Be respectful and make mute your default. And for calls involving multiple parties, without people on mute, the result can be a cacophonous mess. When on a video call, every little sound in your background is going to be amplified. If the job can get done via an email or Slack message, and you’re still getting at least some daily video time in with your colleagues anyway, make it a written message and protect everyone’s workflow. But that increased communication doesn’t always have to take the form of an official meeting, much like in our prior working world.

You think a Zoom is always necessary.įor workforces that are still getting their remote legs, over-communicating with bosses and colleagues has become critical. Actually seeing one another is crucial for preserving a sense of continuity and community with colleagues, and currently, video calls are our only outlet for that. Barring a serious need or special circumstance, right now, your camera should really be turned on, for all of your calls. It used to be the case that keeping your camera on for video calls, while encouraged (especially if others’ cameras were on), was ultimately seen as optional. Video meetings come with their own unique set of rules, after all, and even those of us who fancy ourselves Zoom pundits may still be guilty of breaking some of these.īelow, here are 17 seemingly small Zoom meeting mistakes that can actually make a major dent in your professional image. Downloads of the app have gone up a whopping 728% since March 2nd, and the tool is being used for everything from hosting important client meetings and virtual trivia nights to streaming Grandpa Jerry’s birthday party.īut many new-to-Zoom users have already quickly discovered that, for the purposes of conducting work meetings in particular, there are a few noteworthy video call mistakes worth avoiding. Since the coronavirus sent millions of people packing into their homes, use of the video conferencing platform Zoom has skyrocketed.

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