episode, we discuss the following: 😃 How she got involved in the people business 🛠 Remote tools for collabor...

Michele Hecken is a seasoned entrepreneur, author, speaker, and business leader. She has over 25 years of experience running a global company that she started at the age of 22 and sold in 2019. Her passion is elevating other entrepreneurs in life and business as a transformational executive coach. In this episode, we discuss the following: 💪🏼The power of your words and intention 🧑🏻‍🎨Designing...

Cynthia “Cindy” Smith, CMP, DES is a certified meeting professional with extensive experience planning, managing, and executing all logistics for meetings and special events. She is a PCMA Foundation Visionary Awards Finalist for Digital Experience Strategist of the Year. In this episode, we discuss the following: 😍Cindy Smith's background and success story ‼️ Most important thing about a di...

Meet Dea Irby, a connector, communicator, cultivator, and author. Through many adventures over the decades, Dea Irby has learned that building community is the most valuable aspect of leadership. She is on a mission to share her message of belonging. In this episode, we discuss the following: 👍 What has to happen for a virtual meeting to be engaging 🥳 Tips to  make your meetings more engaging 💻...

Join me and Roger Haskett on our new segment “The Engagement Show”. The Engagement Show shares with you the latest in in-person and virtual engagement. In this episode, we discuss the following: 💪🏼 Overcoming virtual challenges in 2022 📉 Will virtual meeting decline in 2023? 🧐 Outlook for the virtual events industry in 2023  If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and share it with a frien...

Sharan Jhangiani is a Growth PM at Yoodli, an AI-powered platform to help you practice and improve your public speaking and communication skills without the pressure of an audience.  He lives in Seattle and has previous lives as an engineer and open source developer. Click https://app.yoodli.ai/ for a free trial. In this episode, we discuss the following: 🤯 What is Yoodli and its features 🗣️ How...

Devin Stubblefield, is a financial empowerment trainer, coach, and author who brings a dynamic energy to inspire, inform and motivate people to maximize their financial potential.  Devin trains on behalf of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the FDIC, and various social services agencies and faith-based organizations around the country.  In this episode, we discuss the following: 🔮 What he...

Meet Kellan Fluckiger. Coming through decades of depression, addictions, life-threatening illness and a near-death experience, Kellan has become the ultimate catalyst to help motivated people melt barriers, move mountains and mobilize superpowers to achieve their true desires. As a coach and keynote speaker, Kellan’s masterful approach helps people get past old stories, change beliefs and create a...