What’s the worst that could happen? You responding a few seconds later, feeling silly speaking on mute! We can all have a laugh and move on! Virtual meetings are decidedly positive, as long as we rein in meeting times. So, one etiquette that I feel would make all remote work meetings a lot smoother and productive is this - stay on mute always, except when you have something to add. This also helps prevent anyone from receiving unwanted messages during the meeting. To cut back on distractions, you can restrict participants’ ability to chat amongst one another while your event is in progress. However, many of us aren’t in that position and meeting on Zoom while at home can be a bit of a juggling act - as the mum of a feisty two-year-old, living in a one-bedroom apartment, I completely understand that. Disable private chat: Zoom has in-meeting chat for everyone, or participants can message each other privately. Not muting yourself can be fine if you are lucky enough to be working from an interruption-free environment. ![]() However, with the year drawing to an end, many of us are still not using that little handy tool as much as we should. ![]() ![]() At the start of the remote working experience, in the first half of 2020, we were all learning the ropes of the new video conferencing platforms, figuring out which one works best for each team.
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