Embarrassing Zoom moments have been sweeping through every industry since the pandemic began (like this toilet being flushed during a Supreme Court hearing). We are here to help you increase your team’s style and productivity in Zoom meetings by befriending the mute button.
When it came to conducting a business meeting in a conference room, we all were pretty comfortable. Making eye contact and speaking clearly to your teammates became second nature. But now that remote work is the name of the game, we have to learn to make the most of video conferencing on Zoom.
With kids screaming into their iPads, dogs barking, and (if you are lucky enough to have an outdoor space) birds chirping away, all of the sounds that come along with Remote Work can be a noisy distraction during team Zoom meetings.
That’s why we are here with a tip that will make your zoom meetings more productive and palatable: The Mute Button is Your Friend.
If you aren’t speaking, put yourself on mute. This will allow for moments of thoughtful silence that will spur innovation within your team.
But this isn’t just something for just team leaders, make this a new standard procedure to help everyone on your team have better meetings.
But how can you make this a company-wide trend? Try pasting this in your team’s Slack:
“Hello Team! As we’ve been adjusting to remote work over the last several months we want to make sure that our meetings are as productive and collaborative as possible. That's why we want to cut out any excess background noise and make a habit of using the mute button more often during Zoom meetings. If you aren't speaking, click the mute button then unmute yourself when you are ready to talk.”
At the beginning, you may notice some team members forgetting to unmute themselves, but that will go away with time and practice.
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