The Textrovert Ladder: A Framework for Facilitating Full-Room Participation
Every facilitator knows the 20/80 problem. 20% of the room speaks. The other 80% is thinking, but quiet.
The Textrovert Ladder is a step-by-step framework for changing that ratio — by turning the chat window into a deliberate participation channel. When you design with text in mind, the quiet voices show up. The room stops being a panel of usual suspects. And with AI in the mix, you can hear an entire group at once, not just the ones willing to raise a hand.
In this session, you'll walk away with:
The Textrovert Ladder and how to apply it to session design
A framework for when, what, and how to ask questions in the chat (the three matter more than most facilitators realize)
How to use AI to surface patterns, read the room, and respond to participant input in real time
A live experience of the framework itself — this session runs on what it teaches
Fair warning: come ready to participate. The chat will be working hard.
About the presenter:
Lux Narayan is co-founder and CEO of StreamAlive, an audience engagement platform used by facilitators, trainers, and educators to make live online sessions genuinely interactive. His TED main-stage talk, "Lessons from 2,000 Obituaries," has been watched over 2 million times. He is the Amazon bestselling author of Name, Place, Animal Thing and once survived a five-minute set at New York's Comedy Cellar. More at https://linktr.ee/luxnarayan
Hosted by:
Gwyn Wansbrough is a virtual trainer and online engagement specialist who’s spent thousands of hours on Zoom - literally! She's on a mission to help trainers, consultants, and L&D teams transform “just another Zoom meeting” into high-engagement, meaningful live experiences that increase impact and ROI.
She writes The Quest, a weekly newsletter packed with fresh tips on virtual facilitation—and launched the Online Engagement Scorecard, the first free tool to help you pinpoint your strengths and areas for growth for leading unforgettable live sessions.
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