6 Surprising Functions that my iPad Delivers for Virtual Facilitation

Whenever Jean-Paul Bayley and I are facilitating one of our legendary (!) virtual classes, workshops or interactive sessions, I have my iPad connected to the session as a backup device to significantly improve the quality of our virtual facilitation.

Here are 6 surprising functions that my iPad delivers:

1. It’s a backup device.
While my main device is connected via a wifi connection, the iPad connects via a 5G connection. If I lose connectivity in one, I can quickly jump to the other device without any disruption.

2. I never have to ask “do you see my screen?”
I have my iPad right next to my main screen showing me what the participants see.

3. It monitors the main room
When we have people working in breakout rooms, JP and I can visit the breakout with my main device and leave the iPad monitoring the main lobby.

4. It’s an annotation tool
If I have a need to annotate on a Mural, Miro or Powerpoint, I can grab my iPad and use the Apple Pencil to do any sketching or drawing (either using the annotation tool in Zoom or directly in Mural or Miro).