8/8/2023 0 Comments Zoom faux pas![]() ![]() “No, go on… no… ha ha… OK, you go first… me? Ok… Well… oh, no you go!”įFS. Getting a Zoom background? Get a good one, one that suits your and your business, or simply tidy up! ![]() Yes, if you have the washing out during your call it makes sense to block out your undies with a Zoom background… but don’t turn it off by mistake when you’re trying to unmute yourself, will you? Plus… those backgrounds are glitchy as hell. But sitting on Zoom in your box room pretending the New York skyline is behind you when it clearly says you’re based in Barnsley on Google Maps is daft. I get it, it’s all new and you got excited when someone showed you that you could have a funky background. They’ll soon tell you if you don’t have your tech set up correctly. Instead of avoiding the onboarding messages because you’re late and just jumped in your chair, wiped the Weetabix from your mouth, and clicked through frantically through all those ‘pop-ups’ to get online – read them! Before you go live or join a Zoom or similar call, check your tech. “You’re on mute” can be heard across the globe right now and yes – I’ve been caught by this one too. If all of a sudden, the postman knocks on the door and your pets, children, neighbour’s dogs go feral for a few minutes – mute yourself! Please? If you’re in a Zoom room or Zoom meeting and you’re not talking and you’re not planning on talking, just turn off your mic right away. You need to stop leaving your mic on when your kids are talking or dogs are barking in the background. ![]() You can see your little face on the screen in the top corner, right? THAT’S WHAT WE SEE! Make it visible? What even is the point of a video call if all you can see is a silhouette? We don’t need to hear Peppa Pig from a nearby TV or your partner doing dishes in the background.įor the love of all that you pray to, stop streaming with a window behind you.Īll we can see is your outline. But get some background noise removed with a swift close of the door and maybe plug your headphones in for a quick makeshift mic? We know that a dog on camera is funny and cute. Please try to get some level of decent sound. Screw it, let’s do it, as Branson once said. I said I wasn’t going to give tips and one rant in and I’ve started giving tips. Look at how they sit on TV and aim for that kinda level. Think of your Zoom meeting as a news broadcast on the TV. Just put a box under your laptop or screen or raise your chair. Get your webcam level with your friggin’ eyes. We don’t want to see you praying (looking up) or domineering (looking down). Right, let’s get this one out of the bag right away. If you’re one of the people who do these below faux pas then I still love you (if I loved you before) but I’m judging you from afar now. Secondly, I use Zoom a lot, but this isn’t (like most of my posts) a blog full of useful tips… it’s 100% rant and full on ‘off-my-chest’ blogging. I mean, how else would we have done all those meetings? With the phone? Lord no… we gotta see some faces! Like you, I’ve been having an affair with my webcam over the past few weeks and Zoom meetings have been at the centre of it all.įirstly, Zoom is cool and thank God for Zoom. I say that (as a rather non-SEO start to a blog) because the world is rather sensitive at the moment. This isn’t personal, and it’s tongue in cheek so it’s not supposed to be serious. Actually… I should do before I get going. ![]()
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