FUN FOR OTHERS 386. Shoot Hoops As you finish pages of your agenda, encourage everyone to crumple up their paper and try to shoot it into the wastebasket. 387. Dip in the Poll Use polling features in virtual meeting software. Include at least one or two questions for fun, such as favorite TV show from the 1 90s or least favorite household chore. 388. Use the Board Use the “whiteboard” in virtual meetings to get all attendees involved. Test the functionality out by drawing a picture. 389. Take Note Take meeting minutes—include fun/interesting/random 2 thoughts you have while in the meeting. 1 My favorite 90s TV show was MacGyver. My least favorite chore is making the bed. 2 I went back through some of my old notes to find an example. Apparently, in a meeting about web development, I thought “shouldn’t the trial version of applications be called ‘app-etizers?’” 197
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