We spend all day on Zoom, but the experience is terribly unoptimized for most people.
Here are 8 hacks to level up 🧵
Here are 8 hacks to level up 🧵
1/ Default mic & camera off
We've all been there: you have a 3pm meeting, but just woke up at 2:57pm.
If you don't want your colleagues to see how hard you went last night, make sure the Zoom mic and camera are default OFF when you enter the chat.
We've all been there: you have a 3pm meeting, but just woke up at 2:57pm.
If you don't want your colleagues to see how hard you went last night, make sure the Zoom mic and camera are default OFF when you enter the chat.
2/ Temporary un-mute
In the unfortunate event that someone asks you a question and you have to answer it...
...PRESS AND HOLD THE SPACE BAR to temporarily unmute yourself. When you let go, you're back on mute.
In the unfortunate event that someone asks you a question and you have to answer it...
...PRESS AND HOLD THE SPACE BAR to temporarily unmute yourself. When you let go, you're back on mute.
3/ Waiting rooms
Here's an easy way to block Zoombombers (and Jim from accounting, who might ask you uncomfortable questions on your recent expenses).
Set up a waiting room to screen new entrants:
Account Management > Account Settings > Meetings > Enable Waiting Room
Here's an easy way to block Zoombombers (and Jim from accounting, who might ask you uncomfortable questions on your recent expenses).
Set up a waiting room to screen new entrants:
Account Management > Account Settings > Meetings > Enable Waiting Room
4/ Mute all
If the chatter is distracting you from binge watching Netflix, here are keyboard shortcuts to mute everyone.
MAC: Command+Control+M
PC: Alt+M
If the chatter is distracting you from binge watching Netflix, here are keyboard shortcuts to mute everyone.
MAC: Command+Control+M
PC: Alt+M
5/ Quick Invite
It's performance review time. The whole team is waiting in the meeting but you forgot to invite the interns, who are about to get their memos shredded.
To rectify this and quickly pull up the invite window:
MAC: Command+I
PC: Alt+I
It's performance review time. The whole team is waiting in the meeting but you forgot to invite the interns, who are about to get their memos shredded.
To rectify this and quickly pull up the invite window:
MAC: Command+I
PC: Alt+I
6/ Multiple screen shares
If there are 2 employees with diametrically opposed proposals, you can pit them off against each other by allowing multiple screen shares.
Screen share arrow --> Multiple participants can share simultaneously
If there are 2 employees with diametrically opposed proposals, you can pit them off against each other by allowing multiple screen shares.
Screen share arrow --> Multiple participants can share simultaneously
7/ Beauty Filter
In the event someone says "hey, can we see your face to make sure you're paying attention and not watching Netflix", Zoom has a beauty mode to smooth over your facial appearance.
Settings --> Video --> Touch up my appearance
In the event someone says "hey, can we see your face to make sure you're paying attention and not watching Netflix", Zoom has a beauty mode to smooth over your facial appearance.
Settings --> Video --> Touch up my appearance
8/ Immersive View
If you're a fan of The Last Supper painting, you can recreate it with immersive view. With the click of a button, all participants can be set against the same virtual background.
Speaker/Gallery View (Top Right) --> Enable Immersive View
If you're a fan of The Last Supper painting, you can recreate it with immersive view. With the click of a button, all participants can be set against the same virtual background.
Speaker/Gallery View (Top Right) --> Enable Immersive View
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https://twitter.com/itsdancrowd/status/1245939558899802113?lang=en
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