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5 Ways to Stop Screwing Up Your Videoconferences
Dog ate your microphone? Zoom not connecting? I’ve seen it all.
Your organisation might be implementing videoconferencing for the first time as the wave of home working spreads during 2020, or you might need to speak to your clients that you’d usually meet face-to-face.
Use these tips to make the experience as easy as possible!
Prepare in advance
Set up your cables in advance to make sure that Jess the cat didn’t bite through your only connection before the conference. Sign in before, checking your microphone and camera before starting.
Make sure that you’re charged up before you start, or that you have at least enough juice for your 1–2–1 with your boss so you don’t look like you hung up on them.
As the host make doubly sure about settings and sign in procedures.
You need to have your full concentration on the video conference you are taking part in. It goes without saying, don’t do anything else at the same time. Please.
