Services Pat Provides

Planning and preparation services for technology-enabled meetings

as well as conducting the meeting and supplying a report afterward. 

Pat Esslinger’s approach to conducting high-tech, face-to-face sessions is to focus on the client’s unique needs, take as much of the load off the client as possible, and call as little attention as possible to herself and the technology she uses in order to avoid distracting the group from their task.  She provides extraordinary value in facilitating groupware-supported meetings through in-depth knowledge of Federal management, meticulous advance planning, complete consultation with clients combined with full appreciation of the value of their time, expert judgment in applying collaborative meeting software functionality to the client’s needs, unusual proficiency and speed as a technographer, and ability to identify and synthesize key concepts as they develop in the session. 

Because she is able to perform simultaneously as facilitator and GroupSystems technographer, Pat’s groupware sessions not only accomplish far more than traditional facilitated meetings, but they do so much faster than typical GroupSystems-supported meetings where the participants have to sit and watch the facilitator and technographer consult with each other during the session.  Her multi-tasking, synchronous facilitation and technography, combined with her grasp of the substance of the group’s deliberations, make the software demands transparent to the participant.     

With Pat‘s unique background combining experience as a Federal manager and expertise in technology-enabled facilitation, she is often preferred for supporting Federal agencies’ groupware sessions

In preparation for group sessions, in consultation with the client, Pat:
 

Prior to the meeting, Pat can administer a web-based questionnaire to expected meeting participants or other players to gather preliminary opinions or other data to inform development of the meeting agenda. (Click here to read more about these on-line surveys)

During the electronic meeting, Pat:

After the meeting, Pat 

Depending on the client's needs, Pat may partner with in-house staff or contract consultants to provide some of these services. Some of the consulting companies Pat has partnered with successfully are listed on the clients & partners page of this website.

To talk about setting up a meeting using groupware, contact: