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Being a Productive Virtual Team Member

Learn how to maintain your productivity while working remotely with Being a Productive Virtual Team Member
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Course: On-Demand
Beginner Provider Karen Chontofalsky  5 Lessons ·  10m  in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese 

Course Description

Interacting with others can spark strong emotions that influence how we behave. But paying close attention to your feelings and your role in the situation allows you to respond professionally. Self-awareness is the ability to understand your own emotions and their effect on your performance, actions, and words. Let us help you practice self-awareness when collaborating in a virtual environment. In a virtual environment, self-knowledge and awareness are even more crucial, as we might have limited interaction time in which to build and maintain trust. As you practice presenting information and listening to others, you’ll be able to foster understanding in your virtual team.

After this course on Being a Productive Virtual Team Member, you’ll learn why it’s important to share progress, setbacks, and issues. You’ll be able to collaborate more effectively by practicing self-awareness. We’ll discuss how to keep team members informed by understanding what information is important to share. You’ll be able to overcome obstacles by recognizing issues that come with virtual collaboration.

What You'll Learn

  • Discover what self-awareness looks like in the virtual workplace
  • Communicate exactly what you want to say in the most effective way
  • Recognize the most common obstacles of remote work so you can overcome them
  • Share progress, setbacks, and issues with your virtual team
  • Collaborate more effectively by practicing self-awareness
  • Keep team members informed by understanding what information is important to share

Key Takeaways

  • Self-awareness is the ability to understand your own emotions and their effect on your performance, actions, and words.
  • In a virtual environment, self-knowledge and awareness are even more crucial because interaction time to build and maintain trust may be limited.
  • Paying attention to your feelings and your role in a situation allows you to respond professionally.
  • Practicing presenting information and listening to others helps foster understanding within a virtual team.
  • Recognizing the issues that come with virtual collaboration helps you overcome obstacles.

Frequently Asked Questions

What will I learn in this course?

You'll learn why it's important to share progress, setbacks, and issues, how to practice self-awareness to collaborate more effectively, how to keep team members informed by understanding what information is important to share, and how to overcome obstacles that come with virtual collaboration.

Who is this course for?

It is for people who collaborate in a virtual environment and want to be more productive virtual team members by practicing self-awareness and communicating effectively.

What topics or lessons does the course cover?

The course covers an Introduction, Self-Awareness and Virtual Collaboration, Effectively Communicating in a Virtual Environment, Overcoming Common Obstacles, and a Test Your Knowledge section.

What skills will I gain from this course?

You'll build skills in Communications, Engagement Skills, and Remote Operation.

Why is self-awareness emphasized for virtual teams?

In a virtual environment, self-knowledge and awareness are even more crucial because there may be limited interaction time in which to build and maintain trust.