Online Meeting Etiquette

Tips for mastering the online meeting experience

• Consider your lighting source
  • Position your light source behind your video camera so the light is coming from in front of you, otherwise you will be backlit.
  • Remember that sunlight through windows, and, overhead lighting can cause glare.
  • Using a ring light or monitor light can provide more even lighting.
• Limit background noise
  • If you have a door, close it.
  • Use a headset with a microphone.
  • Mute application notifications and inbound calls on your virtual phone.
  • Mute your microphone when not speaking.
• Focus on the meeting
  • Refrain from multitasking.
  • Try not to peek at your email.
  • If you receive an urgent message during the meeting, you can use the chat feature to alert attendees that you need to step away.
• Be prepared
  • If you are leading an online meeting, distribute an agenda before the meeting.
  • If you are a meeting attendee, review the agenda before the meeting.
  • Log in to the meeting ahead of time to get set up.
• Be professional
  • Use the video option.
  • Avoid distracting backdrops like cluttered rooms or piles of dirty laundry.
  • Use the Raise Hand tool to alert the meeting host that you would like to speak.
• Read more good suggestions in the How To Make Better Zoom Calls - Or Any Other Type Of Video Call post by Shep Hyken and the Online Meeting Etiquette post by Matthew Ferm.