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Punctuality
To avoid being late (even if you’re always online), take a few minutes ahead of the call (or party), especially if you’re the host, to test your settings and re-check your internet.
It’s also essential to be extra considerate of the time of other; though people are at home, they may be having other calls and commitments or may be functioning on another time zone.
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Life On Video Calls
- Make sure you keep the conversation alive by returning the ‘tennis ball’ of the discussion back to the other person.
- Make your webcam on eye level or higher.
- Make sure you have head-on natural lighting to appear good on screen.
- Be respectful, positive, polite and ...
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Changing Your Background
Zoom backgrounds allow you to hide those distracting visuals from behind, like a dirty room, pizza boxes or other members of the household coming and going.
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The Waiting Room
It is advisable to enable the waiting room option for new joiners so that they are made to enter one at a time and provided with a proper introduction.
It also takes care of the risk of your meeting getting crashed by someone suddenly.
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The Side Chat
Zoom has a side chat feature, where you can send a direct message to the host or any participant. Just make sure the text message is only sent to that person, and not to the whole group. And then check it again.
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The Art Of The Pause
Video chats with multiple participants have a lot of cross-talk and people talking at the same time. This problem is compounded by dodgy internet speeds.
It is possible to listen to only one person at a time, so one has to learn the art of the pause. Stopping and staying...
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Introducing People
People no longer have the option to introduce themselves to new people at their convenience (like in an office setting, for example). With the remote setting, the second someone joins an online meeting, they’re exposed in front of dozens of new faces staring straight at them. It's easy to feel aw...
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"We’re going to wait five minutes for everyone to join"
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Be On Time !!!
Always add 25% to your time estimate to get anywhere or do any task. If you think it takes 30 minutes to get to work, give yourself 40 (technically, 37 1/2, but let’s not be ridiculous here!). If you need 12 working hours to finish a proposal, give yourself 15. The worst thing that could happen i...
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