A presentation on remote work, its benefits, and good virtual etiquette. Other topics that will be discussed are: -The benefits of remote work -How to manage a Remote Workforce -Setting up your remote workspace -Good Virtual Etiquette -The Virtual Golden Rule

1. Working Remotely
Mark Locklear
eXtension foundation
October 10th, 2019

2. ● Fully remote Web Dev
@eXtension since 2014
● Maintain Legacy Apps
● Support eXtension staff
About me

3. eXtension Staff

4. Poll
How many hours per week do you
work remotely?
● Almost Never
● Less than 10 hours a week
● 10-20 hours a week
● More than 20 hours a week

5. Remote work isn’t
the future of work -
it’s the present.

6. Benefits of Remote Work
(for employees)
● Work/life balance
● Decreased commute
● Better Health
● Greater Flexibility

7. Benefits of Remote Work
(for your organization)
● More productive
● Reduced Cost
● Environmental Impact
● Larger pool of talent

8. Downside of Remote Work
Dream vs. Reality
● Isolation
● Communication
● Always on

9. The Dream...

13. The Reality...

17. Remote Workspace
(Home Office)
● “Good” Internet ~3mbs
or better
● Video
● Microphone/Headset
● Appropriate
Workspace

18. Managing a Remote
Workforce
● Engage Regularly
● Calendaring
● In person meetings
● Goals not activity
● Trust

19. Remote First Mindset
● Remote as default
● Hybrid vs. fully remote

20. Poll
When should you mute yourself
during a virtual meeting?
● When there is background noise
● Whenever I’m not speaking
● Never, the software does this for me
● When I am talking to someone not on the meeting

21. Poll
Which of the following is true about turning on
video in a virtual meeting?
● Video can slow down the meeting for everyone
(decreases bandwidth)
● Video can distract others
● Engagement increases when video is on
● No one wants to see my ugly mug

22. Good Virtual Etiquette
(virtual presence)
● Turn video on for meetings
● Mute yourself
● Be available
● Calendaring
● Timezone awareness
● Mobile devices?

23. Virtual Golden Rule
If you would do it in a
“real” meeting, don’t do it
virtually.

24. Master Remote Work Professional
Certificate
Paul Hill @Utah State
remoteworkcertificate.com

25. Questions & Discussion