- Learn how to attend a Zoom Meeting/Webinar in advance.
- Test your connection and hardware ahead of time.
- Mute your microphone. To help keep background noise to a minimum, make sure you mute your microphone when you are not speaking.
- If you would like to speak at a Public Meeting, please raise your virtual hand. When it is your turn to speak, unmute yourself.
- Be mindful of background noise when your microphone is not muted: Avoid activities that could create additional noise, such as shuffling papers.
- Limit distractions: You can make it easier to focus on the meeting by turning off notifications, closing or minimizing running apps, and muting your smartphone.
- Avoid multi-tasking: You’ll retain the discussion better if you refrain from replying to emails or text messages during the meeting and wait to work on that PowerPoint presentation until after the meeting ends.
- Prepare materials in advance: If you will be sharing content during the meeting, make sure you have the files and/or links ready to go before the meeting begins.