Teleclass leaders and participants have certain rights and responsibilities. One is to make sure we voice our expectations up front and mirror what we see going on during the call to help keep the class focused.
Teleclass leaders and participants have certain rights and responsibilities. One is to make sure we voice our expectations up front and mirror what we see going on during the call to help keep the class focused. Certainly there are inspired moments during a teleclass and new topics arise. Balancing this with the desire to cover the main points is the challenge for not just the leader but for all participants. How we go about voicing our opinion can show leadership when we do it in a tactful and coherent way. This includes the tone, pitch, word choice and timing matter.

In order not to break the rhythm of a call or make people on the call wrong, avoid the tendency to just hang up with no explanation (especially not suggested if you're the leader!) or threaten the leader and callers (I'm going to hang up if...). Practice saying things like the following