Here are some technical issues that disrupt the flow of the Empathy Circle - especially online
People dropping in and out of the circle
People needing to leave before the end time.
People coming in late
Bad internet connections. The audio and or video is breaking up.
> Disabling the video can sometimes free up bandwidth for better audio. >Close all other programs on the computer. Gives more cpu power to the video. > may have to insist that people have a good connect and drop out if they don't
Background noise. Being in a noisy room, cafe, or hearing the fan noise on a laptop. Sometimes the builtin mic picks up the fan noise. > Having a headset with build in microphone can help this a lot.
Struggling with the process. It takes time for some people to be able to understand how to do an empathic reflection.
Larger circles gives less time for each person and they may feel bored. Have, smaller group so more time to speak.