Do you hear silence when you ask people to share their thoughts during virtual activities? Do imaginary crickets dominate your Q&A sessions? These are just some signs that your learners don’t feel safe in virtual classroom settings. Join this session to learn how to thoughtfully design a virtual classroom to establish and maintain psychological safety. This will help ensure your learners feel comfortable opening themselves up to development, sharing their thoughts and feelings, and asking hard questions without fear of ridicule, embarrassment, or retaliation. You’ll also learn to identify warning signs that psychological safety is not present and strategically apply techniques in the moment when a safety boost is needed.
Learning Objectives:
Spot the signs that psychological safety is not present in a session.
Apply psychological principles to effectively design and facilitate safe virtual settings.
Create or repair psychological safety in the moment as needed.
