Online Meeting Best Practices

To get the most out of a virtual online meeting:

• Mute your microphone unless you are speaking to the group. If your microphone is on, avoid sound playing in room, especially music
• Disable your camera to minimize bandwidth requirements. If your camera is on avoid backgrounds with a lot of motion (ceiling fans, traffic out a window, etc.)
• If you have a question type it into the chat box
• Log in 30 minutes before the meeting starts if you need to test your set-up, otherwise log in 5-15 minutes before the meeting
• Notify the host using chat if something is not working
• To get the hosts attention try holding up a white card in front of your camera
• Use a headset/earphones/ear buds if you have them. The echo cancellers will thank you
• Use a headset with a microphone if you have one. Everyone will hear you much better than if you use the microphone built into your device or webcam