It’s okay to give a global suggestion during the meeting if multiple team members are creating a distraction.įor additional tips on virtual meeting fundamentals, see How to Deliver Great Virtual Meetings.

If you find that one of your team members has a less than professional appearance, talk to that person personally.

Usually, this warning ahead of time will fix many of the pajama, muffled hair, and 80’s Rock t-shirt challenges. We will try to wrap the meeting up within 30 minutes. Your computer will need to have video and microphone access to be able to interact with your teammates. To participate, it is best to login via a computer or laptop versus a phone or tablet. This will be an interactive meeting delivered entirely through Zoom. Here is an example…ĭoug Staneart has invited you to a Zoom Meeting. It is very difficult to shower, fix your hair, shave, get dressed, and tidy up your kitchen in that time. First, the time that it takes to log onto Zoom and notice that everyone else’s cameras are on is only 15 seconds. Very few things are more embarrassing than showing up for a camera meeting when you were expecting an audio meeting. So my question is, which of these examples describes your Zoom meetings?ħ Fun Ways to Make Zoom Meetings More Engaging and Interactive 1) Give Your Team Clear Instructions Ahead of the Meeting. In fact, in each class, we were speaking almost as much as he did. No one wore a suit, but the entire class dressed in what is now known as business-casual. I was expecting the same type of atmosphere. The next year, I drew an 8 AM Business Law class. Very few actually showered and/or made themselves presentable. A lot of my classmates showed up to the class in their pajamas. At any given moment in the class, I could look around and see 60%+ of the class drifting off to sleep. One semester in college, (yes, I know it has been a couple of decades, but I still remember it,) I had an 8 AM marketing lecture. A good conversation is a dialogue - not a monologue. Keep in mind that anytime a conversation is one-sided, it will be boring for the listener. Are your Zoom meetings kind of… well… blah? Want to make them more fun, engaging, and interactive? Below are seven of our best tips to help you jazz up your next online meeting.

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